Haitian Women Fighting Poverty

We were invited by an NGO to participate in a program setting up Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Banan, Haiti, a large community near the border with the Dominican Republic, about 9 months ago. This is a very different model from the more traditional micro finance programs we have been doing and after going through ...

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East Kenya: Working Towards Food Security

Toward the end of 2010 the United Nations declared a famine in the Horn of Africa, compounded by a tremendous number of refugees fleeing Somalia for East Kenya. I decided to return to Africa and see what AMURTEL could do to help provide support to the women and children in the rapidly forming refugee camps. Once ...

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Tibetan Economic Self Sufficiency

Once a year, Amurtel volunteers go to Nepal to shop for our annual fundraiser, the International Boutique. It has been bothering me that we would come, shop and leave—without doing anything for the local people. Our shipper Tashi is Tibetan and his family lives in Jampa Ling, a refugee camp outside of Pokhara. Off and ...

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NO BITE = NO MALARIA; Cocktail Party and Art Auction hosted by Rotary International

Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (EST) Miami, FL.   All funds raised for this event will be directed to the purchase and distribution of custom-designed bednets for hammocks (mosquiteros) for the indigenous people of Venezuela. The next expedition will be a partnership between the Rotary Club of Key Biscayne FL and the Rotary ...

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A priceless gift – supporting a child to stay in school

Feel the satisfaction of sharing the giving spirit of the season with disadvantaged children In rural Romania, there are high rates of school dropout–even in primary school–as poverty puts pressure on families to have children working rather than going to school. The Fountain of Hope now has 65 at-risk children attending the after school program ...

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International Boutique Photos

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International Boutique News

Hi everyone- It’s hard to believe our 29th Annual International Boutique is upon us! This may well be our best year ever—Patty and I kind of went wild in the shopping department with a special trip to Jaipur, India to get the beautiful block-print table clothes, placemat and napkin sets and bedspreads you have been asking ...

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International Boutique December 8-15 in Waitsfield, VT

Imagine … Holiday shopping in Haiti, Nepal, Bali, Thailand, India, Mexico, Africa, Peru & Brazil without leaving Vermont! And, get great gifts at wholesale or below. A Benefit for AMURTEL, all profits go to support programs for women & children around the world. There isn’t a better way to shop for the holidays and feel so ...

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Travels with Joni for International Boutique

I have just returned from a month in Asia, where I attended meetings, visited some Amurtel programs, and of course shopped for the International Boutique. On this leg of my annual travels to Amurtel projects around the world, I went to Thailand, Nepal and India. Without a doubt, the highlight of my trip to Nepal ...

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Haiti hit by Tropical Storm Isaac

Tropical Storm Isaac tore through Haiti this week, leaving a trail of uprooted trees, serious flooding and mudslides. The Amurtel team had to evacuate our place and move to higher ground for a few days, packing up kids, cats, teenagers, and staff. For those living in the camps, Isaac was a big setback.   Our ...

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