DAICAD is a private institution dedicated to the educational and therapeutic needs of children (up to 18 years) with Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and other Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Children with these disorders have a normal IQ range but because of their developmental disabilities, cannot progress in a traditional school environment. To Read more…
Schools That Reflect Reality Frequently, the environment and the curriculum in rural schools are totally divorced from the reality of daily life in agricultural communities. CSF’s objective is to teach the science curriculum and simultaneously to give young students a deeper understanding for their environment. The Greenhouse and Water Conservation Read more…
What is the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship? Center for Peace and Global Citizenship (CPGC) located at Haverford College, Philadelphia, connects the College’s academic programs with the real world issues of poverty and conflict throughout the world. The goal is to give students both academic and international hands-on experience Read more…
A Franchise Selling Mobile Phone Minutes To The Poor Grameen Foundation with its ground-breaking AppsLabs team developed a mobile phone- based business idea to reduce the level of poverty in Indonesia. The result was PT Ruma, a micro-franchise business that empowers poor women to start their own digital technology business. Read more…
Grameen Foundation Promotes Microfinancing For The World’s Poorest Their goal is simple to see poor people, especially the poorest of the poor, move themselves out of poverty. By collaborating with local organizations and allies around the globe, they have helped millions of poor people, mostly women and children, to improve Read more…
Zhou Bi Fang’s story just about sums up how microlending to the desperately poor in China can transform a life and a community. Before ARDPAS (Grameen’s local partner) offered him a loan, his life and that of his wife were similar to that of other microcredit clients – a daily Read more…