You Are Hearts Of Gold!

Dear Hearts of Gold family and friends:
We write to you with deep gratitude to inform you of the achievements made thanks to your valuable contributions. Your support has had a significant impact on our organization and the people we serve.
During this quarter, thanks to your unconditional support, we have been able to continue providing comprehensive assistance in the following areas:

Social assistance

Health

Education

Employment

Child protection

Emotional support

Access to justice

In addition, specialized counseling has been strengthened in each of these areas, allowing us to respond more effectively to the needs of our beneficiaries.

We maintain a full schedule of daily contracts.

This month, two new women have joined the program, giving them the opportunity to generate their own income.

This achievement represents a step forward in promoting gender equality and strengthening the well-being of the community.

This new social enterprise has been successfully established and launched.

It is made up of adult women who work on developing creative and productive skills.

They are currently baking bread for sale, with the aim of generating sustainable income for their families.

The project fosters collaboration, inspiration, and mutual support among the women.

We express our sincere gratitude for your generosity and trust in our mission.

You are the driving force behind our commitment to building a more just and caring world.

Together, we are making a difference.

Together, we are changing lives.

With gratitude and appreciation,
The Hearts of Gold team

Dear Friends, 

You’ve already helped change lives.

Through your support of Hearts of Gold, you’ve stood with women, children, and families during some of their hardest moments. You've helped grassroots organizations stay open. You've given families a chance to work, learn, and dream again.

Now, something quiet and extraordinary is rising — and we can’t wait to share it with you.

In a small kitchen on the edge of town, the scent of fresh bread fills the air. Inside, six grandmothers move with confidence and care — shaping rolls, sharing laughter, and rediscovering something long forgotten: pride in their own work.

Most are illiterate. Some live with disabilities. All are the sole providers for large, multigenerational families. After decades of informal labor earning barely 30 cents a day, they’ve been given one rare thing: a chance.

Through D’ellas CREADORAS, a new program born from Hearts of Gold, these grandmothers have become trained bakers, entrepreneurs, and providers with dignity. Their bread now sells out every week. And more than 200 women are waiting for the same opportunity to rise.

“For the first time, I’m earning money doing something I love,” says Cecilia, 68. “And my grandchildren call me la panadera.”

This Mother’s Day, We Bake for More

From May 8–12, we’re launching a special campaign to raise $5,000 to help this program grow. With your support, we can:

• Purchase an industrial oven to quadruple production
  
  
• Expand the program to include new grandmothers
  
  
• Build lasting income and stability for families in deep poverty
  
  
• Break generational cycles with love, labor, and a loaf of bread
  
  

Here’s how to be part of it:

1. Mark your calendar for May 8 — your support that day helps unlock the next chapter.
2. Follow us on online: Stay connected to meet the women and stay close to their stories: 

   Follow the journey on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heartsofgoldec/

   Join our email community for updates: https://www.heartsofgoldfoundation.org/contact.

3. Reply to this email with “I’m in!” to show you’re standing with these grandmothers as they rise.

Because of you, a grandmother has a second chance. A child eats. A family dares to dream.

Thank you for all the ways you’ve already made this possible — and for continuing to walk with us as something beautiful rises.

With warmth and deep gratitude,
María José Orellana
Fundación Corazones de Oro

P.S. This may be the first time you’re hearing about D’ellas CREADORAS, but it won’t be the last. This is only the beginning — and we’d love for you to be part of every step that follows.

Links:

• Aging in the Margins: 60% of Elders in Ecuador Live In Poverty