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

The mission of the U.S.-based Joan Rose Foundation is to improve the lives of children and their families in Jacmel, Haiti. Working out of three feeding/learning centers, the foundation provides vulnerable children with food, tutoring, school tuition, medicine, and clothing, with the goal of breaking the cycle of poverty for these children and their families. BGR’s

BGR’s partner in this project, U.S.-based Art Creation Foundation for Children (ACFFC), provides art instruction, tutoring, medical care, daily food and water, and tuition support for children in need in Jacmel, Haiti. Worsening economic and political instability in Haiti are leaving ever greater numbers of children at risk of malnutrition or even of being given up

According to UNICEF, the number of Haitian children in need of humanitarian aid has increased by half a million in recent years. With this project, longtime BGR partner Trees That Feed Foundation (TTFF) provides nutrient-rich and hearty breadfruit-based food to schoolchildren. In addressing hunger and education, TTFF also supports the local economy and improves climate resilience

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

California-based What If? Foundation (WIF) has worked with the Na Rive community development program in Haiti for 25 years to develop Haitian-led programs providing food assistance, educational opportunities, and disaster relief to the residents of Port-au-Prince’s Ti Plas Kazo community. Although many aid organizations have pulled out of Haiti due to rising violence, WIF will continue

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 struggling to attain 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

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,