Causes: Philanthropy, Philanthropy, Charity & Voluntarism Promotion

Mission: Village Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization works in partnership with NGO's and CBO's in Africa and Asia to support sustainable solutions to community challenges.

Results: Since 2003, Village Volunteers has grown from a consortium of four community-based organizations in Kenya to 24 partner programs in Ghana, India, Nepal, and Belize. With the support of volunteers and donors around the world, Village Volunteers has:- Built classrooms, dormitories, clinics, libraries and resources centers. - Built a ceramic water filter plant in a village in Kenya that is locally owned and managed that makes 10,000 to 12,000 water filters a year. - Provided tuition for 4 medical school students, 18 in nursing training and 6 teachers. - Supported hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children through youth sponsorships. - Supported the founding and ongoing development of two manufacturing sites for making sanitary pads in India and Kenya. - Supported hundreds of trainings in bio-intensive farming methods, workshops in briquetting, solar cooking, etc. - Developed tree nurseries and demonstration gardens using bio-intensive farming methods. - Provided bicycles to be used as couriers for medical supplies and a host of other necessities for a Masaai community, and set up a bicycle repair business for a youth group. -Developed micro-enterprises for women's cooperatives to mill corn, farm, seed saving, and an array of businesses run and managed by women who have been trained in business acumen.

Target demographics: Village Volunteers does not believe in simply giving aid but partnering with stakeholders who work towards self-sufficiency in rural villages through projects that foster economic and educational opportunities, food security, improved health conditions, public health awareness and support for vulnerable children.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 496 scholarships for school, sanitary supplies for 100's of young girls in school, planted over 1,000 moringa trees, 100 water filters for classrooms, water system and pump to school

Geographic areas served: Kenya, Ghana, India, and Nepal

Programs: - Micro Enterprise Development: supporting self-sufficiency and technical assistance. - The Butterfly Project: Creating a brighter future for young women and their communities by providing college scholarships in nursing and teaching in Kenya. - Sustainable Agriculture: A model for health, practical and sustainable agricultural techniques and programs. - International Volunteer program providing placement that will enhance career and educational goals through internships. - Orphan & Vulnerable Child Support: Providing nurturing support and educational scholarships to orphans and vulnerable children. - Ceramic Water Filter Program: Providing clean water with locally made and resourced water filters making 10-12,000 water filters a yearEmpowering Women Period - Manufacturing biodegradable sanitary pads with a cooperative of disenfranchised women. The program in India has a staff of ex-sex workers from intergenerational prostitution families and those who had been trafficked as children. The program is called Mukti which means liberated in Sanskrit.