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AllPeopleBeHappy’s latest projects will impact hundreds of thousands of people in six countries

The impact committee voted to fund six exciting new impact projects in January 2026. This set of projects focuses on...

Nido de Vida creates a community water source in Ecuador

Nido de Vida’s new AllPeopleBeHappy impact project will install a hydraulic ramp pump and a water distribution system that will...

A New Community-University Collaboration with Nido de Vida in Ecuador

AllPeopleBeHappy, Nido de Vida, and the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) will...

AllPeopleBeHappy Kickstarts Agricultural Education Project in Ecuador

Update: April 21st 2025 We are delighted to update you on what we’ve been doing over the past three months...

Muddy Trails and Heartfelt Connections: A Family’s Experience in Ecuador

This blog post was written by Jes Friedrichs, a longtime friend and supporter of Amizade, who recently traveled to Ecuador...

Reflections from Ecuador

This program reflection is written by Natalie Reed, an Illinois first-year Environmental Sciences student, who embarked on her first Amizade...

All of Amizade’s Open Group Opportunities

In 2023, Amizade is offering several travel programs that are open to individuals and families. If you’ve always wanted to...

A Ghana VSL Program: Going around the globe with Amizade

In addition to being the Outreach Assistant for Amizade, I am the site liaison to Ghana. In this blog, I...

A Personal Reflection: The Power of Code Switching

For my entire life I have code switched — adapting my behavior depending on location and company.

Reflecting on a semester abroad cut short: Ecuador

As part of our series on COVID-19, Amizade’s Communications and Development Coordinator Melissa Nix interviewed Ecuador semester student Erica DeBarge...

What I learned in Ecuador, Pt. 2

We are sharing stories of Amizade’s first short-term program to Ecuador completed in February and hosted by one of our...

What I learned in Ecuador, Pt 1

We are excited to announce the successful completion of Amizade’s first short-term program to Ecuador hosted by one of our newest...