Provides Pet Food for 1 pet whose family can't afford it.

Provides food, shelter, care and vet services for 1 shelter pet.

Provides emergency life saving medical care for 1 pet with a traumatic injury or illness

Products for an immigrant/refugee family with a baby: a package of diapers or over-the-counter medicine

This purchase buys a tank of gas to transport Arabic-speaking individuals to job interviews, school conferences, medical appointments , social services, etc.

This gift helps high school juniors and seniors of immigrant/refugee families plan for a successful future by paying for college entrance exams, application fees, and other related expenses.

One day of safety, housing, and care for a woman in crisis.

Two days of stability and trauma-informed support.

One week of safe housing, counseling, and empowerment.

Provides meals for 1 person.

Provides a gift to fund one night of shelter for someone in need.

Provides a week of meals at the shelter for one person.

Provides a gift of winter hats and gloves, socks and underwear, pajamas, a dress, pants, shirt, or baby care items based on the individual requests of local families in need.

Provides 2 at risk students with backpacks filled with grade appropriate school supplies.

Provide 2 families with a gift card to purchase food or hygiene items

Provides 1 Family with a security deposit so they can move into their own apartment

Provides furnishings for a future Crossroads of Iowa house.

Provide a house for women returning from prison.

Located at St Paul Presbyterian Church. This garden has been in existence for 25 years, with the purpose of easing food insecurity. All of our produce goes directly to the Johnston Partnership. Your gift to the St Paul Pantry Garden helps to provide supplies (chemical-free products, tools, storage units, plants, seeds & irrigation materials) to grow healthy produce for food insecure individuals and families.

Provides a gift that fills 5 Friday bags for Food insecure Johnston students.

A gift to support a JUMP student for achieving an academic goal.

Provide personal care and cleaning products for a Johnston family in need

Provides labor & transportation to install 1 solar light in El Salvador

Provides a gift of solar light to a family in El Salvador

Provides 1 complete solar light system: panel, wiring, battery, and installation

Provide a simple source of protein with the gift of a chicken. This gift adds chicken to our coop, helping to feed those in our programs

Supply a student with everything he or she needs to enroll in our School of Light. This gift covers the coast of a child’s uniform, pencils, and books.

Give hope to those who are hungry with a gift of a month's worth of meals, including rice, beans, cooking oil and a bag of spices.

Provides education for a Khmu woman to learn the art of bag making.

Transportation of 100 handicrafts from a Khmu village to the global marketplace.

Provides a full month's salary to an artisan's family.

Provides dinner for a family for 1 night at RMH

Provides a one night stay for a family at the RMH

A gift that provides operational costs for RMH (water, utilities, laundry)

Provides polio vaccine injections to protect 10 children from polio for life, delivered by Rotarians throughout the world.

Funding for Rotary and their many local community service projects.

Daily breakfast for a semester for one kindergarten student in Ghana.

One start-up loan for a woman in Ghana or Nicaragua to pursue her business, which will provide for her family while gaining financial independence.

Provides military veterans with 1-1 consultations that assist their transition from service to agriculture and local food production

Gift of scholarships for veterans to pursue their own farm and local food production

Opportunity for a survivor to receive counseling to process what she has experienced and find healing.

Provides a survivor with trauma-informed work opportunities as she handcrafts products through One More Social Enterprises

Provide a survivor with a new wardrobe as sometimes she arrives with just the clothes on her back

END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE NOW! Globally, almost one in three women will experience gender-based violence in their lifetime. From assaults on reproductive rights, to rape as a weapon of war, women with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ people of all genders experience even higher rates of gender-based violence.

MADRE works with a network of grassroots global partners to address the continuum of violence targeting women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people during active conflict and in periods of so-called “peace.” We meet immediate needs for safety and care while advancing long-term solutions to prevent violence. Together with our partners, we work to ensure fundamental rights for all, including reproductive autonomy, freedom from persecution, and disability justice. Photo credit MADRE/Amadipa

END GENDER BASED VIOLENCE NOW! Globally, almost one in three women will experience gender-based violence in their lifetime. From assaults on reproductive rights, to rape as a weapon of war, women with disabilities and the LGBTQIA+ people of all genders experience even higher rates of gender-based violence.

