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CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST AND UNICEF WORK TO HELP BABIES, CHILDREN AND MOTHERS IN
SOUTH AMERICA


THE MOST VULNERABLE WILL RECEIVE HEALTH, WATER AND HYGIENE SERVICES IN BOLIVIA,
COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND PERU

2 May 2024, 11:25 a.m. MDT
A girl washes her hands in Ecuador. A donation in March 2024 from The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to UNICEF is improving access to safe water in
30 indigenous communities in the province of Chimborazo. UNICEF Ecuador
By Mary Richards
Mary Richards is a reporter for the Church News

The more-than-10-year collaboration between The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and UNICEF is now blessing tens of thousands of lives in the
Church’s South America Northwest Area.

Because of significant monetary donations from the Church to UNICEF in Bolivia,
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the most vulnerable babies, children and mothers
will have access to better health care, safer water and improved hygiene.


BOLIVIA

Around 64,000 people — including children and their families — will benefit from
a donation from the Church to UNICEF Bolivia.



The money will go toward strengthening early childhood development in El Alto
and Santa Cruz de la Sierra through the “First Steps” program, which focuses on
early detection and intervention in cases of delay and disability during the
first years of children’s lives.

The donation will also build better water, sanitation and hygiene conditions at
15 schools in Montero, in a country where only 62% of schools have access to
basic sanitation and 32% have handwashing facilities, reported the Church’s
Bolivia Newsoom.

La Paz Bolivia Constitución Stake President Ednar M. Sanes delivered the
donation on April 5 to Rafael Ramirez from UNICEF Bolivia.

“This generous donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
reflects a shared commitment to the future of Bolivia and the well-being of its
girls and boys,” Ramierz said. “With these projects, we are not only addressing
immediate needs, but we are also investing in the sustainable development of
entire communities.”

President Sanes said the collaboration between the Church and UNICEF Bolivia is
“an inspiring example of how joining forces can make a significant difference in
the lives of thousands of children and families.”


COLOMBIA

A child's arm is measured during a malnutrition screening in Colombia. A
donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in April 2024 to
UNICEF will support efforts to improve health, water and hygiene services in the
country. | UNICEF Colombia

In Colombia, around 60% of rural schools do not have adequate water and
sanitation. Millions of people live in food insecurity, with malnutrition high
among children who are under 5 years of age. And 10% of infants are not up to
date on their vaccinations.

To help improve health and child development in the country, the Church made an
official donation to UNICEF Colombia on Wednesday, April 24.

Projects will focus on improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene
services in schools in the municipalities of Istmina and Quibdó, explained the
Church’s Colombia Newsroom.

Work will also be done to help prevent malnutrition in children under 5 years of
age and pregnant women from the ethnic population and the rural areas of Chocó,
Vichada, Arauca and La Guajira.

And vaccination efforts will reach children in Nariño, Chocó and Guainía.

Elder Yan Carlos Vega, Area Seventy, said, “We want to unite with various
organizations around the world with the purpose of doing good, of serving our
neighbors, of helping the most vulnerable population.”

Tanya Chapuisat with UNICEF Colombia said, “We thank the Church of Jesus Christ
for the support for these initiatives that will benefit the most vulnerable in
the country.”


ECUADOR

The Church and UNICEF Ecuador are joining forces to improve access to safe water
in 30 indigenous communities in the province of Chimborazo — and thereby bless
more than 22,000 people.

Ecuador has a high rate of chronic childhood nutrition, and Chimborazo has the
highest rate, reaching 35.2%, explained the Church’s Ecuador Newsroom.

In the province, four out of 10 homes with children under 5 years of age consume
water contaminated with the E. coli bacteria, said Luz Ángela Melo with UNICEF
Ecuador. The lack of safe water prevents children’s proper development, directly
affecting their nutrition, health and ability to learn.

A mother holds her child in Ecuador. A donation in March 2024 from The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to UNICEF Ecuador will help improve the lives
of women, children and babies in the country. | UNICEF Ecuador

Elder Rafael E. Pino, General Authority Seventy and second counselor in the
South America Northwest Area, and other Church leaders and officials were
present at the donation ceremony on March 15 in Quito.

