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In this sewing tutorial, blogger Melanie Ham shows how to sew a simple drawstring bag that can be sent as a gift for the sponsored child who chooses you.
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How to sew a handmade gift for the child who chooses you

In this guest blog post, sewing YouTuber Melanie Ham gives a tutorial about how to sew a simple drawstring bag that you can make and send to the sponsored child who chooses you! Read about Melanie’s experience traveling to Ecuador last month, where she met the child who chose her, and watch how to make this simple, special gift.

In the remote Andean highlands of Central Ecuador, Gift Catalog alpacas are helping communities raise themselves out of poverty.
From the Field

Gift Catalog alpacas improve income, health in Ecuador

Located nearly 12,500 feet above sea level, families in the Guarguallá Grande community collectively care for 45 alpacas provided through the World Vision Gift Catalog. In total, 266 families in three mountainous communities raise 420 alpacas for their milk and wool, which they use and make products to sell. In 2018, the communities harvested 413 pounds of wool from the alpacas gifted through the Gift Catalog.

2016 Ecuador earthquake: World Vision staff assess damage in a business district of Manta, a major port city. A magnitude-7.8 earthquake rocked Ecuador’s coast
From the Field

2016 Ecuador earthquake: Facts, FAQs, and how to help

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Ecuador’s coast April 16, 2016 — killing almost 700 people and leveling homes, schools, and infrastructure. The deadly Ecuador earthquake made life harder for people suffering from El Niño flooding. Recovery called for an all-out effort to support health, nutrition, education, and rebuilding.