On December 6th, another TIES beneficiary, Maorine S, graduated with her Bachelor of Education (Science) degree! TIES initiated the Kenya University Scholarships Project in the fall of 2021 and Maorine worked straight through eight semesters in just three years. Her letter of appreciation below captures perfectly the reasons that TIES supports young women such as … Read more
On November 29th, Tessa became the first of our Kenya University Scholarships Project beneficiaries to graduate! Congratulations to Tessa, who earned her Bachelor of Science in Community Development and Environment degree from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in just three years. Tessa blazed through her course by following a “trimester” program, taking courses … Read more
One week to go! Next week TIES will be taking part in the @GlobalGiving July Bonus Day where donations of over $100 will be matched up to 50% – the higher the donation, the higher the match. Will you join us? Check out more details about the TIES University Scholarship program in Kenya on Global … Read more
TIES has applied for a Canada Summer Jobs grant for an Education Program Planner. We were supposed to be advised in April about the success of our application, but due to the ongoing strike by government employees we have no idea when (or if) we will hear back. *** UPDATE *** Immediately after the strike … Read more
Meet Josselin, the first beneficiary of our new Guatemala University Scholarships program! Josselin graduated in late 2022 from the Ak’ Tenamit School in Sarstun, Guatemala. (Ak’ Tenamit School is where TIES sponsors several girls in our high school scholarship project.) When Josselin graduated, she returned to her home town of Aldea Chamil, San Juan Chamelco, … Read more
Our Newsletter Sign-up Draw ended last week, and we have a winner. Arlene L. from Vancouver is the lucky recipient of a 90-minute Pure Serenity Spa gift certificate redeemable at any Sabai Thai Spa location in Greater Vancouver! A big thanks to Arlene and everyone else who entered the draw for supporting TIES and our … Read more
TIES submitted our T3010, Registered Charity Information Return to the CRA for the year 2022. That return can now be viewed on the CRA Charities Directorate website. Here’s the link to the TIES Quick View page: TIES CRA Quick View Every registered charity in Canada must file this return annually, or risk losing their registered … Read more
