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In Memory and Celebration of Vanessa Morales

In Memory and Celebration of Vanessa Morales

This past 4th of July, the ODW community was struck by a tragic loss when Vanessa Morales died in a car crash in Alabama just one week before her 25th birthday. Vanessa, along with a friend and her younger sister, were on their way to Florida to celebrate her upcoming...

15,876 Women And Counting

15,876 Women And Counting

Over the past year, we have funded five maternal health projects and we are in the process of funding two more! Maternal health is a huge issue that needs to be addressed. The World Health Organization estimates that over 800 women die daily from complications related...

Let's provide better maternal care in Sierra Leone

Let's provide better maternal care in Sierra Leone

We're excited about our new partnership with Wellbody Alliance which will allow a delivery and maternal health clinic to be built and staffed in the Kono District of Sierra Leone.  With these improved services, Wellbody Alliance hopes to lower...

United For Clean Water In Uganda

United For Clean Water In Uganda

This year we have big goals for our World Water Day campaign with our partner, The Adventure Project (TAP). Our goal is to provide 5,750 people in Uganda with access to clean water by restoring 23 wells, while also creating jobs for 46...

World Water Day: The Water Crisis

World Water Day: The Water Crisis

Water is something most of us consume and use without thinking. We take up to ten minute long hot showers daily, using more water than a person living in a slum would for an entire day (UN).  Rarely do we worry about the quality of our water or sanitation...

Clean Water and Health Education in Mozambique

Clean Water and Health Education in Mozambique

We are partnering with Oasis Mozambique to help curb the spread of water-borne diseases through education and training in the Manga Loforte community of Mozambique. This program empowers people in the community to become "change agents" in their community...

Funded Project: Malaria Prevention in Myanmar

Funded Project: Malaria Prevention in Myanmar

We are excited to announce another project (project #49) that is fully funded at $15,500! In September we launched a campaign to raise funds for BusinessKind, an organization providing Myanmar (also known as Burma) with malaria prevention education and...

A New Year, Make Your 2014 Birthday Count!

A New Year, Make Your 2014 Birthday Count!

Happy New Year from all of us at One Day's Wages! As 2014 has gotten off to a great start, we hope and wish for a wonderful new year ahead for you. As we reflect on the past year and look forward to the year ahead, we can't help but feel gratitude to...

Education and Women's Empowerment in Niger

Education and Women's Empowerment in Niger

We are coming alongside our partner, RAIN through a $25,667 matching grant that will address hunger and its impact on education while also increasing economic opportunities in Niger. This will be done by investing in two local schools by setting up school...

Finish the Year with Generosity and Make a Global Impact

Finish the Year with Generosity and Make a Global Impact

This year at One Day's Wages could not have happened without all of your support and generosity. Because of your trust and support, we were able to raise over $420,000, and 100% (minus credit card fees) will be invested in people and projects all over the world...

           

 

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