Ateliê de Idéias offers hope and opportunity to marginalized populations in Brazil. The organization has grown rapidly by responding to the needs of people.
To date, Ateliê de Idéias has established 17 community development banks. Loans are made to start or expand small businesses, build or remodel homes and assist families in emergency situations.
The work of Ateliê de Idéias is focused on promoting the dignity and value of all human life, particularly families living in poverty. She is an advocate, working every day to improve lives.
Brother Charles oversees a primary school and vocational education program run by the Brothers of Charles Lwanga on the edge of the Kibera slum, the largest slum in Africa. The primary school currently enrolls 280 students and 260 young people, including teenage mothers who are enrolled in vocational programs.
The vocational programs are an effective strategy in alleviating poverty and include programs in motor vehicle maintenance, hairdressing and beauty, hospitality, computer technology and more. The Bannakaroli brothers see themselves as defenders of human rights and as a voice for the vulnerable.
Worldwide, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the leading cause of cancer death in women. Currently, just under half of all new cases occur in the developing world. But this is changing: the incidence of breast cancer in low- and middle-income countries is growing by up to 5% per year as populations age, and as many people adopt unhealthy modern lifestyles that increase the risk of cancer.
Developing countries accounts for the majority of breast cancer deaths. Diagnostic and treatment services are limited and most patients are first seen when the disease is advanced. In sub-Saharan Africa only 32% of women are still alive five years after diagnosis, compared with 81% in the US. Developing countries have little experience of what is feasible and effective in resource-poor settings, and the Axios breast cancer project in Ethiopia was a unique attempt to fill that gap.
Funded by AstraZeneca, it was run in collaboration with Tikur Anbessa, the main referral hospital in Addis Ababa, with the aim of making it a centre of excellence for breast cancer management and treatment.
(read more at: https://axiosint.com/ethiopiabcprogram)
In the northern district of Karonga, Malawi is the Lusubilo Orphan Care Project, which empowers individuals facing hunger and HIV/AIDS. Lusubilo now supports four areas in the Karonga region.
Nazareth Home for God’s Children serves one of the most vulnerable populations in Ghana: “spirit children.” Certain communities believe children who are born with physical, mental or behavioral disabilities are bad omens and must be cast out or even killed. The Nazareth Home for God’s Children takes in these innocents and raises them with tenderness and love, providing the sustenance and care they need to thrive.
More than twenty-five years in Haiti have given Fr. Richard Frechette—a priest and physician—a unique view of the nation’s rich spirit. In 1987, he founded Nos Petits Freres et Soeurs orphanage in Haiti. The orphanage’s programs eventually grew into the St. Luke Foundation, which includes a medical mission and school system.
Agape was founded by Daniel and Avitha Victor, who have spent their lives serving disabled teens and adults—a community of people with significant need in India. Daniel and Avitha use compassion to develop a professional skill set and support system for each person, promoting personal confidence, independence and success. Many served by Agape learn computer skills, completed a one-year diploma course and are employed as software engineers in Chennai’s IT corridor. Others have the opportunity to start their own small businesses. Daniel and Avitha hope to eventually build their own facility, expanding the number of people they serve.
The Red Cloud Indian School has educated thousands of primary and high school students, many of whom have gone on to college, technical schools or service in the military. They graduate from Red Cloud with not just an education, but with a personal roadmap for a better life.