While today marks the end of our October program, it also is a chance for new beginnings. You’ve experienced stories of gratitude from around the globe this past month, each with unique perspectives on how gratitude can change our lives, our communities, and the world around us. It is our hope that you’ll take some […]
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Jerusalem Challenge Grant Each year, UTO awards grants through a category called “Historical Grants.†These awards do not fall within the focus and criteria for the year but rather within the wider scope of the UTO mission. Examples include challenge grants, which are fundraising efforts for specific projects to address an extreme need, and grants
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Written by Karin Elsen, UTO Board President In an affluent society, we often equate gratitude with being thankful for our uber-material abundance. But what if you lived a life where on the surface, it seemed that there was little to be grateful for? Wealth cultivates a very inward–you could even say, impoverished–mindset preoccupied with one’s
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House of Love for the Chronically Ill This grant will build temporary housing for low-income people with chronic diseases, such as cancer, kidney problems, diabetes. The House of Love will provide these vulnerable individuals, many of whom are from indigenous communities, with a safe place to sleep, wash, and prepare their while they receive medical
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People are Made to Shine! The objective of the Project “People are made to shine!†is to advocate for and provide holistic assistance to the LGBTQ+ population in situations of extreme vulnerability in the city of Recife, especially homeless transgender people. “In Brazil, gratitude is expressed with hugs and smiles. This is a bodily form
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This week, we’re visiting with grant sites from Central and South America. The 2024 grants to this region of the world were awarded to diocese of The Episcopal Church as well as to our Covenant Partner, IARCA (The Anglican Church of Central America), and our Bilateral Partner, IEAB (The Anglican Episcopal Church of Brazil). Both
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Next up on our global journey, we’re visiting UTO grants given to Episcopal diocese within the United States. From the tidewaters of Maryland, through the Midwestern Province, to the Northern Great Plains of South Dakota, come explore these North American grant sites! Let’s take a look at how gratitude is expressed through our prayers, worship,
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Last week, we read about how participants and volunteers were equally grateful and transformed by their experiences at the project sites UTO funded in 2024. This week, as we learn more about the projects funded in Africa, we can also see that people who receive help want to then help others. Often, these grant sites
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An Inclusive Shelter & Empowerment Center Society’s silence in response to the rampant violation of the rights of vulnerable groups in Tabora, such as street children, house girls, and teen mothers, has raised this question: where is the church? The inclusive shelter project seeks to break the silence by demonstrating the Diocese of Tabora’s willingness
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Construction of a Welcome Center Many migrants and people displaced by natural disasters who find themselves within the bounds of the Diocese of Rio Pungue are held in prisons because official migrant centers lack adequate space. At the Welcome Center, this population without a place to call home will find safety, support, and care. “In
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