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SOUTH AMERICA WEST TERRITORY. CHILE BOLIVIA PERU ECUADOR. Geography. Chile is a narrow country. Its whole western border is the coastline of the Southern Pacific Ocean Bolivia is landlocked and nearly three times the size of Montana Ecuador is slightly smaller than Nevada
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SOUTH AMERICA WEST TERRITORY • CHILE • BOLIVIA • PERU • ECUADOR
Geography • Chile is a narrow country. Its whole western border is the coastline of the Southern Pacific Ocean • Bolivia is landlocked and nearly three times the size of Montana • Ecuador is slightly smaller than Nevada • Peru is slightly smaller than Alaska
Struggles • All four nations are facing environmental struggles due to deforestation and industrial pollution • Civil rioting and looting in Bolivia have caused instability in the government • Ecuador and Peru are facing the ramifications of extremely high unemployment rates
Social Services • Homes for children at risk • Programs for Street Children • Students´ Residences • Homes and Activities Centers for Seniors • Homes for Unemployed Men • Food Distribution Program for Families in need
Health • Hospital • Community Health Programs • Mobile Clinics • Program to distribute safe drinking water • Community assistance programs
LEAGUE OF MERCY • Visits to Hospitals • Visits to Prisons • Visits to Homes for the Aged • Work among HIV positive communities and families
EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS • Emergency Response Program • Mobile Canteen (Santiago, Chile) • Regional Emergency Response Personnel
Education • Primary Schools • Secondary Schools (High Schools) • Technical and Vocational Institutes • Childcare Centers • Pre-schools • Homework Reinforcement Programs
The Salvation Army Meeting Needs The Salvation Army is meeting needs through many avenues including 79 corps (centers of worship and service) and 21 outposts For example, The Salvation Army is working in Guamote and Cocha-Loma, Ecuador. Guamote is 13,500 feet above sea level and Cocha-Loma is 1,500 feet higher still. Many people in these areas still live in grass huts and The Salvation Army officer (minister) serving there visits those in need on horseback.
SALVATION ARMY MEMBERSHIP • Soldiers 3,839 • Adherents 416 • Junior Soldiers 1,819
Your ISDWMF Gifts at work • A reference library was created in Puerto Montt, Chile, to encourage the 450 students who are pursuing their education
Your ISDWMF Gifts at work • Provided repairs and equipment to make the El Temporal Center in Bolivia safer for the children
Your ISDWMF Gifts at work • The children living at El Redil Boy’s Home in Chile received new bedding