Summer’s finally here! The air outside is warm, the pools are cold, and the barbeque pits are just waiting in gleeful anticipation for that first hopeful flicker of fire and hot dogs. It is the season of big family gatherings, picnics in the park, neighborhood block parties, sleepovers and potlucks. It’s also the season to…
Mike and Gina Peck really had their work cut out for themselves in 2000 when they founded Outreach Asia, but thanks to a staff that operates solely on volunteers, they are able to donate more than 95% of the money that they raise to fund the basic necessities of life to hundreds in Southeast Asia….
Two years ago I decided to sponsor a woman through Woman For Woman International. Their mission is to “provide women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crises and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency thereby promoting viable civil societies.” In other words, these amazing woman who…
Trickle UP is an organization aimed at leading the poorest people in world toward a life of empowerment, and helping them make their way out of poverty. Trickle UP supports the poor in Latin America and the Carribean, Asia, Africa, and the United States. Once an entrepreneur has been indentified, Trickle UP extends the seed…