I’m proud of the Cumberland Academy’s organizing skills and the love for our grandchildren. Thank you teachers and staff for your dedication and exemplary excellence!
Lanre’s Grandma, Lois 

The de Farcy family is family.  Staying connected with our French relatives over the generations has been such a joy.  They have opened up their hearts and their hospitality.  Please visit and experience it yourself!

Monthly contribution to counter federal cutbacks.

The Zig compiler and toolchain is tech the world needs, made in the way the world needs.

Cumberland Academy of Georgia is a private school in Atlanta for students with autism and ADHD.

Cumberland Academy of Georgia is a private, nonprofit school in Atlanta dedicated to serving students with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other learning differences. Established to provide a supportive and personalized learning environment, the school offers programs for grades 4-12 and a post-graduate year. Cumberland’s small class sizes and tailored curriculum enable students to achieve academic success while developing crucial social and life skills.

The school emphasizes building confidence and independence through hands-on learning, fostering a sense of belonging in its inclusive community. With a team of specialized educators, therapists, and support staff, Cumberland prepares students for a variety of post-graduation paths, including college, vocational programs, or direct entry into the workforce.

Its comprehensive approach integrates academics with extracurricular activities and practical skill-building, ensuring students are well-equipped for the future. Cumberland Academy of Georgia is committed to unlocking the potential of every student.

Cumberland Academy of Georgia is a private, nonprofit special needs school in Atlanta, Georgia. It serves students in grades 4-12 and offers a post-graduate program. The school specializes in educating students with autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, anxiety, and other learning differences. Cumberland focuses on providing a nurturing environment with small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a tailored curriculum to help students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Its programs emphasize life skills, social development, and preparation for college or the workforce.

Cumberland Academy of Georgia

The association La Demeure Historique represents the owner-managers of private listed buildings in France.

The association La Demeure Historique represents the owner-managers of private listed buildings in France (classified as historic buildings or likely to be). The organization advises how to administrate those specific properties.

La Demeure Historique 

On a mission to create a more informed public. Every day, NPR connects with millions of Americans.

Independent, nonprofit media organization that was founded on a mission to create a more informed public. Connection people on the air, online, and in person to explore the news, ideas, and what it means to be human.

National Public Radio

Zig is a general-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.

The Zig Software Foundation is a non-profit corporation founded in 2020 by Andrew Kelley, the creator of Zig, with the goal of supporting the development of the language. Currently, the ZSF is able to offer paid work at competitive rates to a small number of core contributors. We hope to be able to extend this offer to more core contributors in the future.

Zig Software Foundation Inc

Dedicated to inspiring and preparing youth for successful, thoughtful, and ethical engagement in STEAM and related professions.

To inspire lifelong engagement and ethical leadership in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and related professions through its proven educational model for mentoring, challenging, and motivating students. By building communities among students, teachers, and professionals, NYSAcademy programs complement, broaden, and enhance the traditional school curriculum leading to careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics, and related professions.

National Youth Science Academy

The LOVB Foundation fosters personal & holistic growth and community involvement through youth volleyball at the grassroots level.

Our donors and the work of the Foundation increase access for players facing financial challenges, opening doors to the many opportunities that the volleyball community offers. Our donors connect the unique benefits the sport provides to those who might not otherwise experience them, through club support and collaboration with local and national organizations.

By supporting the LOVB Foundation, you directly empower young athletes to access life-changing opportunities through volleyball, fostering leadership, developing mental & physical health skills, teaching effective teamwork, and facilitating upward mobility.

LOVB Foundation

Empowering Palestinians since 1983 through education, culture and relief programs in Palestine and beyond. Together, we build hope

**Taawon (Welfare Association)** is a **non-profit**, **civic organization** launched in **Geneva** in the year **1983**, upon the initiative of a group of **Palestinian and Arab economists** and intellectuals.
**Taawon has become one of the largest organizations operating in Palestine and the diaspora camps in Lebanon**, whereby it touches the lives of **more than one million Palestinians** on an annual basis, with half of these beneficiaries being **women**.
**Since its establishment, Taawon has invested funds reaching nearly US $900 million, dedicated to development and relief programs.**

**Taawon’s record** over the past 40 years reflects a journey full of achievements reinforced by **strong partnerships**.
Taawon’s long and rich experience has enabled it to:

- Overcome **obstacles** and **difficult conditions** due to the **Israeli occupation**
- Find **innovative and creative solutions** to crises
- Remain responsive to needs despite **social and economic instability**

Taawon maintains a presence in:

- **Palestine**
- **Jordan**
- **Lebanon**
- **Switzerland**
- **Great Britain** (via its sister organization)

Its **interventions reinforce the steadfastness** of **Palestinian citizens** in **Palestine** and the **refugee camps in Lebanon**.

