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Because ODW comes alongside good work that is already happening in the field, we are able to increase the scale of our impact.
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32 projects with carefully selected partners in 2021 alone. Our partners go through a rigorous vetting process to ensure your gift is invested wisely.
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Meet Reyna
Reyna (not pictured) and her family have clean, safe water now, thanks to the new water systems provided by our partner El Porvenir in Nicaragua. Reyna says, “I feel very excited because I have waited a lifetime for nearby water, and that wait is over.”
Join us in celebrating stories of dignity and hope this holiday season!
Meet Reyna
Reyna (not pictured) and her family have clean, safe water now, thanks to the new water systems provided by our partner El Porvenir in Nicaragua. Reyna says, “I feel very excited because I have waited a lifetime for nearby water, and that wait is over.”
Join us in celebrating stories of dignity and hope this holiday season!
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Project #235 | Volcano Response for Students and their Families in DRC
Our Partnership with Justice Rising In May of 2021, an active volcano outside the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo erupted and left hundreds of thousands of people displaced. The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo leveled 17 villages and destroyed more...
Project #234 | Holistic Education for Indigenous Maya Ixil Youth
Our Partnership with Limitless Horizons Ixil The indigenous town of Chajul was devastated by Guatemala’s 36-year civil war. Targeted violence amounted to genocide and left the community as one of the poorest in the country—a status it retains to this day. With the...
Project #233 | Community Resource Center for Children & Families
Our Partnership with Mwanzo In Rabuor, Kenya, parents of young children expressed need for a school that can bring transformation to their community; however, resources were insufficient. The community reached out to Mwanzo’s Founder and Executive Director Loyce...
Project #232 | Improved Health & Hygiene at Bokumpe IDP Settlement
Our Partnership with Drink Local Drink Tap In Uganda, settlements for internally displaced people (IDPs) are often overcrowded with limited sanitation facilities, enabling diarrheal diseases to spread quickly. Women are especially vulnerable here, as entering the bush...
Project #231 | Safe House for Survivors of Exploitation in Laos
Our partnership with PJI In 2020, the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP Report) released by the U.S. Government ranked Laos on the same tier as Thailand (Tier 2), one of the world's hotspots for trafficking. In 2019, it was estimated that there were about 64,000...
Project #230 | Leadership Center for Women and Girls in Rwanda
Our Partnership with Komera In Rwanda, even if women are educated and employed, they are expected to take on the primary role of taking care of the household and childcare responsibilities. For this reason, only 18% of businesses in Rwanda are run by women. There are...
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