10 years Changes for New Hope overcomes every obstacle

Human right s is not a once and done project .

So t hat every generat ion can appreciat e and enjoy freedoms,every generat ion must t ake part in it s revit alizat ion

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In 2009, I arrived in Lima Peru all wide eyed and aimless waiting for a bus that would take me up into the Andean mountain town of Huaraz where an NGO had invited me to be their volunteer co-coordinator. What turned out to be disappointment and a chat about our opposing definitions of the word, "Humanitarianism", I left and decided to create my own project which is now known internationally as Changes for New Hope. This project is in response to the gut-wrenching destitution and despair that I saw while traveling a few years earlier in other Latin American countries. The vulnerable children were my main focus and concern. Since those early oblivious beginnings, Changes for New Hope has emerged into a humanitarian project that has reached over 5000 children, created awareness programs that include art exhibitions, Do The Right Thing campaigns, a massive sports day, chess tournaments, vitamin A and anti-parasite campaigns, distribution of hundreds of pairs of donated shoes and over nine tons of clothing, school supplies and other aid. I am completing my ninth e-book sharing my heart, experiences and concerns with the international community with the underlying theme being, "We are one human family, we need to take care of each other." This is our special edition to share this project's past ten years in a brief snapshot. It wasn't always easy but it was always worth it. Those of us that practice altruism are defined by our struggles and our victories that emerge from them. Thank you for being part of our ten year anniversary celebration.

~~~~ Jim Killon