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"One World, Many Voices" Raises $87,000 for CERI's Work with Sri Lankan Orphans
Nearly five years after a devastating tsunami left countless children in Southeast Asia orphaned and alone, 300 youths from across the nation were joined by members of the San Antonio Symphony for “One World. Many Voices.,” a benefit concert for CERI work in Sri Lanka.
Giving Hope for the Future: The Orphans of Sri Lanka
Nearly five years ago, a devastating tsunami swept across the small island of Sri Lanka leaving thousands of children orphaned and alone within seconds. The Sri Lankan government summoned CERI to establish the country’s first – and to date only – foster care system.
CERI provides medical care to orphaned children in Africa
CERI team of doctors, a nurse, social worker, hospital administrator and dentist recently spent more than a week providing much needed medical care to struggling children and families throughout Nigeria. The majority of the trip was spent treating the residents of Ministry of Mercy (MOM) orphanage and the villagers in Otutulu, Nigeria.
CERI guides Moldova State University in social work development
As part of Moldova’s efforts to move the country closer to joining the European Union, Meyer, an American, has been serving as the government’s senior advisor to determine national guidelines for social workers.
January 11th: National Human Trafficking Awareness Day gives opportunity to share and learn
How long does it take for the memories of a strangers’ touch and the abuse of madams to fade far, far away? For one young Eastern European girl who was trafficked to Turkey and forced to work as a prostitute at the age of 18, those questions are still without answers.
Levelland College freshman wins mission trip to Moldova
The ten dollar donation made by Lori Montgomery, a Southern Plains College freshman, did more than pay for a pair of boots for an orphan; it won her a once in a lifetime trip to the small Eastern European country of Moldova to provide the boots in person.