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Girls’ Voices Spotlight – Radhiya

Radhiya and her mother were overjoyed when they found out Radhiya had won the Judge's Courage Award for her video. She received a $1,200 scholarship that can be used to attend university when she graduates from high school in 2019. Watch the video below to see their reaction!

Amazing Milestones You Made Happen for People in 2018

You provided disaster relief for both people and animals affected by disasters from as recent as the historic flooding in Florida, wildfires in California, to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Michael, to much more with a total of over $19 million in disaster response to date!

How Women Are Improving Lives

In 2018, YOU provided 150 clean cookstoves to families in Guatemala, Uganda, Malawi, and Nigeria. The impact each stove has goes beyond the delivery of a clean cookstove and contributes to a healthier reality for peoples daily lives. Ultimately contributing to a healthier planet for all of us including; decreasing deforestation, minimizing carbon emissions emitted into our air, and time and energy back in the hands of many women who are disproportionately affected by using open air fires throughout their day. We are proud to say we are partnered with organizations who not only provide clean cookstoves to families but who also support women's initiatives that give women direct support to start their own clean cookstove businesses driving clean energy innovation and leading coordinated advocacy campaigns to benefit thousands more women.

The First EVER Secondary Graduation for One Rural Community in Haiti

We are incredibly proud of this group of trailblazing students as they are not only the first in this school to graduate, they are the first in their families to graduate from secondary school. This formative example set by these graduates will influence generations to come. Younger students in the school now know that if they work hard, they too have the possibility of passing the national exam, and succeeding at something for which they are passionate.

December’s Family Feature

In this region, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Thanks to your help, 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. Here is Decembers new family feature - TWINS!

When You Choose to Give This Holiday Season, Give Where It Matters™

With so many nonprofits to choose from, what makes one different from the other? Which one will have the most impact on the world following your donation? It is true that not all nonprofits are created equal. When you give to GreaterGood.org, you Give Where It Matters™. What follows is a short summary of why you should choose GreaterGood.org this giving season:

THANK YOU for Our Most Successful #GivingTuesday to Date!

Thanks to all of YOU, this #GivingTuesday blew all others out of the water for GreaterGood.org! All you need to do is have a look at the impact below to see how much good you made possible in the world on Tuesday. You blew our goal to provide 6 million meals to hungry shelter and rescue […]

Last Week’s Breast Cancer Marathon in Freetown, Sierra Leone

By Brittany John – Health, Hunger and Education Program Manager As many people across the U.S., maybe yourself included, supported breast cancer efforts by participating in breast cancer races during the month of October, so too did our partner, Thinking Pink, in Sierra Leone (West Africa). Just last week they put on the only Annual […]

Cheri Has You to Thank for a Shot at a Great Education

Cheri is the oldest student at the school. She approached Monde, the principal of the school one day and begged to attend. He said that she could join the Institute, but she'd have to start at the beginning of her education. Joining the school, Cheri rose to the challenge and continues to be a hard-working student. Being able to be a part of Girls’ Voices allowed

YOU Helped Fly Breast Cancer Patients to Get Life-Saving Treatment

"If not for Angel Flight, I wouldn’t be alive today. What you guys have given me is a new opportunity at life, and there is no reason everyone else shouldn’t know about it. I was told about Angel Flight by a volunteer at my hospital. We need every volunteer and every hospital talking about your services so more people like me can be helped."