**Taawon aims to:**

- **Empower Palestinian individuals** and **civil society institutions**
- Strengthen **identity**, **freedom**, **democracy**, and **human values**
- Preserve **Palestinian cultural heritage**, highlighting its **unique position**
- Unleash the creative energies of **youth**, **women**, and **children**
- Provide **equal opportunities** for all segments of society
- Promote **creativity** and **excellence** despite the most difficult circumstances

**Taawon works in partnership** with civil society organizations through:

- Purposeful planning
- High-standard policies

Guided by:

- The **Universal Declaration of Human Rights**
- The **United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)**
- The **Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity**

🏅 *Awards & Recognition:*

- **Taawon Awards for Excellence & Creativity**, granted annually to those advancing **sustainable development in Palestine** 
- Recipient of the **Mahatma Award (2018–2020)** for **COVID‑19 humanitarian efforts** [taawon.org](https://www.taawon.org/en/content/awards-received?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

***Our Vision****:*

*“To envision the Palestinian people as citizens of an independent, free, democratic Arab Palestine, living in dignity, prosperity and self‑fulfillment.”*

Taawon (Welfare Association)

SitStayRead advances children's literacy with engaging curriculum, dedicated volunteers, and Certified Reading Assistance Dogs.

OUR VISION

SitStayRead envisions a world where every child, regardless of race or economic status, has access to the resources and opportunities they need to develop strong literacy skills, build meaningful connections with animals, and thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. 

OUR CORE VALUES

SitStayReads is guided by “community agreements” as we serve children through formative literacy experiences. These values include being community-centric, curious, transparent, solutions-focused, and creative.

WHAT WE DO

Early literacy skills are essential in helping children transition from learning to read to *reading to learn,* by third grade, a milestone that often indicates future learning outcomes. 

SitStayRead provides evidence-based, canine-assisted literacy programs to over 1,800 Chicago kindergarten - second grade students annually, in some of the city's most under-resourced and stressed communities. Focused attention, small groups, and added opportunities to acquire and practice foundational reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills alongside canine companions whose quiet, nonjudgmental presence boosts joy, confidence, and motivation, help these emerging readers at a critical stage of their intellectual and social development. 

Literacy changes lives.

Sit Stay Read! Inc.

HRE USA is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the U.S.

Founded in 2011, Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a growing network dedicated to building a culture of human rights by providing an innovative forum for HRE practitioners and supporters to learn, network, and exchange professional expertise and better serve the HRE community. 

HRE USA is guided by the core human rights principles of human dignity, equality, and non-discrimination, within the [United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights](https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights). We believe that effective human rights education is transformative: it empowers individuals and communities and promotes the respect for and embodiment of these values in daily life.

To fulfill our mission, we work alongside our members and partners to build a national movement for human rights education, advocate for the integration of international human rights standards into educational systems and promote supportive national and regional policies. We aim to embed human rights education in curricula, teacher training, and pedagogy by developing resources for educators and contributing to research in the field.

To learn more about our mission, our strategic priorities, and how human rights education fuels broader social justice efforts, visit[ ](https://hreusa.org)[**hreusa.org**](http://hreusa.org). You can also follow us on social media for the latest updates on our projects, events, and community initiatives.

If you believe in the power of education to advance justice and equity, please consider making a donation today. Your support helps us train the next generation of human rights leaders and expand the reach of human rights education across the country.

Please make checks out to the [Center for Transformative Action](https://centerfortransformativeaction.org/index.php), with HRE USA in the memo line. Mail to: CTA, P.O. Box 760, Ithaca, NY 14851

HRE USA is a project of the Center for Transformative Action[ ](https://centerfortransformativeaction.org/index.php), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that accepts all funds on our behalf.

Human Rights Educators USA

We believe that love is the foundation of education. EduCare's Heartset® Education is love in action. 

