Congratulations to the eleven 2012 AllPeopleBeHappy Volunteer Service Award recipients. They will be working this summer in Chile, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Palestine, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. For more info, click here.
To view a PDF copy of the AllPeopleBeHappy 2011 Annual Report, click here.
The AllPeopleBeHappy foundation seeks to build a world in which all people can be happy by attacking poverty as a primary cause of unhappiness. The foundation supports new and innovative efforts to combat poverty in the developing world.
New Grant: Since its founding in 2007, Village Health Works has been partnering with the community in and around Kigutu, Burundi to address its many needs. They built a hospital and with the help of AllPeopleBeHappy, established a Food Security program which has prospered since its inception in late 2008. The 2012 AllPeopleBeHappy grant of $10,000 will fund a new Educational Initiative which will address pressing educational needs by providing direct support for local students and training and development for educators throughout Burundi. The program involves three main components: implementing a teacher training and support program, conducting student competitions that improve student engagement and enthusiasm, and providing material support to the neediest students to enable participation. Much like VHW’s health and other community programs, it is anticipated that the education initiative will serve as a charter program and become a model for the region through continual refinement and meeting the needs of an education starved region.