by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
Many girls are forced to miss school on the days of their menstrual cycle because they simply do not have access to the basic needs required to handle their periods. Girls Need You is an ongoing ABW project initiated by Lane Tomalty, owner of Copper Lane Hair Studios...
by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
One of our current local projects is the Red Deer Alternative School Centre, which provides students with an alternative to the conventional school environment. The focus of the school is to facilitate each student’s person growth as well as to promote and develop...
by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
The Kayonza Deafblind Centre, a brand-new project in Rwanda, is almost complete as of March 2021. The first phase of this project is to build a centre of 3 classrooms to specifically support deafblind students—children who have a degree of loss in both sight and...
by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
Incredible progress in Tanzania has taken place this year, with a huge focus on toilets and new classrooms. A total of 32 toilets, 10 classrooms, and 2 staff offices were completed at Mwisho Wa Shamba and Chekelei Primary School. Already the new year has seen 16...
by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
After the completion of the 100 Classrooms Project in Afghanistan, we launched the Ground Up Campaign to continue building classrooms in Afghanistan, focusing specifically on schools that are currently meeting outside or in tents. Education is a vital tool in...
by Rajiv Emerson | Apr 12, 2021 | 2021 Newsletter Updates
The world crisis is an overwhelming task for an organization like A Better World to tackle. However, we were able to provide support and assistance to the clinics that we support in Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. We’ve provided our health workers, their clinics, and the...