EduCare's mission is: **To inspire and empower young people to become responsible global citizens, courageous and compassionate leaders, and to live their dreams.**

EduCare directly supports over 30,000 students across Southern California every year  and reaches thousands more through educational programs and advocacy efforts to spread the transformative quality of heart-centered education. We call our approach to learning [Heartset® Education](https://www.educarefoundation.com/overview), promoting kindness within a learning environment where students can thrive.

Heartset Education encourages positive connections between students, educators, and families to generate nurturing environments in the classroom and at home. It builds communities of caring that lead to student well-being and success.

Students grow in resilience and motivation. More young people stay in school, graduate, attend and graduate from college, and move on to lead successful, fulfilling lives – serving and uplifting themselves, their families, their communities, and our shared world.

EduCare Foundation

NE GA SORBA is a non-profit maintaining approximately 110 miles of multi-use trails across 10 counties in northeast Georgia.

Northeast Georgia SORBA began in 2014. We were the first “regional” chapter in SORBA. We were created from the merger of Gainesville SORBA and UC3 SORBA.  Gainesville SORBA was the first SORBA chapter created in the mid 1990’s so we have a long history in advocating and building mountain-bike and multi-use trails. We work with local, state and federal land managers in northeast Georgia to provide mountain bike access on their land.

Northeast Georgia SORBA

We provide quality digital learning opportunities for communities in low-resource, low-connectivity contexts across the world.

Learning Equality is committed to fostering equitable and quality educational opportunities, enabled by technology, particularly in low-resource, low-connectivity settings. Our mission is rooted in the recognition that those with the least access to a quality education also lack access to the growing wealth of online learning resources. Today, 37% of the world lacks internet access, that’s nearly 3 billion people who are left on the margins, missing out on  the potential of digital education. Through our innovative tools and programs, we actively bridge this gap, boosting learning outcomes in some of the world's most challenging environments, including refugee camps, rural schools, and out-of-school programs. 

Since our establishment in 2013, Learning Equality has been a catalyst for change. Our vision is to create an equitable world where every learner develops agency, undergoes positive transformation, and flourishes. Our flagship ecosystem of tools, Kolibri, is centered around an open-source, offline-first learning platform that supports not only learners, but also educators and program administrators. Kolibri is actively shaping teaching and learning with tech but without the Internet globally. Learning Equality’s impact extends across 220 territories, reaching over 10 million users. Our approach addresses infrastructural barriers, advocates for open educational practices, and fosters student-centered, equitable learning environments. Leveraging Kolibri’s features, we've developed a unique approach to project-based learning. One that is  playful and collaborative to enhance academic and  critical thinking, as well as  social-emotional skills in under-resourced communities. Furthermore, at Learning Equality, we are also at the forefront of creating AI/ML technology for new curricular alignment tools, addressing challenges in resource-limited areas.

Guided by our core value to ‘build community’, we collaborate with multilateral agencies, governments, local organizations, and other implementers to address the digital divide's impact on underserved communities. We prioritize active listening, collaboration, empowerment, and fostering sustainable community ownership in all our initiatives. With 222,444 global Kolibri installations and a diverse library of nearly 200,000 open educational resources (OER) in 173 languages, we are making significant strides toward a world where every learner thrives. Together, we can create a lasting impact on education accessibility and empower communities worldwide.

Learning Equality

The Kyiv Independent is an award-winning English-language media outlet covering Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

The Kyiv Independent is **Ukraine’s fastest-growing English-language media outlet**, established in November 2021, just three months before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

The Kyiv Independent was born out of a **fight for freedom of speech**. It was co-founded by a group of journalists who were fired from the Kyiv Post, then a prominent newspaper, as the owner attempted to take the newsroom under control and end its critical coverage of Ukrainian authorities.

Just three months after the Kyiv Independent was launched, Russia invaded Ukraine. **Our team stayed in Ukraine and kept on reporting on what was now a war against their country.**

The team’s resilience and **uncompromising reporting quickly made the Kyiv Independent a key source of news** from Ukraine for millions of people around the world.

**We vowed to serve the principles of honest journalism even during an ongoing war**. We have published investigations, including into misconduct within the Ukrainian military. It has solidified our readers’ trust in us as an independent news source. The Kyiv Independent has won multiple awards for its work.

We had to grow fast. Today, **the Kyiv Independent is a dynamic organization** producing stories, video reports, newsletters, documentaries, and more. In March 2023, we formed a separate unit within the team to investigate Russian war crimes. The team has **published nine documentaries so far, uncovered multiple war crimes, and seven international awards** for its work. 