MADRE works with a network of grassroots global partners to address the continuum of violence targeting women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people during active conflict and in periods of so-called “peace.” We meet immediate needs for safety and care while advancing long-term solutions to prevent violence. Together with our partners, we work to ensure fundamental rights for all, including reproductive autonomy, freedom from persecution, and disability justice. Photo credit MADRE/Amadipa

MICRO-FARMS FOR MOTHERS - EGYPT In upper Egypt, 75% of families living in extreme poverty face a daily struggle and chronic food insecurity. Mothers are the main providers in many of these families. Farming and agriculture can help generate income, but without resources, that could prove difficult.

Through HANDS’ micro-farming program, animals and vital starter supplies give these mothers a solid foundation to build an income generating business. A flock of chicks took Doaa (one beneficiary) from, in her words, “struggling to survive, to building a brighter future.” After gradually expanding her micro-farm through this program, she now can inspire more families to break free from poverty. In just a few months, your generosity can help turn hunger into harvest, despair into dignity, and hardship into hope. Photo credit HANDS

MICRO-FARMS FOR MOTHERS - EGYPT In upper Egypt, 75% of families living in extreme poverty face a daily struggle and chronic food insecurity. Mothers are the main providers in many of these families. Farming and agriculture can help generate income, but without resources, that could prove difficult.

Through HANDS’ micro-farming program, animals and vital starter supplies give these mothers a solid foundation to build an income generating business. A flock of chicks took Doaa (one beneficiary) from, in her words, “struggling to survive, to building a brighter future.” After gradually expanding her micro-farm through this program, she now can inspire more families to break free from poverty. In just a few months, your generosity can help turn hunger into harvest, despair into dignity, and hardship into hope. Photo credit HANDS

SEWING A PATH OUT OF POVERTY - INDIA

Girls born into India’s lowest social class have three strikes against them. First, they are rural or live in city slums. Second, they are Dalits – Untouchables - born into the lowest rank of India’s social caste system. Third, they face discrimination at almost every level: from access to education and medical facilities, to restrictions on where they can live, worship, and work. Menial, hard labor jobs, such as 12-hour days as a field worker, yield a mere 200 rupees a day (about $2 per day). Most married women are often unskilled, and if the husband is unable to work, everyone suffers. Many elderly widowed and childless women end up begging on the streets. These outcomes can change when women learn an income producing skill through India Partners’ seamstress program. This new skill can financially stabilize her future and allow her to have a dignified home-based business. Photo credit India Partners

SEWING A PATH OUT OF POVERTY - INDIA

Girls born into India’s lowest social class have three strikes against them. First, they are rural or live in city slums. Second, they are Dalits – Untouchables - born into the lowest rank of India’s social caste system. Third, they face discrimination at almost every level: from access to education and medical facilities, to restrictions on where they can live, worship, and work. Menial, hard labor jobs, such as 12-hour days as a field worker, yield a mere 200 rupees a day (about $2 per day). Most married women are often unskilled, and if the husband is unable to work, everyone suffers. Many elderly widowed and childless women end up begging on the streets. These outcomes can change when women learn an income producing skill through India Partners’ seamstress program. This new skill can financially stabilize her future and allow her to have a dignified home-based business. Photo credit India Partners

CRAFTING FOR LIVELIHOOD - EGYPT

Seventy percent of women in upper Egypt are unemployed, struggling to provide for their families. Some women also face challenges accessing basic human rights. While crafting is a culturally accepted livelihood, to transform it into an income generating activity, women need guidance.

