It all started with a dream. When Deb O’Dell woke up one morning, she knew that she needed to help people find access to fresh water—what she didn’t know just yet was how. Months later, Deb would inspire Sue Brenchley’s team, ‘P5 Nation’ to raise over $46,000 for ASEA’s Advancing Life Foundation and build freshwater […]
For the past six months, the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation has worked with Global Foodbanking Network to help feed families in Southeast Asia and Central America. These needs have grown exponentially during the pandemic. Thankfully, many local organizations have stepped up and banded together to meet the rising needs. We are grateful for their efforts […]
A year after the first certificate courses started at the Inta-Kara Advancing Life Center, students are now getting ready for a new culinary vocational course. Providing new opportunities and expanding the skills of folks looking to earn more money for their families, the two-month culinary class allows students to learn good manufacturing practices (GMP) for […]
After announcing our newest partnership with TECHO, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting extreme poverty in Latin America, operations continue to benefit those in need. The rainy season in Mexico starts in February and runs to August, so the timing of new rain-harvesting installations will be exceptionally helpful to many families’ health and well-being. Many […]
It was the recent flood crisis in Cambodia that inspired Veronica Huebsch this holiday season. She had to do something to help out. She had already been donating a portion of her paycheck to the Advancing Life Foundation for over three years, a program in which many corporate ASEA employees participate. This year, however, she vowed to personally donate […]
ASEA Platinum Executives Hugh and Anne Jenings knew firsthand the effects of poverty and the need to do something about it because they had lived in Mexico, El Salvador, and Panama for years before joining the Advancing Life Foundation for its first service expedition. “We witnessed poverty on an up-close-and-personal-basis so when we heard about […]
Veteran Advancing Life volunteer and expeditioner Paul Taira has joined every expedition since the opportunity first arose. When he started his ASEA business, Advancing Life’s charitable efforts were already in his plans. He had heard before of other companies pledging service through nonprofit organizations, but it wasn’t until he joined ASEA that he witnessed a […]
The ASEA Advancing Life Foundation continues to help alleviate food insecurity and economic hardship during COVID-19. The foundation has pledged to donate $60,000 over the next six months to its newest partner, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), to support food banks in Central America and Southeast Asia. GFN helps to establish food supplies for areas […]
A United Associate Force at the 2020 European Conference While gathered in Lyon for ASEA 2020 European Conference & Envision earlier this year, ASEA Europe associates united as a force for good: Attendees supported one another in the pursuit of their individual goals while also combining efforts to bring critical resources to villages in Cambodia. […]
In Siem Reap, Cambodia, local people are now reaping what they sowed with the help of new friends. A few months have passed since ASEA volunteers helped establish community gardens in areas where they recently weren’t even possible. Now, the gardens are flourishing and the volunteers are witnessing the impact a simple act can have. […]