by admin | Jun 4, 2018 | Moldova
On her visit to Moldova in April, OGI Founder Deidre Pujols met with Ellia Catricci, a local business owner and vocational trainer. Ellia has her own school of cosmetology in Chisinau and is now launching out to create three new nail salons in Moldova’s capitol, as...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | Culinary Art, Moldova, Students
What an exciting day! A week before Christmas, the first graduating class of the Youth CulinaryTraining Program in Antonesti Moldova came to the capital city of Chisinau for a celebration. Their trainers, Diana and Olga, brought the girls on the 2-hour journey into...
by admin | Dec 31, 2017 | Culinary Art, Employment, Life Skills, Moldova
Recently, Open Gate International Founder and CEO Deidre Pujols visited her team and partners on the ground in Moldova. Her visit was perfectly timed, as the first major culinary project officially launched this Fall 2017. OGI helped a local village church turn a...
by admin | Nov 11, 2017 | Life Skills, Moldova, Students
As you may have read… read previous post here Open Gate International had the pleasure of partnering with Strong Foundations Moldova to provide ten young men with some fantastic opportunities this summer. The program, entitled “Safe Summer” was...
by admin | Oct 20, 2017 | Life Skills, Moldova
In the Fall of 2017, Open Gate International had the opportunity to partner with friends from the organization PELERIN in Riscani, a region in northern Moldova. OGI provided the primary funding for the 4-day event, reaching nearly 1,000 young people ages 14-20 and...
by admin | Sep 30, 2017 | Moldova, Special Events
Some of our OGI team had the chance to sit down with Mihai Chisari, the Founder of Strong Foundations and director of the Safe Summer Program that OGI is financially sponsoring. read previous post here Mihai and his team are preparing to share with us this fall about...
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