by Joe Frye
Tuesday October 13, 2009 at 9:19am, EST
A train ablaze, a city in chaos, women widowed and children left orphaned. Many children were witness to this terrible violence as massive riots broke out in the city of Godhra India in 2002. When all was said and done more than 1,000 people were dead, the brutality and horror of the events left impressed in the minds of the community’s children.
Meet Hamare Bachche, a project that literally translates to “our children.” It is aimed at helping the children of the riots rehabilitate after the loss of one or both parents. This program will help these children return to school and get their lives back on track. Read more.
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by Jenny van der Heyde
Tuesday October 6, 2009 at 11:37am, EST
Meet Dana, Jill and Robin, three 1Well Citizen Philanthropists from New York City. Through 1Well, they partnered with Devki Village to provide the community with access to clean, safe drinking water. “It amazed us to learn the great lengths that the women of Devki must go to in order to provide their village with something as basic as water.”, they said. Read more.
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by Brett Walling
Tuesday September 29, 2009 at 8:57am, EST
How would you raise $3,700 for a sanitation project? Maybe a happy hour event? Possibly a 5K run? How about riding your bicycle 3,092 miles cross-country from the Pacific to the Atlantic?
Meet Glenn Ohlsen, a bicycle enthusiast from Boulder, Colorado. Through 1Well, Glenn has partnered with Bandhwad Village to fund 16 toilet units that will dramatically help improve sanitation and health in the community. Glenn will be bicycling for 6 weeks from San Diego, CA to St. Augustine, FL to raise awareness for his project and 1Well. “1Well is unique in that it allows individuals and communities the opportunity to give directly to specific projects.”, Glenn writes. ”You see exactly where and how your donation will be utilized, and 100% of donations go directly towards the project.” Glenn hopes to not only inspire his friends and family to donate to the cause, but looks forward to meeting and engaging new friends on his journey across America. Read more.
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by Brett Walling
Wednesday September 23, 2009 at 4:03pm, EST
Meet Coral Zayas, a photographer and Americorps VISTA at the Northern Arizona University Educational Support Services Program. Through 1Well, Coral partnered with Subtanjalla District in Ica, Peru, to fund equipment necessary to complete a multipurpose classroom for the Centro de Atención Externa (Youth Outreach Center). Coral has combined her photographic skills with her passion for social justice to raise $1,200 by selling her original photography prints. By completing her project, Coral will provide 50 at-risk children with a classroom for tutoring, studying, and after-school activities in addition to parent and community development workshops. Read more.
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by Irene Moskowitz
Tuesday September 1, 2009 at 1:45pm, EST
Meet Varkhadiya, a village in the Mehsana District of Gujarat, India. In Varkhadiya, drinking water is a major problem. Most of its wells are almost dry, many are so poorly constructed that they are dangerous to use, and another draws tainted water from a pond used to wash cattle. Fluoride in the water that is available causes joint problems. Also, the lack of a proper drainage system leaves puddles of filthy water in the village, inviting disease. Read more
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by Jenny van der Heyde
Tuesday August 25, 2009 at 9:42am, EST
Meet the Spring 2009 Coprodeli Volunteer group! Brought together by an interest in philanthropy, the group, whose 14 members include an artist, an engineer, a doctor and his two children, and a web designer, spent several weeks volunteering in Peru. Read more
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by Minh Phan
Tuesday August 18, 2009 at 11:00am, EST
Vera Village sits in Anand District at the edge of Gujarat province in Western India. Vera relies on agriculture as its main source of income. The majority of the village’s residents work in nearby tobacco fields. As a result, mothers are forced to take their children with them to work in the field, which harms the children by exposing their skin to nicotine and hinders the mother’s employment opportunities. Read more
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by Jenny van der Heyde
Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 10:18am, EST
Meet Ariadne Scott, Bicycle Program Coordinator at Stanford University. Through 1Well, Ariadne partnered with Jogad Village in Gujarat, India to provide clean energy to salt farming families. Using bake sales and an e-card campaign to reach out to friends and colleagues, Ariadne raised $8,247 to provide 135 families with solar lanterns. Read more
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