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“Lasallian Women of Hope” Program Provides Educational Access

The Lasallian Women of Hope program assists girls and women to gain full access to Lasallian education. The program awards small grants which eliminate hurdles females encounter while attending Lasallian institutions. The program is a grassroots project with representation from the five regions of the Lasallian world.

“Center for Life” Empowers Autistic, Physically and Mentally Challenged Children

The “Centre de Vie” (Center for Life) in Alexandria, Egypt provides specialized educational and life skill training to autistic children and young adults with physical or mental challenges.

Venezuela: Humanitarian Appeal to Combat Student Hunger and Attend School

Venezuela ranks among the world's worst social collapses. Suffering from out-of-control hyperinflation, greatly reduced medical services, elimination of social programs, and widespread starvation, it is an intense humanitarian crisis. This campaign keeps students in school by providing lunches.

Mozambique: Azada Verde uses agro-ecology to feed thousands

This man is NOT riding a bicycle. He is using Azada Verde's innovative bici-pump to irrigate crops. This environmentally friendly design effectively provides food security, generates family income, and addresses childhood nutrition through special targetted programs.

Trương Vĩnh Ký Secondary School

The newly opened Trương Vĩnh Ký school in the central highlands of Vietnam will eliminate the stigma suffered by the local Montagnard population – a minority group that is socio-economically and linguistically marginalized. Providing students with proper educational training will allow all the otherwise neglected children to continue their studies in the public system, obtain state-recognition for their studies, and develop the necessary skills for future employment.

South Sudan: New Rumbek High School Nearing Completion

A new high school in South Sudan will enable educationally disadvantaged youth to get a quality Lasallian education. The school is has been built at the request of local officials who want a quality education provided to their youth.

Mozambique Devastated by Cyclone Idai

On Thursday, March 14th, Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique creating one of the worst disasters ever to strike the country. Its torrential floods and winds of over 140 mph forced people to evacuate their collapsed dwellings and cling to trees...

ECU: Professionalizing Ethiopia’s Future

Located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Catholic University (ECU) addresses a critical need for professionals, especially considering Ethiopia is soon to be one of the ten most populous countries in the world. ECU is becoming a Center of Excellence for Africa's horn, providing a new generation of outstanding doctors and engineers. These aspiring, capable, and talented students need educational scholarship support to help them serve the future of Africa.

Educate the Children of Vietnamese Street Vendors

Early before dawn breaks, bleary-eyed children sleepily stagger into Ho Chi Minh city with their street-vendor parents. The Tan Hung school offers five primary grades of classes to 130 of these otherwise educationally-excluded street children, many of whom have emotional or learning issues. With the teachers' patience, care and lots of hard work, 100% of the graduates have further access to a quality education.

Support Aid to Migrants and Refugees from Africa

Many immigrants from the Middle East and Africa have made death-defying efforts to cross the Mediterranean in pursuit of refugee status in Europe. Those surviving the perilous journey frequently arrive at Italy's extensive coastline and, in doing so, they challenge an overburdened humanitarian system to accommodate their human needs for food, shelter, and clothing. Attending to those who fall through the holes of normal social services, Lasallians are helping to sponsor Sisters who provide these refugees with basic needs, assist their entry into the Italian social system, and otherwise help them acclimate to a new life in a very different world. Donations are being sought to continue this good work by providing funds for refugee supplies and operational costs of the Sisters who care for these refugees .