Share this post Danellia wakes up at 3:00 a.m. every day. Long before dawn, while most are still asleep, she is already at work—mixing dough by hand, shaping tortillas one by one, cooking over heat and flame. There is no machinery. No automation. No margin for rest. Every step of the process relies on her own strength and grit. By the […]
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The Walking People Out of Poverty journey is becoming more real with each passing moment, and we are nearly ready to embark on this adventure. Today, we travelled from Victoria, BC, to Trout Lake, WA, in what felt like our version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Early morning, at 5:10 am, we left Peter’s place
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As my flight landed in Managua, I was filled with excitement and anticipation. After 4.5 years as CEO of Opportunity International Canada (OIC), this was my first chance to visit Nicaragua, where we work with ASODENIC. This year, OIC celebrates our 25th anniversary, and we have worked together with ASODENIC from the beginning to help
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The camping and hiking gear is assembled, and the food packs are almost ready as final preparations are underway for an epic hike along the final stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, made famous by the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed. In a few short weeks, I’ll embark on this hiking journey along the final 700 kilometres
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The camping and hiking gear is assembled, and the food packs are almost ready as final preparations are underway for an epic hike along the final stretch of the Pacific Crest Trail, made famous by the book Wild by Cheryl Strayed. In a few short weeks, I’ll embark on this hiking journey along the final 700 kilometres
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We at Opportunity International Canada were deeply saddened to learn earlier this week that COVID-19 took the life of Juan Ulloa, the Executive Director of ASODENIC, our Implementing Partner in Nicaragua. ASODENIC in an acronym for Asociación de Oportunidad y Desarrollo Económico de Nicaragua (Association of Opportunity and Economic Development of Nicaragua). ASODENIC formed in 1995,
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