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| Newsletter | January 2021 |
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| Making Mireille’s dream a reality |
Mireille is a loving mother who works hard in hopes to secure a good education for her four children. Her dream is that someday, “all children will have access to school and a good job.” Cuso International shares this dream.
Read how Mireille’s dream is becoming reality.
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| Compassion, patience and support - the role of midwives |
In a community of 3,800 households, Mekdes Gizaw plays an important role as a health care provider and educator at Misra Health Center in Bale Zone of Oromia, Ethiopia. As a trained midwife, Mekdes cares for approximately 700 expectant mothers annually.
Read how Cuso programs give women like Mekdes the skills they need to prevent complications and even death.
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| Coffee - a giver of life |
Erika and Bayron Peña grew up on their family’s coffee farm in Corquín, Copán in Western Honduras. Their parents, Evelio and Valentina were forced to relocate their coffee finca (farm) in 2012 because of disease and bad weather that jeopardized their crops.
Cuso volunteers are improving knowledge and outcomes for farmers like the Peña’s.
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| Promoting hiring practices that support the most vulnerable |
Since 2017, Sodexo and Cuso have been working together to bring social inclusion to the workplace.
Read how this partnership is providing security for people living in Colombia. |
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| Cuso Virtual Town Halls online for you to view |
While we’ve wrapped up our Town Halls for 2020, they can still be viewed on Cuso's YouTube channel.
Watch for more announcements coming soon about upcoming dates and topics. |
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| #IamCuso: Patricia Perez-Coutts |
“I believe in the long-lasting impact of volunteering in order to transfer valuable educational, professional, emotional and empowering life skills to those in need and in vulnerable situations.
Read more about Patricia’s commitment to ending violence against women. |
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