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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 #229 | Food, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in Guatemala
Our Partnership with Wellkind Guatemala Tzununá, a village along the shore of Lake Atitlán in Guatemala, is populated almost entirely by Kaq’chikel Maya. An estimated 70% of people living around Lake Atitlán live in poverty, and 32% in absolute poverty. As many as 66%...
Project #228 | Healthy Schools, Healthy Children in Guatemala
Our Partnership with Mil Milagros Guatemala has the highest rate of chronic child malnutrition in the Western Hemisphere with 50% of all children suffering from chronic malnutrition and stunting. In rural indigenous communities, the rates of child malnutrition and...
Project #227 | Clean Water, Sanitation, Hygiene Education, and Watershed Restoration in Nicaragua
Our Partnership with El Porvenir The need to protect and restore watersheds that supply vital water to rural, subsistence farmers is growing in importance in Nicaragua. As Nicaraguans face both sudden and slow onset climate change, trends like prolonged drought are...
Project #226 | Equipping Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Malawi
Our Partnership with Zoe Empowers Malawi is one of the most economically challenged countries in the world, with 50.7% of the population living below the poverty line and 25% living in extreme poverty. Zoe Empowers has operated in Malawi’s rural Doya District since...
Project #225 Combating Climate Change and Supporting Farmers in Mozambique
Our Partnership with Tearfund Around the world, more frequent weather disasters are increasing hunger. In Mozambique, cyclones, which are like hurricanes, are becoming more severe and more common. Irregular rains are also causing both droughts and floods. During...
Project #224: Educate to Employ: Computer Labs in Uganda | Cherish
Our Partnership with Cherish Uganda The fishing communities in and around Entebbe, Uganda are known not just for fishing tourism, but also for their higher rates of poverty, prostitution, and HIV+ patients. There is a huge need for jobs that honor people’s dignity and...
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