Community Economic Development

The Program

Inform, educate, and advise the community on issues related to the importance of human rights. Seminars are given to improve relations within the community and the foundation. Small loans are granted to qualified families to help them start their businesses and improve the economy if the community.

Projects

Training Workshops

Description
Martha Estrella Foundation conducts workshops and diverse training in order to advise the community on issues related to human rights approached from a perspective of protection, development, participation and survival. These workshops will be conducted in schools, colleges and community halls in the sector. 

Place
Miraflores

 

Solidarity Fund

Description
Miraflores families have very limited resources, less than two and a half dollars per family per day. Martha Estrella Foundation, through this program provides microcredit to families so they can make small investments. This solidarity fund responds to the interest that the Foundation has with regard to the comprehensive development of families of the community. To be granted this microcredit, families must be interviewed by a psychologist with the goal of having a diagnosis of the reality of the family.

Place
Miraflores

Latest News

Rescuing elderly couple living in extreme conditions!

Rescuing elderly couple living in extreme conditions!

During September 2010, the Miraflores Community Centre had the visit of three Bupa volunteers, Azam Nazim from Denmark, Fued Ghazali from Denmark, ....

Semifinalist for Discover Latin America grant

Semifinalist for Discover Latin America grant

Martha Estrella Foundation is very proud to inform that our project has been preselected among 52 other projects from Latin America. Our applicatio....

Martha Estrella Charity Foundation in Action!

Martha Estrella Charity Foundation in Action!

The Martha Estrella Charity Foundation team, led by Gaston Sandoval, work based on sensitive, diligent and compassionate values to address ....

Feeding more than 120 people daily!

Feeding more than 120 people daily!

One of our main community services offered to the Miraflores community is free lunch. Every weekday the Center provides food.

Recent Project

Project Calderón

Project Calderón

The Martha Estrella Foundation was awarded by the government of Ecuador, developing and managing nine children development centers in Calderon, nor....

Community Center in Action

Community Center in Action

We are very proud to see our Community Center working and full of live. There are very big changes since the centre was finished by our 120 volunte....

Project Miraflores

Project Miraflores

Bringing better healthcare, education and economic opportunities to the rural community of Miraflores, Ecuador with the support of 120 Bupa volunte....