Through HANDS’ crafting program, women are connected with mentors and given tools to start a small crafting enterprise. Training and mentoring empowers them to transform their home-based craft activities into a sustainable income. Nearly 300 artisans have already completed this life-changing program, creating stability for their future. One young woman, Hanaa, once worked alone and with simple tools from her modest home, struggling to sell even five leather products per month. After participating in the program, she increased her profits by 300% and now trains and employs other underprivileged women in her community. Photo credit HANDS

CRAFTING FOR LIVELIHOOD - EGYPT

Seventy percent of women in upper Egypt are unemployed, struggling to provide for their families. Some women also face challenges accessing basic human rights. While crafting is a culturally accepted livelihood, to transform it into an income generating activity, women need guidance.

Through HANDS’ crafting program, women are connected with mentors and given tools to start a small crafting enterprise. Training and mentoring empowers them to transform their home-based craft activities into a sustainable income. Nearly 300 artisans have already completed this life-changing program, creating stability for their future. One young woman, Hanaa, once worked alone and with simple tools from her modest home, struggling to sell even five leather products per month. After participating in the program, she increased her profits by 300% and now trains and employs other underprivileged women in her community. Photo credit HANDS

DONKEY CART LIBRARY - ETHIOPIA: In Ethiopia, very few children have access to books. While school enrollment rates have increased, an estimated 52% of people ages 15 and older still cannot read. Even if a child is learning to read, the number of books available in Ethiopian languages beyond textbooks, are limited. Additionally, school and public libraries are scarce and poorly equipped.

Ethiopia Reads’ programs make reading accessible for children and families, through donkey powered libraries and other activities. Primary-aged children are more passionate about reading when the power of reading is promoted by their families at home. Your gift will improve literacy and encourage Ethiopian children to embrace the joy of reading.

SCHOOL READY WITH BACKPACKS, SHOES AND UNIFORMS - KENYA: On March 5th, 2023, Citizen TV in Kenya reported that there are 2.4 million learners who have been unable to attend school due to family poverty level, multiple siblings and/or insecurity. One of the most pressing needs for children is assistance with the cost of their education. Expanding Opportunities has been assisting children in Kenya for over two decades.

Students who are most at risk are identified and given priority. Their school fees, uniforms, backpacks and/or supplies are all provided for. They also receive follow ups so children are on a learning path and their performance is on track for graduation. Your gift will enable more students to achieve greatness through education!

SCHOOL READY WITH BACKPACKS, SHOES AND UNIFORMS - KENYA: On March 5th, 2023, Citizen TV in Kenya reported that there are 2.4 million learners who have been unable to attend school due to family poverty level, multiple siblings and/or insecurity. One of the most pressing needs for children is assistance with the cost of their education. Expanding Opportunities has been assisting children in Kenya for over two decades.

Students who are most at risk are identified and given priority. Their school fees, uniforms, backpacks and/or supplies are all provided for. They also receive follow ups so children are on a learning path and their performance is on track for graduation. Your gift will enable more students to achieve greatness through education!

NEW SKILLS BRING HOPE FOR TOMORROW - EGYPT: Millions of young Egyptians are either unemployed or limited to working in unsafe, poorly paid, and unstable menial jobs.

This project, through HANDS, offers new hope to youth who are fighting for their survival. Ashraf lives in the village of Rida in the Minya governorate. As a young father, he worked hard to provide for his family of four, but barely scraped by on a meager earning. When the COVID pandemic hit, Ashraf lost his job as the owner of the business he worked for was struggling to keep his business alive.

Through this vocational training program, Ashraf learned carpentry. He received a small toolkit and now earns a living doing furniture repair and handyman work! With this gift, more success stories, like Ashraf’s, can become a reality.

NEW SKILLS BRING HOPE FOR TOMORROW - EGYPT: Millions of young Egyptians are either unemployed or limited to working in unsafe, poorly paid, and unstable menial jobs.

This project, through HANDS, offers new hope to youth who are fighting for their survival. Ashraf lives in the village of Rida in the Minya governorate. As a young father, he worked hard to provide for his family of four, but barely scraped by on a meager earning. When the COVID pandemic hit, Ashraf lost his job as the owner of the business he worked for was struggling to keep his business alive.

