October 13, 2021
Check out this video about our USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance funded work in Indonesia. The film captures the rare beauty of this South East Asian […]
September 23, 2021
Read about the profound impact our USAID-funded project on Increasing Community Resilience in Timor-Leste, Oecusse is having on the people of this remote region.
September 7, 2021
Listen to Chris Macoloo, World Neighbors Regional Director of East Africa, on BBC’s World Service Business Daily, originally aired on September 6, 2021. To […]
March 8, 2021
This International Women’s Day, World Neighbors (WN) is excited to celebrate the success of our partnership with The Starbucks Foundation. In 2018, WN received a generous […]
August 4, 2020
Laxmi B.K., age 35, lives in the rural village of Sindhupalchok in Nepal. She is a member of the Dalit community of Chautara Sangachokgadi Municipality, ward […]
July 10, 2020
By Randy Mulyanto and Nicola Smith Almost half of Timor-Leste’s more than 1.2 million population still lives in extreme poverty with little access to healthcare and […]
March 5, 2020
By Larisa Epatko The global picture for girls is improving with more girls attending school than ever before and countries outlawing child marriage, said U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres […]
March 5, 2020
By Rob Fletcher A programme that encourages the adoption of pond-based fish farming in Kenya is raising household incomes and halting the spread of sexually transmitted […]
June 2, 2017
Generally, all farmers in Oecusse, Timor-Leste practice slash and burn to open new farmland. The mountainous, geographic condition of Oecusse means most of the farmland is on steep, sloping land that make the impact from slash and burn even worse, as the top soil washes down and away during the rainy season.
June 2, 2017
Adela Jerónimo (50) is a single woman, living in the community of Zarca La Mina, in Jocotan, Chiquimula, Guatemala.
She never had children and lives with her mother, brother, and niece. Adela started collaborating with World Neighbors (WN) in 2009, when she received support to start a small poultry farm that is very successful.
June 2, 2017
The World Neighbors supported, Bihar Integrated Rural Development Program (BIRDP), is operating in Madhubani district, Bihar,India. The program covers 43 villages from 4 blocks - Phulparas, Ghoghardiha, Andhratharhi and Khutouna.
June 2, 2017
Pelagia Mendoza Sicha, from Peru, was engaged in various agricultural activities, including raising dairy cows. The raising of cattle for milk production was producing discouraging results because production and maintenance costs were very high.