Programs

  • Education and Vocational Training in India

    WE PARTNER WITH LUTHERAN CHURCH BODIES IN INDIA TO SPONSOR THE EDUCATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1300 STUDENTS, SOME OF WHOM ARE RECEIVING HIGHER EDUCATION. WE PROVIDE FUNDING FOR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNING AS WELL AS E-LEARNING/COMPUTER SKILLS TRAINING IN ROUGHLY 50 PRIMARY SCHOOLS. WE SUPPORT VOCATIONAL TRAINING THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. WE ALSO SUPPORT A PROGRAM TO RESCUE CHILD-WORKERS, HELPING THEM TO GET AN EDUCATION RATHER THAN FORCED TO WORK. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR REMAINING PROGRAM LANGUAGEWE SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CLOUD FOREST CONVERSATION (CCFC), AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN THE HIGHLANDS OF ALTA VERAPAZ, GUATEMALA, THAT PROVIDES TRAINING FOR ABOUT 250 YOUNG WOMEN IN AGROECOLOGY, FAMILY PLANNING, LIFE SKILLS AND NUTRITION. IN ADDITION, THESE YOUNG WOMEN RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT INCENTIVIZE THEM TO STAY IN SECONDARY SCHOOL, WITH SOME COMPLETE UNIVERSITY DEGREES. WE SUPPORT A PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SAFE HOUSING FOR APPROXIMATELY 65 GIRLS WHO ARE AT IMMINENT RISK OF CHILD MARRIAGE OR FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION. WE ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR TRAINING TO GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOLS ON SAFETY AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR GIRLS TO LIVE AND STUDY TO WHICH SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS ARE EXPOSED.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $680.4K

  • Program 1 [2025]

    PROVIDED BOARDING FACILITIES, INCLUDING FOOD, SHELTER AND A CARING ENVIRONMENT TO 1295 STUDENTS IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA, SO THAT THEY COULD ATTEND PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL. PROVIDED ENGLISH ENHANCEMENT PROGRAMS WITHIN THE BOARDING FACILITIES THAT DEEPEN COMPREHENSION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE TO STUDENTS. PROVIDED FUNDS TO REFRESH AND MAINTAIN STRUCTURAL AND COSMETIC IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BOARDING FACILITIES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR REMAINING PROGRAM LANGUAGEPROVIDED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS IN TANZANIA, TEACHING THEM ALTERNATIVE DISCIPLINE METHODS, NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND RESHAPING PRACTICES. ALSO PROVIDED SAFE HOUSING FOR AT-RISK TEENAGERS IN TANZANIA WHO FACE POSSIBLE ABUSE OR NEGLECT. IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, PROVIDED FUNCTIONAL LITERACY TRAINING FOR THREE GROUPS OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS. IN GUATEMALA, PROVIDED IN-PERSON TRAINING FOR RURAL ADOLESCENT GIRLS ON ISSUES OF AGROECOLOGY, REFORESTATION, LIFE SKILLS, NUTRITION AND FAMILY PLANNING. PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN ENROLLED IN LOCAL SCHOOLS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $872.2K