by Linda MacDonald | Sep 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Asia, refugee crises come in all shapes and sizes. From displaced Burmese Muslim Rohingya in Bangladesh to North Koreans fleeing to freedom, the needs are astronomical. The United Nations Refugee Agency reported that 2019 witnessed the highest level of individuals...
by Linda MacDonald | Sep 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Charities Aid Foundation of America or CAF America in Virginia surveyed over five hundred charitable organizations around the world to assess the COVID-19 pandemic impact to global operations. Nearly 100% of the nonprofit organizations stated that COVID-19 has...
by Linda MacDonald | Sep 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Global Overview on Poverty 736 million people live in extreme poverty. About half of the world’s poor live in just five countries: India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. In developing regions, one in 10 people live on less...
by Linda MacDonald | Aug 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
School closures and homeschooling as a result of COVID-19 quarantines have led to obvious and predictable issues ranging from compromised education to health and safety risks for tens of millions of children in the US – and these are in just the “normal”...
by Linda MacDonald | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Problems paying rent during COVID-19? Read on. The CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, protects people who live in federally subsidized homes from being evicted during the pandemic. If this pertains to you, know that you are...