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Job Training in St. Lazare

For years, violence and unrest in the Democratic Republic of Congo have repeatedly shut down daily life and cut entire communities off from vital education. In St. Lazare Parish, many students lost their chance to learn the skills they need to survive and support their families. Today, the parish is working to rebuild that foundation through practical training in agriculture, masonry, livestock farming, and sewing.

The program needs funding for two basic machine rooms and a sanitary block so more learners can study safely and move toward self-sufficiency. Your gift helps restore what instability stole.

Give to St. Lazare

Help the parish to rebuild through practical training in agriculture, masonry, livestock farming, and sewing.

A teacher stands at the front of a classroom, instructing a group of students sitting on benches facing a chalkboard in a rustic, unfinished classroom.

Students in uniforms are using hoes and rakes to clear grass and clean the grounds outside a school building with brick walls and a tin roof.

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A young, vulnerable mother receives prenatal care at the Bethany Center

Impact statistic: 30 out of 1,000 mothers in Guatemala will lose their baby due to a lack of basic education, hygiene, and medical care.

Early intervention is key.

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A young boy sits on a small stool in a dimly lit wooden room. He is barefoot and wearing jeans and a green patterned shirt.

Because of access to medical care through the Bethany Center, a healthy baby boy is born.

Impact statistic: Of children who are safely born, 50% will face chronic malnutrition between the ages of 0-5 and will suffer permanent, long-term physical consequences from the lack of proper nutrition. The Bethany Center plays an essential role in providing life-saving nutrition services to children.

Two women serve food on plates to two boys seated at a table. The room has colorful walls and simple furniture.

The child and their family receive monthly food supplies from the Bethany Center. As Mom and Dad struggle to find work in the rural mountains, this assistance is vital.

Impact statistic: Due to severely limited access to adequate nutrition, 44 percent of children in Guatemala fall outside of the normal height-for-age range, according to UNICEF.

This support gives children the nutrients needed to grow and thrive.

A woman and five children stand outside a wooden building. The children are smiling, and the woman is holding the youngest child.

Once a week, the young child and their family go to the Centro Betania for a hot meal. Again, this sustenance provides opportunity for growth and a brighter future.

Explore the Centro Betania

A healthcare worker standing by a table engages with three children and an adult seated on the opposite side in a clinic.

Because of access to medical care before birth and nutrition at a young age, this child and other children have the energy and stamina to attend school, develop a love of learning, and use their knowledge from the classroom to cultivate a better life, breaking the cycle of poverty.

A woman in a A woman in a red shirt sits at a yellow table with four children, reading aloud from a book.

A donation of just $10 a month helps us provide for children, from their mother’s womb to the classroom. Give today!