Success Stories
When Geeta, who lives in the Indian state of Rajasthan, was unexpectedly widowed, her in-laws made her life so difficult that it was impossible for her to stay in the multi-generational home they shared. Geeta is just one of an...
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Nine dedicated Elders from Haida Gwaii are bringing the endangered Haida language to future generations. Once there were over 15,000 fluent speakers of Haida, but today, because of assimilation tactics like residential schools, almost all Haida people speak English at...
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Larry was “sleeping rough” in Edmonton’s river valley—a wooded parkland in the city, where hundreds of people without homes camp year-round. He would make the long trek every day to Bissell Centre, our Mission & Service partner, to do his...
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Shawn was living in a tent and struggling with his mental health when he first came to Stella’s Circle, our Mission & Service partner organization in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He was quick to anger, which made personal relationships difficult, and...
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Tamilarasi, a thoughtful and studious 15-year-old from a small village in Tamil Nadu, South India, is well-equipped for her schooling with a backpack full of supplies. In Tamilarasi’s village, girls her age are frequently pulled out of school to be...
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