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Guest blog: In Service, be as Selfish as Possible
There is a cautionary tale that frequently surfaces in discussions about international aid. Women from a particular village walk miles to the river to do laundry despite the donation of a laundry trough circling the village’s water tank. The organization that donated the washing station failed to realize that laundry time serves another function: women-only…
Read MoreFBB monitoring famine for possible HDR Drive
At this time, one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the modern age is unfolding in Northeast Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. This past weekend, in only the Jubbaland region of southern Somalia, 26 people lost their lives to starvation in the span of a day and a half. Famines have started to become…
Read MorePossible: Improving health care through technology
In health care systems it is common for physicians to rely on patients’ medical histories when making treatment decisions. Knowledge of preexisting conditions can help doctors make accurate diagnoses. An electronic medical record (EMR) is a tool used by health care professionals to reliably record, share, and analyze the extensive medical histories of patients to…
Read MorePossible success in creating health centers
As Foundation Beyond Belief’s Humanist Giving program matures, we continue to tweak our approach to selecting our beneficiaries. Possible, our Poverty and Health beneficiary, is developing a rural health network in Nepal. Their program addresses two of the primary focus areas we evaluate when selecting beneficiaries: community-based philanthropy and capacity-building opportunities. Community-based philanthropy is the…
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Possible runs a full-service hospital in rural Nepal, where care is difficult to access and expensive. Their model includes a capacity-building component that calls for building six local clinics (three completed) and using community health care workers to fill in the gaps. Long-term plans are to expand this model with six main hospitals. Possible works…
Read MoreThank You from GO Humanity
We’re sad to say we’re closing… Dear Supporters of GO Humanity, We have very heavy news. As of October 1st, 2023, GO Humanity must dissolve as an organization and cease to operate. In 2009, we planted a seed which became the sapling of Foundation Beyond Belief which became the tree of GO Humanity. Now our…
Read MoreMarch Volunteer Network Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 50 events in March, serving 14,848 individual beneficiaries and giving out 22,467 meals! Additional GO Humanity Service Teams held 19 more service events.
Read MoreOpinion: FEMA and Red Cross are not Champions
This piece comes to us from an activist and member of one of the vulnerable communities impacted by ongoing Atlantic hurricanes. Robin Harris is an an organizer for Central Florida Mutual Aid and collaborates with GO Humanity service team Orlando Oasis on disaster recovery. I will never forget the tears that filled Ernie’s eyes. I…
Read MoreSeptember Service Team Roundup!
Teams in our Food Security Project (FSP) reported 17 events in September, serving 12,837 individual beneficiaries and giving out 5,214 meals! (These numbers are not final—teams in Florida were granted an extension for September because of Hurricane Ian.) Additional GO Humanity Service Teams (GO Teams) held 12 more service events.
Read MoreAre Hurricanes to Blame for Massive Destruction in Black and Brown Neighborhoods?
NOLA! The place of culture, color, and festivities! Magical ambience on almost every corner! Your one stop destination for treating your palette to every flavor imaginable! Unfortunately, New Orleans was completely destroyed in more ways than one back in 2005.
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