Micro-loans can change lives and communities, what about micro-scholarships? Education=Hope is a US based non-profit dedicated to providing for the education of those in desperate and difficult situations. Listen each week as co-founder and Ecuador country director Cameron Graham Vivanco explores the ups and downs, the successes and difficulties of being born into poverty. Her co-worker, Ecuadorian born Jorge Luis Rodriguez, shares his take too as together they look for the stories of hope in the middle of it all. For more information please visit: www.educationequalshope.org
Episodes
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Jorge and Laura Jennings Estevez have taken the ministry of Casa Gabriel and expanded it into the three-pronged program of Second Chances. Laura joins E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, to share about how the program has grown and what they are doing now.
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
How many students are in the E=H scholarship program? How many girls? How many boys? How many need help with food?! Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they share some of the statistics that have been collected (thank you, John Allen), and the stories that go with them.
Monday Jan 09, 2023
Monday Jan 09, 2023
A new year and a new full calendar! Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they look ahead to 2023 and review why we do what we do.
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Sometimes the students of E=H can feel far away as we refer to them in just a general way! Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they share 5 different students' specific stories, and describe the impact E=H is making in their lives.
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they look back over the top 10 events that marked the E=H year of 2022.
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
There are changes coming in the ESME world, especially as the residential program (formerly Casa Adalia) transitions to a new structure, Though change can be hard, the heart and desire to support those coming out of vulnerable situations is the same!! Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they look at the new integrated structure and how it doesn't change what we get to do with ESME!
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Amadas is the part of End Slavery Ministry Ecuador that does outreach to those active in prostitution in the city center. Each year the Amadas program holds Christmas parties for those in the brothels. Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, as they interview Veronica Andrade, the coordinator of the E=H program with Amadas, about the stories and impact of the E=H program with Amadas.
Monday Dec 05, 2022
Monday Dec 05, 2022
What is the difference between privilege and entitlement? How do we make sense of the disparities that we see in the world? Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, for a conversation about micro-privilege, what it is, and what do we do with it.
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Each year, our students write Christmas cards to their sponsors, and we match students to the sponsors who help make their education possible. Join E=H cofounder, Cameron Vivanco, and her Ecuadorian coworker, Jorge Luis Rodriguez, for a conversation about the ins and outs of this process and the surprise blessings along the way.
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Thanksgiving is almost here! Join Cameron Vivanco, E=H cofounder, and Jorge Luis Rodriguez, her Ecuadorian coworker, as they share the perspectives of students, church members and pastors about what they're thankful for.