Thank you MacEwan!

Back in October we applied for an education fund through the MacEwan Global Education Fund. We found out in late 2010 that our application had been accepted to receive a grant! We have now received a small amount from the GEF, which will go towards the funding of Isa Mundo Educational Centers.

The GEF’s mission statement is "believing in the value of education, the MacEwan Global Education Fund is designed to help less fortunate people world-wide access education through funds, training, and support." To find out more about the GEF visit their website at: http://www.macewan.ca/web/services/global_edfund/FAQ/Index.cfm?MenuOption=4&Line=14

Stay tuned for project details on our funding!

Mundopedia

We are in the process of creating a Wikipedia style link on our website, we are calling it, Mundopedia. Inspired by information and accessibility of Wikipedia, Isa Mundo is developing a similar approach by providing visual and basic statistics of various countries we have visited since 2005.

Mundopedia will highlight various indicators relevant to our projects, ie: population, educational attainment, literacy, poverty index, life expectancy, etc... We will also outline past, current and future projects in each countries to showcase contributions made by supporters and funders to the Isa Mundo Foundation.

We hope to launch Mundopedia by April 2011.

Happy New Year !

We would like to wish everyone a happy and peaceful 2011.

As we approach our 6th year as an organization, we would like to also take the opportunity to thank all those who continue to support our work and projects since our inception.

We are looking forward to an exciting and productive 2011 as we attempt to complete projects this year in Mexico, Philippines, Nicaragua, Peru and beyond, and in partnership with communties and other not-for- profit organizations.

11th Annual Maligayang Paslit

We would like to congratulate the Bambang Youth Organization in Bambang, Bulakan Philippines for a successful Maligayang Paslit event this year. The annual event took place once again on December 24th for a one day children and youth celebration in the town of Bambang. This is the 5th year that Isa Mundo has contributed to the event and we have now become one of the main funders of this great celebration.

Under the guidance of Mr. Benjo Cruz, the Maligayang Paslit has reached out to over 700 children and youth in the community and continues to provide gifts, entertainment, food, laughter and leadership to those who attend. With support from Isa Mundo, the event in the past few years have also targeted families in Bambang by providing Christmas food hampers to the most needy. We are proud to be a part of this event and it's success and we look forward to the celebration in 2011.

Happy Holidays on behalf of Isa Mundo!

Auction Success

On November 8 of this year, we completed our Inaugural Auction. It was great to see the dynamic between the auction participants and the tenacity of some to win their bids. I wonder how much more we could of raise if we kept it going for another week.... ; )

Thank you to everyone who donated to the auction including Pedro, Coco, Michelle, Ariane, Patrick, Jennifer and many others! Thank you also to those who contributed to the acution and helped make it a great success!

We wanted to let you know that we are playing with the idea of having a yearly auction-if you know of any one who would be willing to donate for the next one, send us a quick email.

We hope you enjoy your winnings!

Isa Mundo's Inaugural Auction For Change

Finally, the long awaited online auction is live! If you have not received an invitation email and you would like to participate, please send us an email at isamundo@isamundo.org

Join in the fun!