Through this vocational training program, Ashraf learned carpentry. He received a small toolkit and now earns a living doing furniture repair and handyman work! With this gift, more success stories, like Ashraf’s, can become a reality.

LEG BRACES AND HIGHER LEARNING - DR CONGO: Parents of disabled children in the DR Congo can rarely afford the special equipment needed to enable their children to walk to school, or the school fees required to send them to school. Only about 50% of all children are able to go to primary school in the DRC due to abject poverty and the percentage is significantly lower among children that are physically handicapped. Left at home these children remain ostracized, and false misconceptions persist in society regarding their physical and mental capacities.

StandProud helps these children attain maximum mobility and dignity through the crafting of simple orthopedic leg braces, which makes it possible for them to attend school. These children also receive support for education, which significantly improves their health and well-being.

LEG BRACES AND HIGHER LEARNING - DR CONGO: Parents of disabled children in the DR Congo can rarely afford the special equipment needed to enable their children to walk to school, or the school fees required to send them to school. Only about 50% of all children are able to go to primary school in the DRC due to abject poverty and the percentage is significantly lower among children that are physically handicapped. Left at home these children remain ostracized, and false misconceptions persist in society regarding their physical and mental capacities.

StandProud helps these children attain maximum mobility and dignity through the crafting of simple orthopedic leg braces, which makes it possible for them to attend school. These children also receive support for education, which significantly improves their health and well-being.

PADS KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL - KENYA: In poor, rural areas of western Kenya even the most basic sanitary supplies for menstruating school girls are hard to secure and the privacy to take care of oneself while at school is usually unavailable. Some schools have no latrines or private spaces to change; few have water for washing up. This means girls regularly stay home from school during their periods and that lost time adversely affects their education.

By working in 40 schools with approximately 1000 girls, we can change this! Catherine, a student, struggled with missing school during her periods because her access to sanitary supplies was limited and her school did not have adequate latrines with water. Now, with help from Sasa Harambee, she no longer misses school. She can take care of her monthly needs and keep up with her studies. Her self-confidence has soared!

PADS KEEP GIRLS IN SCHOOL - KENYA: In poor, rural areas of western Kenya even the most basic sanitary supplies for menstruating school girls are hard to secure and the privacy to take care of oneself while at school is usually unavailable. Some schools have no latrines or private spaces to change; few have water for washing up. This means girls regularly stay home from school during their periods and that lost time adversely affects their education.

By working in 40 schools with approximately 1000 girls, we can change this! Catherine, a student, struggled with missing school during her periods because her access to sanitary supplies was limited and her school did not have adequate latrines with water. Now, with help from Sasa Harambee, she no longer misses school. She can take care of her monthly needs and keep up with her studies. Her self-confidence has soared!

A SCHOOL FOR PEACE - MIDDLE EAST: At the Mar Elias Educational Institute (MEEI), Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Druze students and teachers are “Building Peace on Desktops.” MEEI provides academic excellence while modeling values of respect, mutual understanding, forgiveness, and nonviolence. A significant majority of graduates pursue higher education and become key leaders in their careers and communities.

One example, Dr. Swar Hassan Asla, was recently hired at UC, Santa Cruz. Despite her family’s economic struggles, they always valued and supported her education, which is why they sent their daughter to Mar Elias. Without scholarships, these low-income students, and Swar’s education wouldn’t have been possible. We envision a future where Swar and students like her, can still fulfill their dreams. Through your gift you can help more students become one peace-building leader at a time.

A SCHOOL FOR PEACE - MIDDLE EAST: At the Mar Elias Educational Institute (MEEI), Christian, Muslim, Jewish, and Druze students and teachers are “Building Peace on Desktops.” MEEI provides academic excellence while modeling values of respect, mutual understanding, forgiveness, and nonviolence. A significant majority of graduates pursue higher education and become key leaders in their careers and communities.

