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May 2024 course in Quito, Ecuador

As part of Pathways to Children’s relationship with the U of M Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR), we are excited to share this opportunity.  This spring, CGHSR will host an experiential course about global health in Quito, Ecuador (globalhealthcenter.umn.edu/ecuador). In addition to graduate students, the Pathways to Children community is also invited… MORE »

Pathways 2021 Holiday Letter

Dear Friends of Pathways to Children, As 2021 comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on how much has happened since January 2020 when Pathways was last able to travel to India, Ethiopia, and Colombia to carry on the work of Pathways in the impoverished communities we support.  Though Covid-19 curtailed our international travel,… MORE »

Dentist Blog – Kolkata 2020 trip

January 10, 2020 Elise Sarvas, DDS, MSD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Dentistry, University of Minnesota “Open wide. Open big, big.” My English words didn’t translate well into Bengali, but by pantomiming opening my own mouth the child got the hint. When she opened, I used my mirror to check each surface of her teeth…. MORE »

Cristo Rey in Colombia

About Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis, MN and Colegio Anexo San Francisco de Asis (CASFA) in Bogota, Colombia have an international partnership made possible through Pathways to Children. CASFA is a school operated by the Rochester, Minnesota Sisters of St Francis. The 2019 trip is the third time Pathways has arranged and sponsored… MORE »

The Dedication of Zemene’s School is upon us!

The trip for the dedication of Zemene’s School in Belissa, Ethiopia, which was funded by Pathways, is set for January 16th – 25th, 2020. This adventure covers visiting historical sites in Addis Ababa, Gondar, Lalibela and Axum area and includes 2 days of trekking in the beautiful Simien Mountains and attending the Timket Festival* in… MORE »