Homeboy Art Academy (HAA) is a part of Homeboy Industries. It is dedicated to providing culturally competent arts education and community support for formerly gang-involved and incarcerated youth and adults. With a mission to challenge systems of oppression, HAA centers the life experiences and cultural knowledge of impacted communities, fostering Read more
Learning Works and Youth Re-Entry Program 15 years ago, Father Greg (founder of Homeboy Industries) needed a school that did not let kids drop out so he found Mikala Rahn. In 2008 Mikala started a charter school, Learning works. For one year the school program was hosted at Homeboy industries Read more
ORFL met Instituto Terra and decided to support their cause. Founded in 1998, Instituto Terra was the idea of the Salgados to try to restore farmland to Atlantic rainforest. They turned their 608.69 hectares over to the state to be labelled as part of the Natural Heritage Reserve with the Read more
We went to visit the Inclusive Community Economies Program. We wanted to see how they were strengthening the Acai Berry bio-economy, forest conservation and promoting health and education within the communities and increase local family incomes. Location: Amapa, Macapa, Bailique and Beira Amazon Districts Partners: Instituto InterElos, Amazonbai, State University of Amapa, Read more
ORFL supports Haverford with in 5 key areas. Professorship in Peace Justice and Human Rights Fund for Peace and Conflict Studies Professorship in Microfinance and Impact Investment CPGC International Program Coordinator Fund ORFL CPGC Fund To find out more about Haverford I went to visit as a representative of ORFL. Read more
Who is Evangel Children’s Home (ECH)? They serve children and youth. They provide after school care services to youth. The Social welfare department in Hong Kong reffers youth to ECH who have families with various difficulties. ECH offers a safe space for children to grow up and learn. It also Read more
This year Haverford had many challenges. Luckily, they were able to host students on campus in both the fall and spring semester. They had some in person learning with no covid outbreaks on campus. Haverford was able to navigate the covid environment and manage the financial costs it brought. However, Read more
In 2021 ORFL decided to support the Inclusive Education Program. It supports differently abled students thrive. This program is highly needed in Jordan because many people from different war-torn countries flee to Jordan. In the last 10 years, the country’s population has nearly doubled from 6.7million to 10.5million with the Read more
We have been support Christ Faith Home for Children (CFHC) for over 10 years. They support and empower parentless children, deserted women and people living below the poverty life. To help these individuals they run an orphanage, school and vocational training centre. We have supported them over the years and Read more
ORFL decided to Support Open School, a school in Portland Oregon that is trying to innovate education. They try to provide students education that suites them since traditional school did not help them and they were at risk of dropping out of school. Open School provides students with an environment Read more