**Unlike many news organizations, the Kyiv Independent has no single owner** or external source of financing. Instead, the majority of our funding comes directly from our readers — most of whom give just $5 a month. In 2024, 70% of our revenue was from membership and donations. 

Thanks to the support of our readers, the Kyiv Independent doesn’t need to depend on a wealthy owner — and doesn’t have a paywall. Our journalism is free and accessible to everyone, regardless of ability to pay, because we believe that everyone should have access to accurate and reliable information. 

**Our Mission**

**Serve as the bridge between Ukraine and the world**, delivering reliable news, context, and on-the-ground reporting.

**Our Values**

The Kyiv Independent **serves its readers and community**, and nobody else.

The Kyiv Independent **won’t be dependent on a rich owner or an oligarch.** Support from our readers, donors, and commercial activities fund the publication.

The newsroom **decides and executes the publication’s editorial policy in the community’s best interests.** Attempts to influence it from outside will not be tolerated.

The Kyiv Independent **will always be at least partly owned by its journalists**.

The Kyiv Independent **strives to maintain financial sustainability to preserve its independence.**

**Our Achievements**

1. **We reach almost 3 million monthly readers in 2025.**  Millions of people now read the Kyiv Independent every month. Our monthly website audience grew from 13,000 readers in January 2022 to close to 3 million monthly readers in 2025.
2. **Over 30,000 stories have been published** since launching the Kyiv Independent, including daily news updates, war coverage, business, culture, and opinions.
3. **We have published more than 150 field reports**, including dozens of stories from the front lines, bringing you on-the-ground coverage from places like Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, and Vovchansk.
4. **We have conducted 30 investigations**, including an award-winning investigation into alleged misconduct in Ukraine’s International Legion and leaked documents showing Russia’s plan to take over Belarus by 2030.
5. **The Kyiv Independent currently has seven active newsletters with over 230,000 subscribers**. They cover the latest events in Ukraine, front-line dispatches, business news, and much more.
6. **We built a vibrant, global community of more than 20,000 members**.  Since its launch, more than 50,000 people have financially supported the Kyiv Independent.
7. **We have won 20 awards** for our journalism and one award for our audience growth.
8. **We grew our team from 18 to 70+ people**.  A bigger team allows us to increase the impact and reach of our journalism.
9. **Our War Crimes Investigations Unit has produced nine investigative documentaries** about Russia’s systemic atrocities in Ukraine, including the deportation of children and torture of POWs.
10. **KI’s YouTube channel** features our video content, including reports from the front lines, a show about the latest news “Ukraine This Week,” exclusive interviews, and much more. **So far in 2025, we have reached over 14 million views and 270,000 subscribers**.

**We need your support to keep going.**

**Your support means that, as we face 2025 and the uncertainties it brings, we will be stronger, more resilient, and will be able to continue bringing you reliable journalism from Ukraine, whatever may come.**

Please consider donating to the Kyiv Independent.

Kyiv Independent

To provide children with a strong academic foundation and foster a lifelong joy of learning through a dual Montessori/French curriculum.

Les Lilas French Bilingual Community School

GCS is a K4-12th grade Christian school. We exist to partner with families who desire excellence in education.

Our mission is to provide a biblically integrated K4-12th grade education rooted in Truth and high academics.

Our focus is to have our graduates ready to make an impact in a 21st century world. We prepare them to recognize the gifts and talents they have been blessed with, and how to harness those to select a career path where they can flourish and glorify God in their vocation and life.

Grace Christian School Of Punta Gorda Inc

An organization focused on preserving, protecting, and improving environment. It received its nonprofit status in 2024.

Seed Foundation

Our foundation is committed to a world where every young person has access to therapeutic tools and emotional support. 

We aim to educate and empower youth and their families to navigate the unique pressures and challenges they face. We believe that maintaining mental wellness is crucial for long-term well-being. *Young 9* is dedicated to providing underrepresented youth with essential resources and education to foster optimal mental wellness. We also strive to break down the stigma surrounding mental health, particularly in sports. Through our efforts, we will empower youth and young athletes from underrepresented communities to reach their full potential.



Young 9 Foundation

ITBA  Engineering, Technology & Business argentine university. A non-profit achieving proven levels of excellence among graduates.

