Lindenfeld Association
Romania Wellness Advocate : Daniela Avram Sponsor : Minola si Petru Haja
Children and teenagers in foster care often have a difficult start in life – trauma , family abandonment , attachment disorders and difficult living conditions in foster homes . This leads them to leave school early , to not have confidence in themselves , and it makes their transition into adulthood more difficult . When leaving the system , at 18 , these young adults face a high risk of unemployment and lack resources , resulting in them becoming more likely to fall into criminal activities and / or becoming trafficking victims .
Helping a child from a foster home with psychotherapy not only changes and improves their own life , but also impacts the lives of those around them . Psychotherapy results in a better understanding of emotions , improved self-esteem , better relationship management and more confidence in their abilities and future . This matching campaign allowed nine children to receive five months of consistent therapy . After five months of psychotherapy , important changes could already be observed : a better understanding and management of emotions , improved patience , a decrease of issues caused by anger and an increase in self-esteem as they become more able to identify personal qualities and inner resources .
Haus der Hoffnung e . V .
Germany Wellness Advocate : Sigrun Czech dōTERRA Healing Hands™
Haus der Hoffnung or “ House of Hope ” is a social and diaconal organisation and sees its mission in Christian charity . They support people who are on the fringes of society , who need help or who are in crisis . It is their goal to treat people in need with love and appreciation and to accompany and support them on their path to transformation and independence .
In the summer of 2021 , record rainfall caused severe flooding in parts of Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands . Deadly flash floods claimed many lives and displaced thousands of families . Sigrun recognised the need to provide emotional support to children as they dealt with the trauma caused by the severe flooding . With the funds raised through the Match Program , Sigrun collaborated with Haus der Hoffnung to help create a safe space for these children and their families . They turned rented rooms into a place where the children could play and receive counselling care , and where practical support for families could be provided .
Stickting Reckoning / InSite
South Africa Wellness Advocate : Shawna Snow
For over 10 years , InSite has been assisting with the development of grassroots projects in partnership with Bashumi , an agriculture-training programme envisioned , founded and maintained by South African elders . The goal is to cultivate opportunity in communities by going back to where life began : the soil .
“... all it takes for things to get better is for someone to care .”
Shawna Snow is a Wellness Advocate and the founder of Stichting Reckoning , InSite ’ s youth leadership programme . Knowing that dōTERRA Healing Hands™ could magnify her efforts , Shawna set up a matching campaign to help InSite to provide funding support for the Bakgoni Agricultural Network . This network comprises of farmers working on four different farm locations . With this Match Project campaign their goal is to open their own market to directly supply their communities , turn their farms into full-time training centres , be an accredited agricultural college , develop methods of food processing and create secondary agricultural products .
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