Today we shine a spotlight to advocate for the survival, well-being, and dignity of people affected by crises and poverty all over the world. Formalized by the United Nations General Assembly in 2009, World Humanitarian Day focuses on an annual theme to bring together partners globally. This year, the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation is highlighting […]
Fabiola Cuascota is so proud of her culinary certificate that she plans on framing it and hanging it in her restaurant. After looking into the courses offered at the Inta Kara Advancing LIfe Vocational Center, she knew she had to take advantage of its culinary program. Inspired by the skills she gained, she has decided […]
Before the pandemic, Gladis Ilimiquinga ran a small cleaning business, but all of that changed when she could no longer safely entire most buildings and the need for cleaning services was halted indefinitely. She enrolled in gastronomy certification courses at the Inta-Kara Advancing Life™Vocational Center, a training program for foodservice industry professionals. Now she has […]
Children in extreme poverty are often overlooked, but young girls forced into child marriages are virtually invisible. Child marriage is the greatest human rights abuse against girls globally, with hundreds of millions of girls destined for a bleak future as forced child brides. Thanks to a new partnership between the ASEA® Advancing Life® Foundation and […]
When visitors enter the Imbabura Province in San Pueblo, Ecuador, they’re greeted by a cute restaurant whose name Puerta al Imbabura—means “gateway into Imbabura.” This family-owned business is run by 51-year-old Fabiola Quilumbaqui out of her own childhood home. Fabiola’s mother, a well-known fritada street vendor in her day, began a family tradition in the […]
In the lush, fertile zone of Ecuador’s Intag region, agriculture flourishes. Economic opportunities, however, have been slower to take root. Much of the population lives at the poverty line and nearly half of all people depend solely on agriculture. With little opportunity for education or work, the rising generation has been pushed to larger urban […]
During the last two years, there has been an unprecedented need to help families struggling with issues spanning from food insecurity to access to fresh water and even rescue from trafficking. Thanks to generous contributions, donors have funded initiatives serving families in need in countries around the globe. Yet the need for help continues to […]
In partnership with Utah Refugee Connection, the Advancing Life Foundation hosted a service project at ASEA corporate headquarters that will provide school supplies to child refugees in need. With over 65,000 refugees living in the state of Utah, these much-needed supplies will aid families who otherwise wouldn’t be able to get their children ready for […]
As the sixth child in a family of eight siblings, 23-year-old Lennin Torres is amazed at what his education at the IntaKara Advancing Life Center has done for his livelihood in a matter of months. Most members of his family only finished high school and some only finished elementary school. Lennin uses that motivation to […]
With her Hispanic heritage, Rose Mary Skinner is passionate about helping those in Acambay region of central Mexico in the community of La Rincon, to be independent and successful. When she heard about the ASEA® Advancing Life Foundation’s first expedition to Mexico, she was excited to be working side –by side with locals to improve their lives. The foundation hosts service expeditions every year to aid those in need. Rose Mary has been to both Mexico and Ecuador to aid […]