MINDO FUTURES INC

BRIDGE PROGRAM MINDO FUTURES PROVIDES FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UEFTE, WHO EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, BUT HAVE NO MEANS OR RESOURCES TO PURSUE A UNIVERSITY EDUCATION ONCE THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. EACH STUDENT NEEDED TO MOVE TO QUITO, ECUADOR TO ATTEND UNIVERSITIES OR TECHNICAL SCHOOLS IN THE CAPITAL CITY. MINDO FUTURES RENTED TWO HOUSES FOR THE 21 STUDENTS TO LIVE IN WHILE THEY ARE FULL-TIME UNVIERSITY STUDENTS IN THE PROGRAM. MINDO FUTURES HIRED A HOUSE MOTHER TO OVERSEE THE STUDENTS AND HANDLE ALL FUNDS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENROLL THE STUDENTS IN THE APPROPRIATE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS, UNIVERSITIES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS. BEYOND THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION, MINDO FUTURES ENCOURAGES THE STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES OF RUNNING A HOUSEHOLD. THESE INCLUDED, BUT WERE NOT LIMITED TO LEARNING TO COOK, MAINTAINING A HOME, PAYING BILLS, AND GROCERY SHOPPING. THESE WERE ALL LIFE SKILLS THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS HAVE NOT LEARNED AT HOME. MINDO FUTURES HELPED EACH. STUDENT DEVELOP A RESUME AND CONFIDENCE TO BEGIN TO APPLY FOR JOBS OR INTERNSHIPS IN THEIR FIELD OF STUDY. THIS IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR LIFE AS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, WHO CAN, IN TURN, BEGIN TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IN WHICH THEY COME FROM.

MIRACLES PROGRAM MINDO FUTURES PROVIDED ASSISTANCE IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS ATTENDING LA UNIDAD EDUCATIVE FISCOMISIONAL TECNICO ECUADOR (UEFTE), A K-12 BOARDING SCHOOL IN MINDO, ECUADOR. HAVING PROVIDED 110 STUDENTS WITH SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDY AND LIVE IN THE SCHOOL, WHICH ALSO INCLUDES THE BENEFITS OF THE NUTRITION SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT WE BEGAN IN 2018, THAT PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH NUTRIENT FILLED MEALS ON A MORE REGULAR BASIS. MINDO FUTURES ALSO INVESTED ONCE AGAIN THIS YEAR IN YEAR 3 OF OUR 5 YEAR LITERATURE & ENGLISH LANGUAGE INITIATIVE. WE FEEL THIS IS A KEY EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED THAT WILL PREPARE THE STUDENTS FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE WITH MORE POSSIBILITIES. LASTLY, THE COMPLETION OF THREE DIFFERENT MISSION TRIPS, WHICH PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR THE STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ALIKE, AS WELL AS MANY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT HELP THE SCHOOL GIVE A MODERN DAY EDUCATION TO THE 700 STUDENTS WHO ATTEND UEFTE. THIS PROGRAM ALSO PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH MUCH NEEDED CLOTHING, SHOES,HYGIENE ITEMS, AND OTHER BASIC SUPPLIES WHICH MANY WOULD OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ON THEIR OWN SCHOOL.