Estella is known locally as someone who can fix anything. She repairs items found in the nearby city dump and resells them for a steady income, but she lacks collateral. Considered a “high risk” borrower by local banks, she...
When Mrs. Yong Eng stepped on a land mine, she lost one leg and injured the other. “Sometimes, forgetful of my maimed state, I spring to catch my little child,” she says, “and then I fall to the ground,...
“Give me a cow,” said old Halil. “That’s all I need. If we had cows, we could take care of ourselves again.” So a Global Impact member agency encouraged a group of 24 displaced families living in Slatina, outside...
Both organizations recently renovated their headquarters buildings in New York City to be “green” buildings. These are energy-efficient structures that aim to limit environmental impact through the use of design techniques and choice of materials. Their example has helped...
American Farmland Trust, which promotes farmland preservation, released a study in 1998 showing that farmland in a region including Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware was among the most vulnerable in the nation to suburban growth and development. According to...
Debbie Hindla is a single, working mother of four and a resident of a beleaguered industrial ghetto in South Baltimore. In May of 1998, the FMC plant near her home on Wagner’s Point sent a cloud of toxic gas...
For almost a year, Kathryn had been undergoing discouraging and painful treatments for leukemia. She had been hospitalized five times. Her energy and her spirits were low. In her dreams, she escaped by flying off to Hawaii, where she...
Arturo Zepeda, a child of Mexican immigrants, was “dying on the vine” when “I Have A Dream” Foundation (IHAD) adopted his class, said John Horan, Executive Director of IHAD’s Chicago office. Evidence showed that Arturo was far beyond his...
Somewhere in the United States, someone is waiting on a national list, hoping against hope that a new heart will come in time. Others need lung transplants, or kidneys, or a liver to survive. Patti Hickerson from Houston, TX,...
With seeds donated by America the Beautiful Fund (ABF) , volunteers in communities across the country are clearing vacant lots, cleaning up abandoned gardens and using any plot of land they can find to grow food for low-income families,...
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