Elder Pino spoke about how the humanitarian relief efforts of the Church are a
direct result of its doctrine centered on the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Melo thanked the Church for its support of UNICEF’s mission and said how moved
she was by the kindness and generosity of the members of the Church whose
donations make it possible to help those in need.

UNICEF will now work to improve the operation of 10 community water supply
systems and improve safe water access in five community health centers, 12 child
development centers and two intercultural centers.

UNICEF will also work to make sure local pregnant women and children under 2
years of age have access to essential health services — in addition to promoting
breastfeeding and hygiene, and infection prevention and control.


PERU

Because of the Church’s donation to UNICEF Peru on April 12, more than 7,000
children and babies will receive care in the regions of Huancavelica, Loreto,
Ucayali and Lima, while tens of thousands of students will have access to new
water and hygiene services.

The Church’s Peru Newsroom said the first project will focus on early detection
of vision and hearing problems in newborns by providing equipment to health
centers and training personnel.

The second project will improve drinking water and sanitary services at 20
schools, in an area where less than 14% of the population has access to such
facilities.

Elder Henry Herrera, an Area Seventy in the South America Northwest Area, said
the Church strives to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ to love God and love
one’s neighbor.

“These contributions, which come largely from the donations of individual
members, make it possible for us to raise awareness and be able to support, in
this case, the boys and girls of our country,” he said.

Javier Álvarez with UNICEF Peru said: “This collaboration with The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an inspiring example of joint work to
improve the living conditions of children and adolescents in Peru. We are
grateful for their generous support and commitment to our mission.”


ABOUT UNICEF AND THE CHURCH

Boys wash their hands in Colombia. A donation from The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints to UNICEF in April 2024 will improve health, water and hygiene
services in several areas. | UNICEF Colombia

UNICEF works in more than 190 countries and territories and has been in South
America since the 1940s, with efforts to improve the health and livelihoods of
children and families and provide humanitarian aid to those who are vulnerable.

The Church of Jesus Christ works in collaboration with local and international
organizations to help those in need, and has supported UNICEF since 2013 with
closely aligned goals. In 2023, the Church had more than $1.3 billion in
expenditures and 4,119 humanitarian projects in 191 countries and territories.

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TODAY IS PRESIDENT EMILY BELLE FREEMAN’S BIRTHDAY, HERE ARE 9 OF HER QUOTES FROM
THE PAST YEAR


PRESIDENT FREEMAN TAUGHT AND MINISTERED TO YOUTH, MISSIONARIES AND LATTER-DAY
SAINTS AROUND THE WORLD

31 Dec 2024, 12:01 a.m. MST
Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, center, takes a selfie with
two missionaries after her devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center in
Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Adam Fondren, for the Deseret News
By Rachel Sterzer Gibson


Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman was sustained as a general
officer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 1, 2023, and
officially began her service on Aug. 1, 2023.

Over the past year and a half, she has taught and ministered to youth,
missionaries and Latter-day Saints around the world. The Young Women leader was
born on Dec. 31, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts — the oldest of six children.

She attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University, where she
became reacquainted with Gregory Garth Freeman, one of the full-time
missionaries who had served under her parents when they were mission leaders.

The two celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary earlier this month and are the
parents of five children.

Prior to her call, President Freeman was an author, speaker, podcaster and
teacher and has served as a seminary teacher, Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward
Young Women president, ward Relief Society president and in other callings.

In honor of her birthday today, here are nine quotes from her in the past year.


1. ‘JESUS IS THERE’

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman waves to the audience while
exiting after a Christmas Eve devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center
in Provo, Utah, on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News

In speaking to missionaries spending Christmas away from family, President
Freeman assured that it will be a special Christmas, one they will likely never
forget.

“In the unexpected moments, [Christ] shows up. Just like He did in a stable. In
quiet moments, often when life isn’t going the way we thought it might, in
places that feel unfamiliar, Jesus is there.”

— Devotional at the Provo Missionary Training Center, Dec. 24, 2024


2. SHARING LIGHT WITH THE WORLD

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman speaks to seminary graduates
and their families in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. | The Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“Sometimes our light is the most powerful thing that you bring to a situation.”

President Freeman said she has the “opportunity to work with the young women
primarily, but [also] the youth at large and the rising generation of the
Church. I believe in them. I trust them. As we equip and empower them to rely on
their testimony of Jesus Christ, they will share that testimony, that light,
with the entire world as disciples of Jesus Christ.”

