Help Build a Home in Ecuador!

Francisco Ayuy and Noah Chon Lee are starting a construction company in Ecuador that will provide sustainable revenue to support a kids' shelter.

This fundraising campaign is for a loan repaid Sep 01, 2026 with 10% interest.

The idea of this fundraiser is to raise enough to build and sell the first house. We would use that to build and sell the next house again and again. This way the business will support the community long-term rather than always relying on donations.

Here is our story:

Francisco was abandoned in the Amazon Jungle in Ecuador as an infant. He found community at an orphanage as a kid and as an adult he helped steward that orphanage. It is now his goal to run the kids' shelter

I met Francisco while backpacking. I decided to stay at the orphanage and volunteered teaching juggling. I was depressed for years before, and being in that community made me find hope and radically turned my life around for the better. I continued to return 2x/year for several years and it is now the place that feels most like home.

Then the person funding the orphanage died from covid at the same time as Francisco lost his job during the pandemic.

I tried to work multiple jobs to support the community while training with the Marines and being a full time student, but ended up sleeping on a friend's couch sobbing as I realized the people who had given me so much hope were eating one meal a day. I ended up dropping out to find a full time job to support them.

I (Noah) have been supporting the community by sending $3,000/month for years now. This community is both the greatest joy in his life but that financial pressure has also been my greatest stress and has prevented many opportunities. This business is how we can finally have them be self-sustaining.

I decided long ago ensuring this community being stable is my top priority. By supporting them you are also freeing up everything else that's possible for me to pursue once they are set.

We already raised $35,000 in loans and are halfway through building the house.

We need $15,000 more to complete the house and we already have someone offering to match all the contributions to this campaign up to $5,000.

Your support is immensely appreciated. Please contact me to learn more.