With every Gifts for Life purchase, you help facilitate healthier, more fulfilling lives for those in communities struggling with poverty, hunger and disease. See your Gifts for Life at work in the lives of people across the globe.
At 13, Elizabeth became pregnant by an older man in her community - then he abandoned her. Her parents were left to support both Elizabeth and her baby, unsure how to help her move forward. Elizabeth often argued with her mother, sometimes running away. She was judged by classmates and teachers, and eventually dropped out of school.
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Nora is an entrepreneur and family gardener from Somoto, Nicaragua. Her husband is away most of the year caring for his sick sister, leaving Nora to tend their garden on her own. Before connecting with our partner, the Council of Protestant Churches of Nicaragua (CEPAD), her harvests yielded next to nothing.
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Like so many parents around the world, Mirjam in Okatana, Namibia, always wanted what was best for her young children, but she was never quite sure how best to nurture their development. When she participated in a volunteer community training program through Episcopal Relief & Development, where she learned to Nurture & Nourish the Earliest Learners, her whole perspective on early childhood development shifted.
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