Photo: students drink from a well installed outside their school in Bangladesh.
Friend,
“You give. We deliver.”
It’s a phrase you’ve no doubt heard us repeat time and time again. Because it’s completely true. Without your response, there is little we can do. An engine without fuel cannot cannot take you anywhere.
So it brings us so much joy to be able to share with you our 2022 impact report: the tangible hope you have brought into the lives of children and families who’ve found themselves caught in the middle of conflicts that are no fault of their own.
Across 8 countries, through 32 projects, over half a million people were helped. This newsletter is dedicated to you and the mark you’ve left on their world. Because there would be no impact to report if it weren’t for your decision to put love into action.
“I know that the Karen General Education Development program can help me fight for my dream, and since I was selected, I am now more confident that I can achieve my goals.”
In Thailand, Saw Eh Doh Soe received training that allowed him to pass his GED exam and continue his education journey.
“In this hospital, they have good doctors who are specialists in treating burns. The hospital provided me with good treatment until I recovered.”
In Syria, Kareem Ismail Abadi’s burns from a kerosene heater explosion were skillfully treated at the clinic you support in Al-Hol camp.
“When I was young I couldn’t go to school because we are poor. I started to go to school at age 10 when the free school opened.”
In Bangladesh, Zyihadu Isalm is still getting an education despite his family’s financial situation because of the school you’re supporting.
“Thanks to you we have aid, all around Kharkiv we have been trying to look for medicine and food.”
In Ukraine, Svtlana and her husband received food after their apartment had been bombed but there was nowhere else safe to flee to.
"This new section of the school that Partners built helped us a lot, otherwise, we would have had to study in a different school. I thank Partners for building this."
In the Kurdish region of Iraq, kids like Merna who suffered under ISIS occupation no longer have to study in overcrowded classrooms.
These stories are a tiny snapshot of the impact of the love of this community in 2022. We encourage you to read through the whole report.
Read The Full Report
Every story, statistic, support provided; all of it is the result of the generosity and dedication of you, our global community of supporters who fuel this work. It’s the perfect example of the Margaret Mead quote: “Never underestimate the power of a small group of committed people to change the world. In fact, it is the only thing that ever has.”
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