GlobalGiving Project of the Month Club

Dear Project of the Month Club,

We here at GlobalGiving can’t believe we’re already a month into 2017. So far this year, we have welcomed a team of six field travelers to our DC office. They will be visiting our partners in East Africa, West Africa, Eastern and Central Europe, South America, Ecuador, and Nepal. You can check in with us on social media for updates on their travels. We also have a new project we can’t wait to share with you this month.

Last month, 322 of you gave a total of $10,987 to support Horn of Africa Development Initiative’s "Build a Peace Village for 600 Children" project in Kenya, which uses soccer as a method of teaching children important lessons about nonviolence.

This month, your donations are going to support Seed Programs International’s "Revive 1000 Haiti Gardens After Hurricane Matthew" project, which will provide more than 100,000 packets of top-quality seeds, tools, and fertilizers needed to restore flooded gardens with fast-growing vegetable crops. Naima Dido, Program Director of Seed Programs International has this message for you:

"This is wonderful news! We are extremely honored to be selected as GlobalGiving's project of the month! In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, seeds have become more important than ever for rebuilding communities whose livelihoods were washed away in the blink of an eye. Thank you, GlobalGiving for supporting us in providing people with the supplies they need to recover from Hurricane Matthew, feed themselves, and restore their livelihoods!"

When we asked what $10,000 could do for Seed Programs International, Naima knew exactly how your donation would make a difference.

“The success of just one woman can inspire other women in the village. SPI takes an agricultural approach to facilitating women’s empowerment by helping women take the first steps out of poverty and hunger, which builds a foundation for resilience and self-reliance. With your help, we will improve women’s access to seeds and resources such as fertilizer and training for 200 women in 5 communities, which will increase food production for their families and improve the quality of life of the whole community.”

For Seed Programs International, providing seeds is about more than the crops they produce, it’s about alleviating poverty and hunger in communities in Haiti. We can't wait to share their progress with you next month.

Warmly,

Mari Kuraishi + the GlobalGiving Team

Dear Project of the Month Club,

Happy New Year from all of us at GlobalGiving! Our 2017 resolution is to become more global this year as we expand with more projects and countries than ever before. Speaking of which, we have 12 incredible projects to share with you in 2017.

Last month, 322 of you gave a total of $10,285 to support Uhambo's Overcoming Stigma of Disabilities in South Africa which creates a community helping to transform the perception of people with disabilities.

This month, your donations are going to support Horn of Africa Development Initiative's Build a Peace Village for 600 Children in Kenya, which teaches children important lessons about tolerance and nonviolence through soccer. Fatuma Adan, Executive Director of HODI has this message for you:

"I am super excited and so is the HODI team and community. This is for sure very special and it comes at a time when we have rolled up our sleeves and are ready to push forward with our dream plan. It was a huge honor being named among the most innovative project on gender and resilience by the UN Women and now the great news from GlobalGiving as Project of the Month. Gratitude is all we have as HODI."

When we asked what $10,000 could do for HODI, Fatuma was excited to share with you the difference you’ll be making:

“Your support will provide a safe space for children to play and experience their childhood. They will learn life skills on tolerance; fair play, peaceful acts on and off the field imparted through Shoot to Score not to Kill. It will give us an opportunity to train the field committees and coaches from 10 fields thereby reaching more than 3,000 children in four zones. Thank you GlobalGivers for the gift of Peace!”

Sounds like your monthly donation will provide fun and a peaceful future for children in Kenya. We can't wait to share their progress with you next month.

Warmly,

Mari Kuraishi + the GlobalGiving Team