For more than 65 years, ITBA - Instituto Tecnólogico de Buenos Aires  has contributed to solving the challenges of humanity through a university education recognized for its excellence, the production of scientific knowledge and international collaboration, and outstanding levels of excellence among its graduates.

Thanks to the financial contribution of companies and individuals, scholarships are obtained so that young people  with talent, passion and determination, can study at ITBA.

ITBA invests in people, in the equipment and infrastructure necessary to be at the forefront of technological progress.

The photo that illustrates this space (courtesy of Matt Dahle)  captures ITBA Rocketry Team celebration after successfully launching their hybrid rocket engine entirely designed and built at our labs by a team of 40 students from different careers, teachers and university technicians in record time of 9 months.
Together they developed LANIN a hybrid rocket and became the first Latin American team to launch it successfully with engines using solid and liquid propellants. 
Spaceport America Cup June 2024

 ITBA - Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

Since 1958, Children of the Mekong supports children’s education in Southeast Asia. 

In Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, we help children grow through [child sponsorship](https://www.childrenofthemekong.org/sponsor-a-child/) and [education projects](https://www.childrenofthemekong.org/get-involved/support-a-project/).

Our priorities of action are early childhood, girls' education, slums, rural populations, refugees, children with disability, and ethnic minorities.

Children of the Mekong

We make a firm commitment to education, research and social debate to support talent in order to make a positive impact on society

Support Education!
 
Esade is a global institution structured as a Business School, a Law School, and an Executive Education area. Esade is a global academic institution known for the quality of its education, its international outlook, and its focus on holistic personal development. Esade has strong ties to the business world. 

"Do Good. Do Better": This encompasses our reason to exist and our purpose. It is our pledge to bring meaningful change by focusing on innovation and social commitment. Esade's academic activity encompasses three main areas: 

- Education: ESADE applies a unique and innovative learning model based on the internalisation of values and the development of professional and executive competences. 

- Research: ESADE generates new knowledge that helps to improve the dynamics of organisations, businesses and the practice of law.

- Social Debate: ESADE is a platform where people can gather and discuss important issues with the aim of improving society.

Esade Foundation

Help preserve the Shulgin legacy and build a global community dedicated to scientific, therapeutic, and spiritual insight.

The Shulgin Foundation honors the revolutionary legacy of Ann and Sasha Shulgin while building a vibrant future for psychedelic science, healing, and community.

From an unassuming 200-square-foot lab in Lafayette, California, Sasha Shulgin created over 150 novel psychedelic compounds, including MDMA, while Ann pioneered therapeutic frameworks that continue to guide modern psychedelic therapy. Their historic Farm—a gathering place for four decades of psychedelic research and community—stands as both a monument and a living laboratory.

Today, the Foundation is preserving this irreplaceable heritage site while fostering a global community dedicated to scientific discovery, therapeutic advancement, and spiritual exploration. Through educational programs, archival preservation, and community gatherings, we are carrying forward the Shulgins' vision of responsible inquiry and compassionate care.

Your tax-deductible donation supports:

- Preserving the historic Shulgin Farm property
- Creating accessible psychedelic education
- Archiving invaluable research materials
- Building community across generations of researchers and healers

Join us in honoring the past while creating the future of psychedelic science and healing.

Shulgin Foundation

At LPTM, Black and Brown boys express themselves; navigate life challenges; mentor their peers; and transform their communities.

Life Pieces To Masterpieces (LPTM) provides opportunities for Black and Brown boys and young men ages 3-25 to express themselves; navigate the challenges in their lives; teach and uplift others as mentors; and contribute positively to their communities. 

Boys enter the program as early as age three, with programming including a daily afterschool arts and education mentoring program from 3:00-7:00, which involves transportation and a meal, a college- and career-prep Saturday Academy for high school young men who also serve as mentors, a full-day six-week summer program, and family and community engagement. All programs are free for all youth and families. 

In all programs, LPTM provides an environment of love, security, and expression. Black boys and young men, from pre-school to grad-school and beyond, discover their authentic selves; awaken to a sense of purpose; have their brilliance and humanity valued and nurtured – and see themselves as the beautiful Masterpieces they are. In their artwork, advocacy, and model of mentorship, our Black boys and young men are protagonists of positive change.

Life Pieces To Masterpieces

Created in 1997, the Fondation des Ponts supports the development of the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and its students.

