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"The economic activity in our community is agriculture, and this only guarantees our daily tortillas. It is my dream to finish my studies, and I need the help of someone that believes in me and can help me to go forward so that later I can help others in my country."
Marta Milagro,
2nd year English student studying to be a teacher
We thank you kindly for your contribution. It only takes $140 for a student in El Salvador to attend college for a month. You contribution is tax-deductible.
To Donate by Check:
Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA) is the U.S. non-profit organization that accepts donations for the scholarship fund as part of its Youth Leadership campaign. Funds are administered by ADES, a community organization near Santa Marta. Please write a check to "Cocoda: Santa Marta Scholarship Fund" and mail it to:Companion Community Development Alternatives (CoCoDA)
609 E. 29th Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46205-4160
Website: http://www.cocoda.org/
Email: cocodaindy@igc.org
Tel: 317-920-8643
Please e-mail us after you make your donation and tell us what it was so that we can track the success of this website. Thanks again!
Why should I help?
You probably help the people around you every day. Helping friends, supporting your church, supporting local charities. And you might be aware (or you might not) that all around the world there are people that need help. In today's interconnected world, we can't deny their existence. No matter what your background is, you can probably relate to some of these ideals:
Do you wish to minimize the inequities of circumstance and ability, and support a just distribution of nature's resources and the fruits of human effort so that as many as possible can enjoy a good life?
Are you committed to treating each person as having inherent worth and dignity, and to making informed choices in a context of freedom consonant with responsibility?
Are you inspired by the disadvantaged that, instead of brooding about their misfortune, ambitiously take matters into their own hands?
If this ideas resonate with you, you might be interested in the case of Santa Marta, El Salvador. The kids are very bright, and they would thrive if they had the same opportunities that some of us in the U.S. have. Maybe you feel blessed for your good fortune, maybe you feel guilty, or maybe you feel nothing at all. Whatever the case, please consider using your opportunity, your blessing, to bless someone else's life.