One example, Dr. Swar Hassan Asla, was recently hired at UC, Santa Cruz. Despite her family’s economic struggles, they always valued and supported her education, which is why they sent their daughter to Mar Elias. Without scholarships, these low-income students, and Swar’s education wouldn’t have been possible. We envision a future where Swar and students like her, can still fulfill their dreams. Through your gift you can help more students become one peace-building leader at a time.

LIFE GIVING WATER WELLS - S SUDAN: Almost 5.1 million people in South Sudan lack access to safe water according to UNICEF. The reasons are complex but, climate crisis, conflict, lack of infrastructure, and lack of economic growth are a few reasons for this.

Water for South Sudan works to solve these problems holistically by providing access to safe water in rural villages. Local governments are involved at every step, securing buy-in from the community. Villagers work alongside the WFSS team, participating in hygiene education and well maintenance training, thus ensuring long-term sustainability. They also help construct water storage and distribution systems, drill and repair wells, and build latrines—bridging the gap between tribes and reducing conflict.

LIFE GIVING WATER WELLS - S SUDAN: Almost 5.1 million people in South Sudan lack access to safe water according to UNICEF. The reasons are complex but, climate crisis, conflict, lack of infrastructure, and lack of economic growth are a few reasons for this.

Water for South Sudan works to solve these problems holistically by providing access to safe water in rural villages. Local governments are involved at every step, securing buy-in from the community. Villagers work alongside the WFSS team, participating in hygiene education and well maintenance training, thus ensuring long-term sustainability. They also help construct water storage and distribution systems, drill and repair wells, and build latrines—bridging the gap between tribes and reducing conflict.

EQUIP A MEDIC TEAM - BURMA (MYANMAR): In any conflict, children suffer the most. Burma’s army continues to launch attacks against their ethnic minorities—the internally displaced has increased by two thirds, from 1.8 to 3 million according to the UN. The displaced have no access to healthcare, and as a result suffer the most, exposed to harsh conditions. One example is infant mortality, with 1 in 10 children not surviving the birth process without medical care. Additionally, more than 1 in 10 suffer from malaria.

Burma Humanitarian Mission is making a difference. Their brave backpack medic teams travel to those displaced and provide medicine to treat common, and lethal conditions such as: malaria, dysentery, infections, landmine injuries, and postpartum complications. The medics have traveled to isolated villages and camps, providing medical and maternal care, and as a result, infant mortality has dropped 100 times in the last two decades. Your gift of medicine can help them save more lives.

EQUIP A MEDIC TEAM - BURMA (MYANMAR): In any conflict, children suffer the most. Burma’s army continues to launch attacks against their ethnic minorities—the internally displaced has increased by two thirds, from 1.8 to 3 million according to the UN. The displaced have no access to healthcare, and as a result suffer the most, exposed to harsh conditions. One example is infant mortality, with 1 in 10 children not surviving the birth process without medical care. Additionally, more than 1 in 10 suffer from malaria.

Burma Humanitarian Mission is making a difference. Their brave backpack medic teams travel to those displaced and provide medicine to treat common, and lethal conditions such as: malaria, dysentery, infections, landmine injuries, and postpartum complications. The medics have traveled to isolated villages and camps, providing medical and maternal care, and as a result, infant mortality has dropped 100 times in the last two decades. Your gift of medicine can help them save more lives.

COMFORT CUBS FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS - USA: “My client said,’’ He is really for me, you got him for me?”

I have no words for the level of therapeutic care this weighted bear has provided for many of my trauma patients.” - M. Mason, AMFT

When the unimaginable happens - the death of a child or parent, sexual abuse or domestic violence- there are no words. The Comfort Cub helps to provide immediate relief. One in five children between the ages of two and five are victims of domestic violence and abuse. The Comfort Cub is a therapeutic, weighted teddy bear that is clinically proven to reduce the manifestations of grief, helping to heal a broken heart and calm the body after trauma.

COMFORT CUBS FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS - USA: “My client said,’’ He is really for me, you got him for me?”

