Volunteers Provide Food To COVID-19 Patients Under Quarantine in Indonesia In July 2021, another devastating surge of COVID-19 swept across Indonesia. Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia and home to about 10 million people (30 million if adjacent towns are included) became the epicenter of the outbreak. The new wave has pushed the hospitals to […]
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Living Goods Supports and Advocates for Health Workers in Africa Living Goods is a non-profit organisation operating in Africa that aims to “save lives at scale by supporting digitally empowered community health workers.” At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Living Goods and its partners promptly responded in Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso, and Sierra Leone.
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The #CovidUnder19 initiative Makes Children’s Voices Heard Children face different challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic from those met by adults. To make their voices heard, Terre des Hommes, a non-profit organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, launched the #CovidUnder19 initiative in April 2020. Terre des Hommes central mission is to protect the most vulnerable children in
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Peace Parks Foundation Alleviates the COVID-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa Transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs), also called peace parks, are part of a large ecological region that “straddles the boundaries of two or more countries, encompassing one or more protected areas as well as multiple resource use areas.” (https://www.peaceparks.org/) Peace Parks Foundation, founded in 1997 by
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Supporting Mental Health of Young People in Canada Factors ranging from suboptimal living situations to highly stressful jobs can lead to poor mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a further toll on mental wellness in many people. Youth Mental Health Canada (YMHC) is a community-based non-profit organization led by the youth that focuses on
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Zariya India Empowers Slum Residents in India Slums are long-thought by experts as a manifestation of urban exclusion and inequality. Poverty, hunger, and poor education are recurring themes in these often-ignored areas in many countries, including India. Zariya India is a non-profit organisation born during the COVID-19 pandemic with the mission to “channelise kindness from
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