Excellent research and educational innovation 
 
Created in 1997 on the initiative of 11 major French companies, as well as the association of former ENPC students (AAENPC), the Fondation des Ponts supports the development of the Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and its students. École des Ponts ParisTech, created in 1747 under the name École Royale des Ponts et Chaussées, is a higher education establishment that trains engineers to a high level of scientific, technical and general competency. 

Recognized as a public utility, the Fondation des Ponts supports the development of the École des Ponts ParisTech by financing a whole series of projects that can be grouped according to 6 major themes:  
- Support research and educational innovation. 
- Support students, promote diversity, encourage excellence. 
- Increase the School's international reach to attract excellent teachers, researchers and students.  
- Helping startups created by students 
- Allow the School to have the facilities and equipment required to support its development. 
- Promote the historical and scientific heritage of the School. 

Visit our website:  http://www.fondationdesponts.fr/

Fondation de l'École nationale des ponts et chaussées 

Stampy's AI Safety Info is a comprehensive information source on the risks of artificial intelligence.

We aim to provide a reliable and accessible source of information about existential risk from AI. This resource caters to all audiences, whether they are new to the topic, looking to explore in more depth, seeking answers to their objections, or hoping to get involved with research or other projects. Your donations will allow us to continue running distillation fellowships, in which a team of remote writers and editors collaborate on expanding and improving our written content.

To answer the “long tail” of uncommon questions, we’re also building an automated distiller. This chatbot searches a database of alignment literature and summarizes the results with citations to the sources. We also plan to redesign and improve the front end, using A/B testing to figure out how to present information in ways that make it easier to take in and share. Some groups have already reached out to us about strategic partnerships, and we aim to develop an API that lets external websites embed our search function. With larger amounts of funding, we may hire software developers to continue working on these projects, and a CEO to direct them.

Stampy's AI Safety Info

KWO is an indigenous women’s organisation serving women and girls in our community in Burma and in refugee camps in Thailand.  

The Karen Women’s Organisation (KWO) currently has a membership of more than 70,000 women living in Karen State, Burma and in refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border. KWO is a leading indigenous women’s organisation working in protection and our programs directly serve women, girls, children, and the most vulnerable people in our community. We promote women’s leadership, gender equality and community ownership in all aspects of our work. KWO is active in four main sectors: Organising and Information Sharing Program, Education Program, Health Program and Social Welfare Program.  KWO is led and staffed entirely by women in our community. KWO participates in the struggle to stop all kinds of oppression of women and of children. We believe in a federal Burma, where all communities have gender equality, the protection and promotion of indigenous people’s rights, human rights, and justice. 


WHAT WE DO

Within our 4 program areas we provide: service delivery, advocacy, awareness raising, and capacity building threaded throughout our daily work and our funded projects. Our work varies from the delivery of hygiene kits for mothers with new-borns, conducting community health and nutrition education, to ensuring safe accommodation for women suffering violence, developing Women’s Protection Laws, to training young women from our Communities to become leaders. 

KWO believes that empowering women will help reduce human rights abuses and encourage an end to discrimination against women. We believe that women have a right to be properly represented in politics and society at large. And we believe that the whole community is better off when women play an equal role with men in decision-making. The 17 individually funded Projects which KWO currently implements in refugee camps and Karen State, run under our 4 programs, and have over 100,500 beneficiaries.

WHERE WE WORK
KWO lives and works in the 7 districts of Karen State, Burma which is in Southeastern Burma and in 7 refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border.

ORGANISING AND INFORMATION SHARING PROGRAM  - KWO’s Organising and Information Sharing Program provides services, advocacy and capacity building to support women’s empowerment, mobilize the community, and sustain the organisation. KWO believes that broad community and organisational education contributes to building a fair and tolerant civil society. We conduct training, events and activities around: women’s rights, indigenous rights, democracy, political awareness, a Federal system for Burma, child protection, human rights, project management, leadership skills, public speaking, financial policy and procedures, KWO policy, landmine awareness, etc.

The Organising and Information Sharing Program Co-ordinators are all Karen women who live in their communities. Work under this Program includes: to conduct community consultations to identify needs, share information in the community about the current situation, including through KWO publications, update KWO’s membership list, co-ordinate with the KWO Social Welfare Program to organize the distribution of humanitarian aid (food and materials) in emergency situations, oversee and monitor all funded KWO projects implemented in the area, arrange and attend meetings for KWO and our network, coordinate with other agencies on issues that affect the community, assist researchers and field trips for visiting individuals, advocate on behalf of vulnerable groups in the community, conduct individual and joint advocacy efforts on the local, national, regional, and international stage.  We currently implement 4 funded projects under this program.