— Seminary graduation in Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 2, 2024


3. ‘LIVE UP TO YOUR PRIVILEGES’

President Emily Belle Freeman, Young Women general president, speaks during the
Saturday morning session of the 194th Semiannual General Conference of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 5, 2024. | CRISTY POWELL

“When our granddaughter Isabelle was given a name and a blessing, her father
blessed her with an understanding of the priesthood, that she would continue to
grow in and learn about the blessing it would provide in her life, and that her
faith in the priesthood would grow as she continued to grow in understanding. …

“This is something I want each girl in the kingdom to understand. ‘Live up to
your privileges.’

“Learn how priesthood ordinances and covenant promises will allow God’s power to
flow into your life with greater efficacy, working in and through you,
empowering and equipping you to reach your full purpose and potential.”

— “Live Up to Your Privileges,” October 2024 general conference


4. SPIRITUAL ROAD TRIPS

Mallory Everton, emcee, left, hugs Young Women General President and keynote
speaker Emily Belle Freeman at the 2024 Utah Area Young Single Adult Conference
at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, Aug. 2,
2024. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News

“If you are in the middle of a long or difficult journey, if you are tired and
in need of rest, if you just want to laugh a little and cry a little, if you are
yearning for something more, if you are in deep trouble and looking for courage,
or if your heart is weary and you are looking for strength to go on, here is one
thing that I know: You do not journey alone. Jesus Christ promised to walk with
you, to make sure you lack nothing.”

— 2024 Utah Area Young Single Adult Conference, Aug. 2, 2024


5. LIFELONG DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, right, and Young Men General
President Steven J. Lund teach on “Using Principles in the FSY Guide to Teach
Lifelong Discipleship" at BYU Education Week in the Marriott Center in Provo,
Utah, on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. | Abby Shelton, BYU

“If we can lead [youth] to know who He is, He can heal them, He can strengthen
them, He can increase their capacity for good. He can help them to live up to
their greatest purpose and potential — that which they came to earth to
perform,” she said. “That is what happens when we become lifelong disciples of
Jesus Christ.”

— BYU Education Week, Aug. 21, 2024


6. AN AMAZING HERITAGE

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, left, poses with Lana
Johnson, as Deanne Bennion takes a photo prior to President Freeman speaking at
the SUPer DUPer day devotional at The Garden Place at This Is the Place Heritage
Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday, July 22, 2024. | Scott G Winterton,
Deseret News

“What an amazing heritage is ours. That’s what I hope we will remember as we
enter this week of celebrating that pioneer ancestry, our heritage, our roots.
We come from a people who were acquainted with God. May that be what motivates
us in our journey.”

— SUPer DUPer Day at This Is the Place Heritage Park, July 22, 2024


7. ‘KEEP NOTHING BACK’

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman shows her returned-missionary
son's worn out shoes at the 2024 Seminar for New Mission Leaders at the Provo
Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. | Cristy
Powell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

At the end of his mission in Croatia, President Freeman’s son Caleb asked if he
should dispose of his worn-out shoes. President Freeman said no, she wanted to
see them in person. Today she keeps her son’s mission shoes in her office.

“They remind me that I want to waste and wear out my life in the cause of the
Lord,” she said. “I want to keep back nothing.”

— 2024 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, June 22, 2024


8. GOD’S INTERACTIONS WITH WOMEN

Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman, left, and Sister Amy A.
Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, begin their session
of BYU Women’s Conference in the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, on Friday, May
3, 2024. | Christi Norris, BYU

“The stories of women in scripture are not filled with passive bystanders.
Instead, these stories define difference makers who were courageous, empowered
and crucial to moving God’s plan forward. In the most critical of situations,
their role was often to lead out with testimony, instill belief and build up the
kingdom of God.”

— BYU Women’s Conference, May 3, 2024


9. TRUST THE YOUTH

President Emily Belle Freeman greets a family in their home in Lagos, Nigeria,
in November 2023. | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

“The one thing that I have learned about the youth of this generation is they
can be trusted. They can be relied upon. They are strong. And they are receiving
revelation and ideas. And they have a vision that is going to help this Church
move to a higher and holier way of living, and I trust that they are the ones
who will get us there.”

— Church News podcast, Jan. 16, 2024

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