I have no words for the level of therapeutic care this weighted bear has provided for many of my trauma patients.” - M. Mason, AMFT

When the unimaginable happens - the death of a child or parent, sexual abuse or domestic violence- there are no words. The Comfort Cub helps to provide immediate relief. One in five children between the ages of two and five are victims of domestic violence and abuse. The Comfort Cub is a therapeutic, weighted teddy bear that is clinically proven to reduce the manifestations of grief, helping to heal a broken heart and calm the body after trauma.

A COMMUNITY CLINIC AND SAFE BIRTHING KITS - KENYA: Every day in rural sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of mothers, newborns, and young children die preventable deaths, all because they lack basic health care. Hospitals are far away, and local clinics often lack the basic equipment and healthcare workers to treat common ailments. Angel Covers established a clinic in rural Kenya with a highly trained physician to address this issue, providing healthcare for several common diseases and saving lives, and a dedicated maternal and neonatal wing to provide safe births.

Rose (name changed) a newborn was recently brought to the clinic after suffering from severe jaundice. While jaundice is common in newborns and can often resolve on its own, severe cases can lead to long-term brain damage or death if left untreated. Fortunately, Rose’s parents were able to take her to our clinic, which was closer to their home and she received the necessary treatment to ensure her health and survival.

A COMMUNITY CLINIC AND SAFE BIRTHING KITS - KENYA: Every day in rural sub-Saharan Africa, thousands of mothers, newborns, and young children die preventable deaths, all because they lack basic health care. Hospitals are far away, and local clinics often lack the basic equipment and healthcare workers to treat common ailments. Angel Covers established a clinic in rural Kenya with a highly trained physician to address this issue, providing healthcare for several common diseases and saving lives, and a dedicated maternal and neonatal wing to provide safe births.

Rose (name changed) a newborn was recently brought to the clinic after suffering from severe jaundice. While jaundice is common in newborns and can often resolve on its own, severe cases can lead to long-term brain damage or death if left untreated. Fortunately, Rose’s parents were able to take her to our clinic, which was closer to their home and she received the necessary treatment to ensure her health and survival.

BIKES CHANGE COMMUNITIES: Doctors, students and teachers all have one thing in common in rural parts of Africa, they lack transportation. Reaching a clinic or school can mean walking nearly 7 miles. In critical health situations, the distance can be the difference between life and death. Children also must walk hours to and from school, only to return home exhausted and hungry. A bike can truly be a game changer.

Bicycles for Humanity seeks to change the world two wheels at a time, delivering 1,600-2,000 bikes annually to their community-operated bike shops. Each bike is sold at an affordable price, and the proceeds from each purchase returns to support the local communities.

BIKES CHANGE COMMUNITIES: Doctors, students and teachers all have one thing in common in rural parts of Africa, they lack transportation. Reaching a clinic or school can mean walking nearly 7 miles. In critical health situations, the distance can be the difference between life and death. Children also must walk hours to and from school, only to return home exhausted and hungry. A bike can truly be a game changer.

Bicycles for Humanity seeks to change the world two wheels at a time, delivering 1,600-2,000 bikes annually to their community-operated bike shops. Each bike is sold at an affordable price, and the proceeds from each purchase returns to support the local communities.

GIVE A CAUSE A BOOST - GLOBAL: Every cause in our Gifts Inspiring Change catalog deserves an equal chance to make a difference in lives around the world. However, some projects do not receive as much support as others. When a cause is underfunded, that means less children have food to eat, not as many can attend school, and more mothers will continue to struggle in poverty. The Give a Cause a Boost fund through Alternative Gifts International is designated solely for the purpose of ensuring more people receive the aid they need.

ONE SHARE OF EMERGENCY RELIEF - GLOBAL: Every year, countless lives globally are impacted by natural disasters. War and internal conflict contributes to hardships furthermore.

Each year AGI will select a nonprofit with a proven record in emergency disaster response. This fund aids in mobilizing skilled labor, sending medical supplies, providing food, and more.

Your gift to this program alleviates suffering caused by unexpected disasters that disrupt lives around the world.

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