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Children's Village Project
SHINE PROVIDED LEADERSHIP ASSISTANCE AND INITIAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A "CHILDREN'S VILLAGE" IN HAITI. THIS INCLUDED LAND ACQUISITION, WELL DRILLING, AND CONSTRUCTION OF A BLOCK PERIMETER WALL AROUND THE PROPERTY. SHINE THEN SECURED THE SERVICES OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGER, AND HAD PLANS DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED FOR THE VILLAGE STRUCTURES. SHINE LAUNCHED A FUNDRAISING DRIVE TO RAISE MONEY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE VILLAGE. THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDED RAINWATER COLLECTION AND STORAGE, CONSTRUCTION OF A 25,000 GALLON UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE CISTERN, AN UNDERGROUND PIPED WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, DESALINIZATION EQUIPMENT AND PUMPS AND A WATER TOWER/EQUIPMENT ROOM.THE VILLAGE WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED, AND A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY WAS HELD IN MARCH 2014. SHINE CONTINUES TO RAISE FUNDS WHICH SUPPORT THE ONGOING OPERATIONAL EXPENSES OF THE ORPHANAGE, SUCH AS TEACHERS PAY, FOOD, AND HEALTHCARE, THROUGH ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OKIPE COOP,GeographiesNot indicatedDatesMar 1, 2013 – Feb 28, 2014Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$201KWater For Thirty Thousand Initiative
SHINE PARTNERED WITH GLOBAL IMPACT FUND'S "WATER FOR THIRTY THOUSAND" INITIATIVE TO START A FOR-PROFIT CLEAN DRINKING WATER COMPANY THAT WILL PROVIDE CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR SOME OF THE POOREST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO LACK ACCESS TO WATER OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN IT. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SAFE DRINKING WATER AT A VERY LOW COST, THIS BUSINESS MODEL WILL EMPOWER LOCAL PEOPLE WITH TRAINING, JOBS AND EVEN OWNERSHIP IN THEIR OWN DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES. SHINE ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL WATER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (IWTC) TO CREATE A CLEAN DRINKING WATER FACILITY IN KARACHI PAKISTAN, A CITY OF 21 MILLION. AS OF FEBRUARY 2014, SHINE HAS MADE AN INVESTMENT IN IWTC OF $60,000 TO FORWARD THIS PROGRAM. SHINE PROVIDES ONGOING ADVISORY AND CONSULTING SERVICES TO THIS PROGRAM.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesMar 1, 2013 – Feb 28, 2014Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Empower Initiative
SHINE HAS PARTNERED WITH EMPOWER INITIATIVE, LOCATED IN OAKLAND, CA. EMPOWER USES PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY INNER CITIES THAT NEED TO EXPERIENCE SUSTAINABLE CHANGE. THEY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EXISTING LEADERS, BOTH NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT SECTOR, COORDINATING A STRATEGIC PLAN TO CREATE EMPOWER CAMPAIGNS. THE EMPOWER CAMPAIGNS INVEST IN BEST-PRACTICE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH COACHING COLLABORATIVE STRATEGY AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES, SUPPORT OUTCOMES BY ALIGNING PROGRAMMATIC RESPONSE WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL ENTERPRISING, AND BUILD CAPACITY WITHIN COALITION OF GOOD WILL BY PROVIDING LEARNING LABS AND IMMERSION EXPERIENCES THAT RAISE AWARENESS AND OWNERSHIP OF THE CAUSES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesMar 1, 2013 – Feb 28, 2014Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$18.3K
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