EDUCATION PROGRAM 
KWO’s Education Program provides services, advocacy and capacity building to promote education in our community. We provide schooling where there are gaps in existing education mainstream services in the refugee camps, and in areas in Karen State. We particularly target girls in the community to ensure they have equal access to education, protection, development and care. We also place a significant emphasis on education that promotes and preserves Karen indigenous culture.

Our Education Program Co-ordinators are all Karen women and are part of the community. Every day they work to promote education, to identify children struggling at schools or at home and provide support to the family, and assist with school fees when possible. They monitor and support KWO’s funded education projects in their areas, visit all community schools and give encouragement to students and teachers. They conduct home visits and encourage parents to send children to school, and assist the poorest of the poor children to get into schools. They attend events organized by schools to share positive messages about the benefits of education for all. They meet with education leaders at all levels and advocate for inclusive education, improved child protection mechanisms, and the importance of girls education. We currently implement 7 funded education projects under this program.

SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM 
KWO Social Welfare Program provides services, advocacy and capacity building in all sectors of Karen society. We provide direct care and assistance to community members and we work to solve social problems in our community, particularly those that affect women. Due to the failure of Burma’s successive governments to provide care and security for the people, many ethnic groups, like the Karen, have established well-organised and high-functioning social systems. The KWO Social Welfare Program does a lot of the work that a free and democratic national government would normally be offering to the people.

Our Social Welfare Program Co-ordinators are all Karen women and live in their community. Their duties include: identifying and providing care to the most vulnerable members of the community including the elderly, people with disability or chronic illness, and families in trouble; providing assistance in emergencies; help to organize community events and ceremonies; home visits; build capacity and opportunity for women to earn income especially through traditional crafts; be advocates for the best interests of women in justice cases; fight for improvements in laws relating to women and child protection, justice system reform and better enforcement mechanisms both in the refugee camps and within Southeast Burma.

Overall our Program’s main area of focus is to prevent, and respond to Violence Against Women. Under the Social Welfare Program, and its funded project, we provide an enormous amount of training for women, for KWO leaders and staff, for local community leaders, and for the broader community. We currently implement 4 funded projects under this program.

HEALTH PROGRAM 
KWO’s Health Program provides services, advocacy and capacity building to promote better health in our community. Our Health Program activities address common community health issues, like nutrition and hygiene, and we focus on the health needs of women and of children. KWO collaborates with existing community health organisations to support local health workers, to care for patients and the community. We do not offer medical or clinic-based services ourselves.

Our Health Program Co-ordinators are Karen women who live in their communities. Their work includes: to advocate for better access to health services, accompany patients to hospitals or clinics, organise village and stream clean ups, identify health needs of the most vulnerable people and provide support in the home, conduct health education campaigns in the community, share information with families about good health practices, encourage communities to set up kitchen gardens, organise access to clean drinking water, improve village sanitation and the use of built toilets, promote KWO’s key health messages for women’s reproductive health, improve access to safe sanitary materials for all women and girls, monitor any funded KWO Health projects being implemented in their area, educate parents about good nutrition and childcare, advocate for recognition of skilled Traditional Birth Attendants, and for birth registration and birth certificates for all children. We currently implement 2 funded projects under this program.

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801 Labs is a Salt Lake City based hackerspace created by local information security enthusiasts.


What is 801 Labs?

801 Labs is a Salt Lake City based hackerspace created by local information technology, electronics, and information security enthusiasts. 801 Labs is a physical space designed to be a center for peer learning and knowledge sharing in the form of workshops, presentations, and lectures. We also offer regular activities to the community, where people can gather to work on their own projects, exchange ideas, and learn from each other. Since 801 Labs is intended to be a shared community resource, almost all of our events are free and open to the public.

What will I learn at 801 Labs?

801 Labs runs a wide variety of classes that cover topics ranging from designing and building electronics, to information security, to programming, to 3D printing and 3D modeling, and more. Since we are a community run organization, our class offerings are based on what members of the local community are proficient in and willing to teach. The best way to find out exactly what you can learn is to check out our upcoming events. If you’ve got something you want to teach or would like to learn about, you can check out the get involved section and let us know you’d like to teach a class, or to let us know there is interest in a topic so that we can try to organize a class to cover that topic.


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