Undrajavaram Mandal in Andhra Pradesh is a rural area with limited economic opportunities, particularly for women. Girls and young women lack access to education and vocational training, and caste principles broadly limit opportunities for improving their livelihoods. This project with the Rosary Prayer Society provides training in tailoring and embroidery for adolescent girls, widows,

BGR partner Building Bridges India (BBI) works in Sangrur, India, to support and empower women and children from low-caste, impoverished rural families. Among the challenges facing this population are widespread malnutrition, emotional distress, and chronic illness. Many of these women have lost a husband or other important male family member to suicide due to

BGR partner Building Bridges India (BBI) works in Sangrur, India, to support and empower women and children from low-caste, impoverished rural families. Among the challenges facing this population are widespread malnutrition, emotional distress, and chronic illness. Many of these women have lost a husband or other important male family member to suicide due to

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

Malnutrition remains a pressing problem in Côte d'Ivoire, where 46 percent of the population lives below the poverty line and nearly 23 percent of children suffer from stunted growth. Nutritional deficiencies also compromise children’s immune systems and increase the risk of death from diseases such as malaria, measles, and diarrhea. This new project with longtime BGR partner

Across Cameroon, the number of women, girls, and youths who survive on less than a dollar per day continues to increase in both urban and rural areas. Across the Southwest Region, women who have been the victims of sexual and/or domestic violence report experiencing economic deprivation, stigmatization, and a lack of vocational opportunities. Additionally,

In the Campo Grande district of the city São Paulo, many of the approximately 97,000 residents lack access to basic needs such as healthy food and decent living conditions. Social services such as schools and hospitals are stretched thin, literacy rates are low, and high percentages of women and children suffer physical and mental