--- title: Stories & News | CHOICE Humanitarian | Ecuador description: Ecuador | Be inspired by stories of change. CHOICE Humanitarian supports rural communities by expanding choice and reducing world poverty. Read more on our blog. --- [![Vector CHOICE Logo (4)_no tag](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/hubfs/Vector%20CHOICE%20Logo%20(4)_no%20tag.png)](https://choicehumanitarian.org/) - [OUR WORK](https://choicehumanitarian.org/our-work/) - [JOIN AN EXPEDITION](https://choicehumanitarian.org/expeditions/) - [ABOUT US](https://choicehumanitarian.org/vision-and-mission/) - [BLOG HOME](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org) [DONATE](https://choicehumanitarian.org/donate/) # Stories of Expanding CHOICE **Be inspired by stories of change.** CHOICE Humanitarian supports rural communities by expanding choice and reducing global poverty. Read more on our blog. [START READING](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/ecuador/page/1#blog-posts) ![Supporting Rural Community Members, CHOICE Humanitarian](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/hubfs/blog%20collage%2c%20v2.png) - [ALL](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/all) - [News](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/news) - [Agriculture](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/agriculture) - [Economic Development](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/economic-development) - [Health](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/health) - [Fundraising](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/fundraising) - [Corporate Partners](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/corporate-partners) - [Nepal](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/nepal) - [Education](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/education) - [Guatemala](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/guatemala) - [Ecuador](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/ecuador) - [Expeditions](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/expeditions) - [Gender Equity](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/gender-equity) - [Kenya](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/kenya) - [Mexico](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/mexico) - [Bolivia](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/bolivia) - [Country Directors](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/country-directors) - [Gala](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/gala) - [Press Release](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/press-release) - [Technology](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/technology) - [Water](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/water) - [Breakfast of Humanitarians](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/breakfast-of-humanitarians) - [Navajo Nation](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/navajo-nation) - [Peru](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/peru) - [Nutrition](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/nutrition) - [Jr. Board](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/jr-board) - [Leadership Project](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/leadership-project) - [Livestock](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/livestock) - [Volunteers](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/volunteers) - [dōTERRA](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/dōterra) - [International Development](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/international-development) Economic Development ### [Resilient Voices in Ecuador](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/resilient-voices-in-ecuador) Across Ecuador, individuals are building stable livelihoods through agriculture, small businesses, and community-based initiatives. Charlese Richins, Central Office Team Apr 27, 2026 Ecuador ### [CHOICE Ecuador Internationally Recognized by the EU and the FAO for Sustainable Development](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/choice-ecuador-internationally-recognized-by-the-eu-and-the-fao-for-sustainable-development) The CHOICE Ecuador team was recently recognized for its work supporting sustainable, community-led solutions that contribute to a regional initiative... CHOICE Communications Mar 20, 2026 Agriculture ### [Community Partnerships in Ecuador Are Supporting Food Security and Farming](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/community-partnerships-in-ecuador-are-supporting-food-security-and-farming) With an eye toward the future for food security, local leadership collaborated with families to plant their own gardens and run their own farms. CHOICE Communications Nov 3, 2025 Economic Development ### [Planting Seeds of Hope for Food and Agrotourism](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/planting-seeds-of-hope-for-food-and-agrotourism) CHOICE Humanitarian's Ecuador team worked with community members to implement an agroecological project that will boost tourism in the area and... Jenny Bolaños and Raquel Tuston, Ecuador Team Mar 6, 2025 Economic Development ### [Leadership Mentoring in Ecuador: Creating Systemic Change](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/leadership-mentoring-in-ecuador-creating-systemic-change) CHOICE Humanitarian, along with local leadership, identified issues and worked together to change the region’s organizational capacity. Gaby M. Rojas, Central Office Team Jan 25, 2023 Ecuador ### [Country Director Spotlight: Raquel Tuston](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/country-director-spotlight-raquel-tuston) Raquel was appointed as Country Director of Ecuador since 2015 and she has made strides to leave an impact on everyone she has worked with, she feels... Cheryl Liu, Central Office Team Nov 1, 2022 [1](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/ecuador/page/1) [2](https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/tag/ecuador/page/2) ### WITH YOUR SUPPORT CHOICE Humanitarian can mobilize rural poverty solutions. 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