Lotus Outreach International (LOI), a trusted BGR partner since 2009, works to improve the lives of women and girls in Cambodia and India through initiatives that increase girls’ access to education. The organization also provides counseling and safe havens for victims of trafficking and domestic violence, and supports women’s economic empowerment through skills training and

Lotus Outreach International (LOI), a BGR partner since 2009, works to improve the lives of women and girls in Cambodia through initiatives that increase girls’ access to education. LOI’s Cambodian Tertiary Education and Leadership Youth Training (CATALYST) program supports qualified high school graduates from some of the poorest families in rural Cambodia as they continue

This project with longtime BGR partner the Bodhicitta Foundation provides housing and schooling for 30 young women, ages 14 to 23, who are at risk of having their educations cut short due to poverty, as well as educational funding for 55 other young women. The girls come from some of the poorest regions in India,

For the rural poor of Tamil Nadu, India, access to educational resources is often financially untenable. Fees for books, uniforms, transportation, and food are difficult for households to afford, particularly in support of what many families consider to be a long-term investment with abstract benefits. Presented with these considerations, the farmers and bricklayers of Kurumbupalayam

Founded in 1992, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre (MIMC)’s Mahabodhi Residential School serves hundreds of children from economically marginalized communities of Ladakh. Many of these students are housed in hostels, though some who live nearby attend as day students.The school’s Humanities and Commerce offerings have grown recently, and in order to better meet the needs of

Mahabodhi Maitri Mandala began working to help the poor and needy in 2003, using bamboo huts to provide classroom and hostel space to area children. Generous support from villagers and other donors allowed the group to acquire 29 acres in Diyun, where it now offers a range of humanitarian services. Many of the students who

Located on a five-acre plot in the Himalayan region of Tawang, the Mahabodhi Tawang Centre provides educational, housing, and nutritional support for area children and the elderly. Funding from BGR helps support education and housing for children in kindergarten through eighth grade. The Mahabodhi Tawang Centre maintains a hostel for underprivileged students from the remotest

In Cameroon, the ongoing civil war known as the Anglophone Crisis has resulted in the death of thousands of civilians, forced children out of school, and displaced more than a million people. In the relatively stable port city of Tiko, thousands of people are living as IDPs (internally displaced persons), separated from their home communities

In the rural Ebase village in Southwest Cameroon, 99.7 percent of the population are poor peasant farmers earning less than $1 a day and lacking such basic needs as potable water, electricity, and health care. A lack of family resources means that education access is limited, particularly for female students. This project supports a school

In Malawi, a majority of people live in extreme poverty; 62 percent of the population lives on less than $1.25 per day. Many families are unable to afford school costs for their children, and when resources are available, they are generally allotted to boys, leaving girl children without access to formal education. BGR partner CAMFED