SOUTH AMERICA WEST TERRITORY

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SOUTH AMERICA WEST TERRITORY       

• CHILE
• BOLIVIA
• PERU
• ECUADOR

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Geography

• Chile is a narrow country. Its whole western
  border is the coastline of the Southern Pacific
  Ocean
  
• Bolivia is landlocked and nearly three times the
  size of Montana
  
• Ecuador is slightly smaller than Nevada
• Peru is slightly smaller than Alaska

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Struggles

• All four nations are facing environmental
  struggles due to deforestation and industrial
  pollution
  
• Civil rioting and looting in Bolivia have caused
  instability in the government
  
• Ecuador and Peru are facing the ramifications of
  extremely high unemployment rates

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SALVATION ARMY PROGRAMS
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Social Services

• Homes for children at risk
• Programs for Street Children
• Students Residences
• Homes and Activities Centers for Seniors
• Homes for Unemployed Men
• Food Distribution Program for Families in need

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Health

• Hospital
• Community Health Programs
• Mobile Clinics
• Program to distribute safe drinking water
• Community assistance programs

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LEAGUE OF MERCY

• Visits to Hospitals
• Visits to Prisons
• Visits to Homes for the Aged
• Work among HIV positive communities and families

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EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS

• Emergency Response Program
• Mobile Canteen (Santiago, Chile)
• Regional Emergency Response Personnel

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Education

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools (High Schools)
• Technical and Vocational Institutes
• Childcare Centers
• Pre-schools
• Homework Reinforcement Programs

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The Salvation Army Meeting Needs

• The Salvation Army is meeting needs through many
  avenues including 79 corps (centers of worship
  and service) and 21 outposts
  
• For example, The Salvation Army is working in
  Guamote and Cocha-Loma, Ecuador. Guamote is
  13,500 feet above sea level and Cocha-Loma is
  1,500 feet higher still. Many people in these
  areas still live in grass huts and The Salvation
  Army officer (minister) serving there visits
  those in need on horseback.

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SALVATION ARMY MEMBERSHIP

• Soldiers 3,839
• Adherents 416
• Junior Soldiers 1,819

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Your ISDWMF Gifts at work

• A reference library was created in Puerto Montt,
  Chile, to encourage the 450 students who are
  pursuing their education

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Your ISDWMF Gifts at work

• Provided repairs and equipment to make the El
  Temporal Center in Bolivia safer for the children

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Your ISDWMF Gifts at work

• The children living at El Redil Boys Home in
  Chile received new bedding