Karina & Ruth

Karina and Ruth (names have been changed), 10 and 12 years old, are two sisters that are involved in CENIT's programs. Their family moved to Quito from the rural province of Cotapaxi in search of a better way of life. However, upon arrival in the city the family found themselves facing extreme poverty and backbreaking working conditions. They all work making bricks: between the various family members they average 150 bricks per week which hardly provides enough income to provide for the family. Karina and Ruth became involved with CENIT and began to study at our primary school where they received classes in subjects such as writing, math, sciences and social sciences. After visiting their home and seeing the reality in which they live, CENIT found resources to help them attend a school specifically for children with learning disabilities. Currently the children attend this school in the morning and CENIT's homework help center in the afternoon.

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Dentist Program

Aim

This project aims to teach the children about the importance of dental hygiene, and to provide them with access to dental services that they may not otherwise receive.

Project Information

Volunteer Requirements

Volunteers for this project must be at CENIT for a minimum of six months, and must speak an intermediate to advanced level of Spanish. The volunteer must commit to about 16 hours of time a week actually brinigng children to the dentist. Additionally, they are responsible not only for dental health campaigns, but also for managing the finances and records of this program.