Our Projects 2017-2018
BGR projects are designed to provide direct food aid to people afflicted by hunger and malnutrition, to promote ecologically sustainable agriculture, to support the education of girls and women, and to give women an opportunity to start right livelihood projects to support their families.
Bangladesh
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FOOD SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL OF ORPHANS Provide food supplies for 54 orphans for 12 months at The Orphan's Home in the rural Cittagong Hills region. » |
Bangladesh
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EDUCATING ETHNIC MINORITY GIRLS Provide Food Support for 106 ethnic Buddhist minority Girls at Yashodara Girl's School in Chttagong Hill Tracts. » |
Bangladesh
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PERMANENT DORMITORY FOR BOY STUDENTS Provide a permanent dormitory for 120 boys in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a poor area affected by conflict. » |
Burma (via Thailand)
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EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN OF BACKPACK MEDICS Support education for children of backpack health workers serving displaced Burmese villagers, students and refugees. » |
Cambodia
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FOOD SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GIRLS TO STAY IN SCHOOL Support life-transforming Girls Access To Education (GATE) program ensuring girls stay in school. » |
Cambodia
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CATALYZING THE POTENTIAL OF GIRLS AT THE MARGIN Provide scholarships and related assistance for young women in nursing and other schools. » |
Cambodia
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RICE INTENSIFICATION AND TRAINING IN AGRO-ECOLOGY Engage farmers in rice intensification program, cash crop cultivation, and other related programs. » |
Cameroon
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JOB TRAINING FOR SINGLE MOTHERS Provide practical vocational training for marginalized women and for single and teenage mothers. » |
Cameroon
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A FOOD PROGRAM FOR POOR CHILDREN Provide meals at school for over 95 poor and needy children in Ebase village. » |
Cote d'Ivoire
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IMPROVED NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN Decrease incidence of malnutrition in children especially in the first 1,000 days of life. » |
Haiti
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SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM IN JACMEL Provide at least one meal per day, six days a week for students, c. 360 meals per week. » |
Haiti
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IMPROVED CROP PRODUCTION AND DIVERSIFICATION Improve rice production & backyard vegetable gardening in recently flooded Artibonite Valley. » |
Haiti
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MEALS FOR HUNGRY KIDS IN PORT-AU-PRINCE Provide between 500 and 750 life-sustaining meals to children every weekday in the Ti Plas Kazo Community. » |
Haiti
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A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN IN PORT-AU-PRINCE Support for teacher's salaries, supplies, water, & computers for school providing quality education. » |
Haiti
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SUPPORTING THE NUTRITION OF POOR CHILDREN Help to give impoverished children two healthy meals daily, and support training workshops. » |
India
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GIRL'S HOME AND WOMEN'S SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER Sponsor education for 30 teenage girls in danger of not finishing school due to poverty. » |
India
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PROSPERITY THROUGH RESILIENT AGRICULTURE Improve resilience and income for smallholder farmers, especially women, in Uttar Pradesh. » |
India
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NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT FOR GARDEN OF PEACE SCHOOL Provide uniforms, books, transportation and food for students at Garden of Peace school. » |
Jamaica & Haiti
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NUTRITIOUS MORNING MEALS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Provide nutritious morning meals for children prepared by local small businesses. » |
Kenya
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IMPROVING MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AND NUTRITION Support proven programs that reach mothers, infants and children in need of food. » |
Kenya & Malawi
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SUSTAINABLE MINI FARMING Training, especially for women, in biointensive farming to increase food production. » |
Nicaragua
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EDUCATIONAL SPONSORSHIP OF GIRLS Provide tuition, books, uniform with insignia and shoes, and some medical screening and treatment. » |
Sri Lanka
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COMPUTER SKILLS FOR LOW INCOME GIRLS Provide access to computer technology skills development for 60 girls from low-income families. » |
Sudan
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HELPING FARMERS IN DARFUR Address critical food insecurity with training and supplies for improved farming techniques. » |
U.S. Detroit, MI
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URBAN FARMING IN DETROIT Provide aid to 1500 urban gardens, including 400 new ones in 2017. Help sponsor 22 events . » |
Vietnam
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ENHANCED HOMESTEAD FOOD PRODUCTION Train mulit-generational families to increase year-round food production improving nutrition. » |
Vietnam
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SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION IN DAI TU DISTRICT Introduce SRI to farmers to lower work burden and increase food production . » |
Vietnam
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MEALS FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS IN TAM BINH HOSPITAL Help to provide 500 vegetarian meals daily to hospital patients, total 182,000 meals per year. » |
Vietnam
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POOR CHILDREN in TAM BINH & CAM DUONG DISTRICTS Help with fees, uniforms, books, and healthcare for over 400 K-12 students. » |
