“Part of setting an example is providing your family with a secure place to live” – José José is the father of two children and a math teacher to many students at the public high school in Santa Cruz, Honduras. He wants to teach his daughters, 10-year-old Génesis and 6-year-old Madelyn, that a home is where… Read more »
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Far From Home: Martha’s Story
Your donation DOUBLED at no extra cost to you this Christmas! Donate Now Martha’s Story Martha, aged 3, was diagnosed with autism just a month and a half before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Worried about their safety, and with Martha’s condition deteriorating due to the war, her mother Yana, 32, and her grand-mother Lily,… Read more »
Read moreA New Hybrid Home in Guatemala
12 people in one room MarÃa López and her husband Nicolás lived in a single small room built from sun-dried, unfired mud clay blocks and a dirt floor for the last 26 years. Living in one room was extremely cramped as they shared it with their 10 children (five of whom have now moved out).… Read more »
Read moreLeave a Legacy to Support Women Like Rhoda
Gifts in Wills are Changing Lives for the Better Rhoda lives in the town of Mulanje in Malawi. Since the death of her siblings due to HIV and AIDS related sickness, Rhoda has been the sole caregiver to her orphaned nieces, Janet and Christina, and nephew, Victor. Tragically, in 2010, Rhoda’s own son passed away… Read more »
Read more200 Homes: Malawi
Homes and Toilets in Malawi Throughout 2021, the construction of safe and resilient homes in Zomba and Phalombe, Malawi, continued within Coronavirus restrictions. The project was funded by the Government of Japan and completed in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The project improved the living conditions of communities that have been affected… Read more »
Read moreRescue Centres in Malawi
Disaster Risk Reduction and Response in Chikwawa, Malawi Climate change is having a detrimental impact on the people living in rural Chikwawa, Malawi. Unprecedented rainfall has caused flooding and severe seasonal droughts often leave families without food or access to vital resources for days on end. These unpredictable shifts in weather are intensifying the need… Read more »
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