Under Cambodian law, children under the age of 3 can live in prisons with their parents. Children experience difficult prison conditions at a crucial point in their development. Pregnant women are not provided with pre- and post-natal care and are often forced to return to prison one day after giving birth. LICADHO, the Cambodian League

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

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

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 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 the Singida DC region of central Tanzania, acute and chronic malnutrition rates among children are 5.2 percent and 29 percent respectively, and only 10 percent of infants aged 6 to 23 months meet minimum dietary diversification scores. Furthermore, the district’s high rate of anemia among pregnant women—an estimated 26.5 percent—contributes to high maternal related

The Asral NGO was established in 2001 by Tibetan Buddhist monk Ven. Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche to support families affected by poverty and hunger in the poorest sections of Ulanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city. Asral is Mongolian for “care,” and this project with partner Maitreya Charity provides nutritious lunch meals as well as warm winter outerwear, tutoring,

Following the February 2021 coup and atrocities against political and ethnic minorities, thousands of people in Myanmar have fled their homes. Sagaing Region, in the northwestern part of the country, has been particularly affected. It has heavy fighting, and many residents have fled to displaced persons camps or sought shelter in the jungle. Support from

Sri Lanka has South Asia’s second highest rate of severe acute malnutrition, according to UNICEF, and nearly one in six children here suffer from chronic wasting. In 2022, severe inflation and economic collapse resulted in crisis-level hunger across this nation of 22 million people, as food prices rose by almost 100 percent.BGR partner Child Action