Every story here is true and sourced. Some are retold from an account a charity itself published; others are good deeds from around the world, retold from a publisher's report that a second source confirms. Each is checked against its source and approved by a person. Where a story names an organization we have not checked, it says so.
Farming
Andrew Musamia and Eunice Nelima once lived in a grass-thatched house and got just nine bags of maize from half an acre. After joining a One Acre Fund farming group in 2008, Andrew harvested 15 bags, and timber from trees they planted now pays their youngest's school fees.
One Acre Fund
Global health
A childbirth injury cost Malosa her baby, her husband and her place in her community. A free operation gave her back her life.
Fistula Foundation
Education
Chandani dropped out in fourth grade because her family could not pay the fees. One mentor and one program put her back in a classroom.
Room to Read
Housing
Antonia Cuffee spent her childhood moving from one rented place to the next. Helping build her family's first real home taught her how to finish what she started.
Habitat for Humanity International
Veterans
An Air Force bomb disposal sergeant came home from his third tour badly wounded. A house built around his injuries gave him the strength to chase the job he had always wanted.
Homes For Our Troops