Witnessing Education as a Tool for Change Today we drove seven hours south from Quito to the Chimborazo Province, where we visited a Free the Children classroom. Free the Children is an organization that was created in 1995 by Craig Kielburger, who at the time, was only 12-years-old. Craig was inspired to be an advocate for child rights around the world after reading an article about a 12-year-old Pakistani boy - sold into slavery at ...
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Don’t Let the Terrain Fool You Today we drove from Quito, which is in the Pichincha Province, through the Cotopoxi and Bolivar provinces to get to our destination of Chimborazo. The change in scenery was stunning. Right outside of Quito it is surprisingly green and luscious for an urban environment. We stopped in the town of Salcedo, which is known for ice cream. All of the little homes sit almost on top of each other, but ...
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