Posts categorized under: People

Give Lifesaving Mother’s Day Gift

This Mother's Day, we invite you to join us in celebrating by honoring the mother in your life with a life saving gift to refugee mothers in Thailand. In this region, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Together with Mae Tao Clinic, we are determined to improve access to prenatal care, safe labor and delivery, and postpartum care for new mothers and their babies. Here the reproductive health team safely deliver between 3-15 babies every day.

The Power of Play for Children With Autism

Symptoms of autism include difficulty processing sensory information like textures, sounds, smells, tastes, light, and movement. This can make ordinary situations feel overwhelming for children with autism. This is where learning-through-play is so important. Brynjar’s story is just one example of the importance of mind-stimulating play sessions. He gained confidence in himself after building something with his hands. He is now able to communicate better with the outside world. Play sessions also help children develop fine and gross motor skills, visual tracking, hand/eye coordination, as well as socialization and cooperation with others.

April’s Family Feature: Meet the Newest Member of the GreaterGood Community

In this region, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Together with Mae Tao Clinic, we are determined to improve access to prenatal care, safe labor and delivery, and postpartum care for new mothers and their babies. Here the reproductive health team safely deliver between 3-15 babies every day.

How to Celebrate National Autism Awareness Month

Although National Autism Awareness Month ends on April 30th, your support doesn’t have to! Keep supporting people with autism all year long by making your donation a reoccurring monthly gift by clicking “Make this a Monthly Gift” box when selecting your donation.

Happy World Water Day 2018!

GreaterGood.org is celebrating #WorldWaterDay2018 ! Collectively we have supported; 1) 477,637,030 liters of clean water to schools in Laos, South Sudan & Sierra Leone, 2) provided 400 families with clean water storage in India. Supported 52 biosand water filters, W.A.S.H. (water, sanitation & hygiene) training and family deworming provided to families in the Philippines and 3) built 20 wells for 55 primary schools currently providing access to clean water for 7,500 children in Laos. Join us today as we celebrate #WorldWaterDay2018 by acknowledging our collective efforts thus far and continue to work together until everyone has access to, this basic right, clean water.

March’s Family Feature: Meet the Newest Member of the GreaterGood Community

On the Thailand / Myanmar border, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Together with Mae Tao Clinic, we are determined to improve access to prenatal care, safe labor and delivery, and postpartum care for new mothers and their babies. The reproductive health team at Mae Tao Clinic safely delivers between 3-15 babies every day. You can join us by welcoming the newest member of the GreaterGood community and make a lifelong difference in the life of 1 child, 1 family at a time !

Alzheimer’s Caregivers Deserve a Day Off

Caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia is like having two full-time jobs, and caregivers and family members usually don’t get any time off. There is little to no low-cost aid for these families.

February’s Family Feature: Meet the Latest Healthy Child Born on the Thai-Burma Border

On the Thailand / Myanmar border, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Together with Mae Tao Clinic, we are determined to improve access to prenatal care, safe labor and delivery, and postpartum care for new mothers and their babies. The reproductive health team at Mae Tao Clinic safely delivers between 3-15 babies every day. You can join us and make a generational difference!

OUT OF Slavery, INTO a Community of Courageous Women

12,700 young girls in Nepal are now free from being slaves in the homes of strangers—a lifestyle referred to as Kamlari. As each of these young women gained the support necessary + courage required to leave such conditions, they joined the Nepal Youth Foundation to continue to free other young girls enslaved in the same horrendous bondage they had escaped. Some of these girls were enslaved since the age of six!

Give a Child With Autism a Voice for the First Time

“The National Autism Association Give a Voice program has enhanced Owen's life beyond measure. While he is still limited in his verbal abilities, his access to communication has opened the world for him. Utilizing this tool has been life changing. Owen's overall experience in this world has become a brighter one. With the ability to communicate, he is less frustrated and happier overall.  There aren't enough words to express the importance of what this program provides."