A New Fact !!!

The Semillas Preschool is a small day-care centre in Quito, Ecuador in the neighbourhood of Toctiuco. This child centre is located in a very poor neighbourhood, and most of the children attending the preschool live well below the poverty level. The only funding that this day-care centre receives comes from the government, and unfortunately this amount is hardly enough to pay for essentials such as toilet paper, diapers and food.

The floor in this project was in extremely bad shape. In three of the rooms there was cold, hard cement and in the fourth room there was old, withered wooden panels installed years ago by the children’s parents. Apart from its awful appearance, the floor was impossible to clean. This March the Semillas Preschool received a total of $750 USD in donations from the people of Ashland, Oregon, and we used that money to put in beautiful new tile flooring throughout the entire centre. I cannot describe the improvement that this new floor has made in the centre, the difference is truly incredible.

I would first like to thank Steve and Lita Neuberger for the money that they raised as well as for the money that they personally donated. I would also like to thank Lila Schreiber and all the students at Ashland High School who contributed to this project.

I would also like to thank Ecuador Volunteer for their collaboration and support throughout this project. This foundation provides the means for projects such as this one to be accomplished, and I cannot thank them enough for simply doing what they do everyday.

Caitlin Kirby

The Process