UBECI Foundation

Bringing the class to the market #10

You've been with us through the pavements, the kerbs and the borrowed spaces.

📣 Today we have very exciting news 📣

Chillogallo Market has donated us a space. After twenty five years, UBECI is going to build its first dedicated classroom.

This is a huge moment for us. 🌱

A fundraiser is coming soon to help bring it to life.

Watch this space 🌻

Bringing the class to the market #9

We’ve loved sharing Nicole’s story with you.
But not every child has the opportunities she has had.

In Quito’s markets, many children grow up working alongside their families, without consistent access to education.

Without that access, the impact is long term.
Children are more likely to leave school early, face limited job opportunities, and remain in cycles of poverty.

Education changes this.

At UBECI, we take a simple approach.
A low-cost, high-impact model that brings learning directly into the markets.

Through this model, we actively work to prevent school dropout and expand children’s future opportunities.

Even one additional year of schooling can significantly increase a child’s future income and opportunities.

Through these classes, children build confidence, develop soft skills, and begin to imagine a different future.

Nicole is one of the children who has had that opportunity.

Through her scholarship, she is learning English, growing in confidence, and dreaming bigger.

But many children are still waiting.

We can’t do this without your support.
Help us bring education to more children.

When a child is given the chance to learn, everything can change.

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Bringing the class to the market #8

Nicole’s teacher shared what he has seen since she joined the programme.

When Nicole first arrived, she was very shy. Not just with English, but in herself.

But now she is starting to speak more, connect with other students and grow in confidence. She is very keen and already having a positive influence on the other children, many of whom may never have met a child from the markets.

At UBECI, learning goes beyond language. Through classes in the markets, children build confidence, develop life skills and begin to imagine a different future.

Over the past weeks, we’ve shared Nicole’s story through her own voice and her mum’s. This week, we see how that journey continues to grow.

We’ll also be sharing more from this conversation on our website soon.

When a child is given the chance to learn, everything can change.

But we can’t do it without your support. Help us bring more children into education and opportunity.

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From the UBECI community #1

Volunteers at UBECI work alongside our local team in the markets, helping create space for children to learn English and experience encouragement beyond daily market life.

That presence widens perspectives and builds confidence.

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