Celebrate International Women’s Day by attending Elevate Her: Empower, Inspire, Achieve with the International Rescue Committee and Operation Smile on March 7!
Christian organization providing life-changing medicines and health supplies to people in need. Serving all people, regardless of religion, gender, race, nationality, or ethnic background.
In today’s fast-paced media landscape, headlines can shift daily. In most cases we see a disaster unfold in the news and an influx of generosity follows – which is amazing! However, the needs of a community devastated by disaster long outlive its time in the limelight. Luckily, many of our charity partners work behind the scenes helping disaster-affected communities around the world achieve resilience long after the headlines fade. Below, you’ll learn how four of our charity partners – Direct Relief, International Relief Teams, Project HOPE, and Mercy Corps – have made an incredible impact in response to emergencies in...
Angelina looked down at the sleeping 8-month-old boy in her arms. Miguel’s face was so precious to her, even with the cleft lip that he had been born with. Her heart ached to see him healed. As his mother, she would love him to the ends of the earth – but with his birth defect, society would not be so kind. Children born with cleft lips or palates, like Miguel, often suffer much difficulty later on in life if their defect is not corrected at an early age. As babies, they may have trouble eating, their speech development may be delayed, and they are often not accepted by schoolmates. If unable to finish school, then they likely will be unable to get a job in adulthood. Miguel’s future certainly looked bleak. But Angelina had not given up all hope. Their family was not wealthy – they were just struggling to...