Umbrella Initiatives Foundation

“Fund raising in the time of COVID-19: As a result of the global pandemic we decreased the number of request via emails and social media donations. Realizing that many individuals are suffering job loss as well as sickness we scaled back on the outreach for support. This resulted in significant decrease in outside support and donations.”

“Project Super Leaders - The majority of funds went to pay for the printing the adventures of Paloma the primary book utilized for the Super Readers Project. Over the online reading classes over 100 students were served. The $4,000 went to print more books that should be utilized in 2021. COVID-19 Emergency Support - Food was delivered to over 50 families in Peru and Bolivia. Three bicycles were purchased to help the Project Luz Verde in Puno in delivering supplies and other items to elderly community members. In Bolivia funds were used to support food, purchase face mask, hand sanitizer and support remote reading projects. Items were bought in Peru andBolivia. Leadership Training - Over this past year over 15 emerging leaders participated in series of webinars, discussion and facilitated working groups to develop leadership skills and abilities. This will be a significant focus for UIF in 2021 as we develop more formalized leadership programs focused on women.”

“The major activity expansion was in online leadership training that we had previously not done. Historically we did not engage in buying direct bicycles, wireless routers or food items to partnering organizations. However, as a result of the pandemic we shifted some of our resources to address the most urgent needs on the ground. Moving forward we intend to set aside at least $4,000 annual for urgent needs that are unanticipated.”