![Judith Alwang, 16, learns to sew at the Nyabondo Rehabilitation Center in Katito, Kenya. This center provides education and vocational training to children and youth with disabilities. Through a USAID-funded and World Vision-implemented program, Judith was one of the young people who received a wheelchair and learned about its maintenance. It's given her a freedom she never knew before. “Right now, I can do things that I was not able to do before, so my life has transformed,” Judith says. “I think that my future will be bright.” Summary: Judith Ajwang, 16, was brought to the Nyabondo Rehabilitation Center in Katito, Kenya by her aunt. Her parents died when she was young; she has no memory of them. “My auntie didn’t love me, and she didn’t welcome me,” says Judith. But her aunt did bring her to the center. Before, Judith had to crawl if she wanted to move anywhere. “I was not able to go anywhere. I was just there,” she says. Judith admired other children when they went by on their way to school, but school wasn’t an option for her. Things began to change when she arrived at the center six years ago and received sewing training. She began to be treated differently. “[The center] welcomed me very well, and I felt like I’d gotten my parents again,” Judith says. Then two years ago, she received a wheelchair through the as USAID-funded, World Vision-implemented program called ACCESS. That stands for Accelerating Core Competencies for Effective Wheelchair Service and Support. “That day, I was very happy when I received the wheelchair because I was now able to move very freely,” Judith says. She also received training on how to take care of her wheelchair and how to clean it. If something breaks, then she gets help repairing it. “Before I got the wheelchair and I was just at home, I was seeing no future,” Judith says. “I was just there, and there was nothing.” Now, when she finishes her studies, she’ll get](https://charity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/World-Vision-12-24-601x387-8c43504.jpg.webp)
Poverty compounds humankind’s worst dilemmas. Eradicating it would improve the quality of life for all – ensuring access to nutritious food, clean water, quality medical care, education, and more. It would boost economies and revitalize our environmental resources. In other words, eradicating poverty would help individuals and communities thrive.
-Agriculture can help reduce poverty, raise incomes, and improve food security for 80% of the world’s poor.
-About 450 million youth (7 out of 10) are economically disengaged, due to lack of adequate skills to succeed in the labor market.
-Almost 700 million people live in extreme poverty, on less than $2.15 per day.
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- Title: Tanzania Story
- Charity: Global Fund for Widows
- Country: Tanzania
- Photo Credit: Global Fund for Widows
- Title: Kenyan Widow Cultivating Food Security and Economic Growth
- Charity: Global Fund for Widows
- Country: Kenya
- Photo Credit: Alex Kiogora, GFW
- Title: Maasai Widows Build a Future Through WISALA
- Charity: Global Fund for Widows
- Country: Tanzania
- Photo Credit: Fatima Martin Sanchez, GFW
- Title: Philippines Garden Project
- Charity: Rise Against Hunger
- Country: Philippines
- Photo Credit: Hannah Payne
- Title: Tet Kole ti Peyizan Ayisyen
- Charity: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
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- Photo Credit: Tet Kole ti Peyizan Ayisyen
- Title: Community Vision Board
- Charity: Tostan Inc
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- Photo Credit: Tostan/ Senegal
- Title: Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Iryna is visiting the IRC Child Protection activity called “Responsible Parenting”. During the session adults do various psychosocial activities that serve as the stress relief.
- Charity: International Rescue Committee
- Country: Ukraine
- Photo Credit: Tamara Kiptenko for the IRC
- Title: Pabré, Burkina Faso. Windyellé, aged 72, smiles at the camera, daba win hand in his maize field.
- Charity: International Rescue Committee
- Country: Africa
- Photo Credit: European Union (International Partnerships)
- Title: FFTP and Republic of China (Taiwan) Deliver Lifesaving Support to Guatemala
- Charity: Food For The Poor
- Country: Guatemala
- Photo Credit: Food For The Poor
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“Thanks to WISALA, what once felt like an unreachable dream is now becoming a promising reality. Today, I serve as an inspiration to other women in my community, showing that with the right support and knowledge, success is truly possible.” Julia Gakii, GFW Beneficiary, Kenya In Kenya, GFW has created 159 WISALA microbanks that are owned and run by 4,725 Widows. These WISALA beneficiaries support over 23,625 children in their households, providing them with safer, healthier futures. The personal impact of GWF’s WISALA microbanks can be seen in the story of Julia Gakii, a resident of Ukuu Village in Meru and a committed member of the Gaichugi Widows Group. Having been a widow for 15 years, she always dreamed of establishing a steady poultry supply business. Despite her ambition, she lacked the capital, mentorship and training on poultry management and marketing. Her venture remained just a dream until she joined…
In communities the world over, widows are denied land, inheritance, and the right to make decisions about their own lives. Not because the law says so, but because so few know what the law actually says. As part of GFW, over 31,000 widows have completed legal literacy training leading to over 450 widows have challenging their in-laws and communities in courts of law and countless others through community mechanisms. Equipped with this knowledge, thousands of GWF widows protect their homes, their children, and support other women facing similar situations. In Egypt, following the death of her husband, GWF beneficiary Martha wanted to re-open her husband’s falafel restaurant, but her in-laws refused to let her take over the business, believing it was inappropriate for women to work. As her and her children’s situation continued to deteriorate, she was introduced to the WISALA program. With the support of group leaders and her…
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Food For The Poor (FFTP) and the Republic of China (Taiwan) are expanding their collaboration to fight hunger and improve access to health care in Guatemala through two new initiatives: rice shipments to feed vulnerable families and funding for a vital medical project serving rural communities. FFTP and the Republic of China (Taiwan) announced an agreement to distribute 990 metric tons of lifesaving rice to hungry families in Guatemala. The donation, equivalent to 55 tractor-trailer loads or shipping containers, will be delivered monthly beginning this month and continuing through December. The agreement was announced during a ceremony in El Tablón, Guatemala, led by Taiwan’s Ambassador to Guatemala, Vivia Chun-Fei Chang, and attended by officials from FFTP and its partners, Cáritas Arquidiocesana and the Order of Malta. Women from some of the families in Guatemala who will benefit from the rice donation attended the ceremony and expressed their gratitude. FFTP’s partnership…
In 1986, Navea stepped on a landmine in Cambodia and her leg had to be amputated. But with a prosthetic leg and rehabilitation care from Humanity & Inclusion, she learned to walk again. Today, she is married to Tirean, who is also a landmine survivor. Together, they earn their living with a small shop and laundry service. They recently became grandparents!
In close partnership with Sudanese diaspora groups, we raised the alarm about how the war in Sudan is creating a famine and a massive humanitarian crisis. We documented mass atrocities by the RSF paramilitaries – and focused global pressure on the United Arab Emirates to stop supplying arms to the RSF. We helped successfully push the U.S. government to make a formal determination that atrocities are occurring in Sudan, and to appoint a special envoy to lead diplomacy to end the war.
