Houston Food Bank: In September of 2017 after the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey, GIFT donated $1000. Thank you for your support and donations!
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Debila, Age 12:
Debila is a 12-year-old girl that suffers from a birth defect in her mandible, or jaw bone, called Ankylosis. We first met this girl while touring CSI High School and Home for the Deaf. We witnessed her being taunted by other children due to her deformity. No child should be a victim of bullying. In addition to a facial deformity, Debila's right arm and leg are deformed as well. Though we think she is beautiful, we felt she would have a better future with her facial deformity corrected.
Working with maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Sunil Richardson, we were able to fund her multi-stage surgery, with a tremendous result noted. She has had a tremendous increase in confidence and is very happy with her result.
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Government Middle School Kaliankade, Vetturnimadam post, KK District: This public school provides education for grades K-8 for some of the poorest children in Nagercoil. Though it is funded by the government, only the most basic supplies are provided. The school headmistress has appealed to us for a microphone and amplifier system.
Thanks to your generous donation, we were able to send an amplifier and microphone system for the students to use during the assemblies.
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Donations so far: $10,329!
St. Joseph's Convent Highest Secondary School is a private school run by Catholic missionaries providing K-12 education for 6,000 students. The school also admits poor underprivileged children and provides meals free of charge (who otherwise would not eat).
Through your donations, were have able to supply breakfast for students for an ENTIRE YEAR!
Faces of Tomorrow: In the fall of 2018, GIFT made a $1000 donation to the Faces of Tomorrow. This organization helps raise funds for cleft lip and palate surgeries for underserved populations who might not have been able to benefit from treatment otherwise. With the help of Donations from you, in January 2019, we were able to help fund dozens of cleft lip and pallet repair surgeries in Myanmar!
Suraksha Community Centre for Family Health in Nagercoil is a nonprofit organization that provides free daycare to impoverished working parents. They provide lunch (often their only meal for the day) to their young children, aged 1-4. They are lacking early child development workbooks, crayons, pencils, and paper for the children, and donations to GIFT will help provide these for these children. While touring their facilities, one of the schools lacked any kind of ventilation/cooling system, and we noted that the heat in South India is quite intense.
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to send a year's supply of school items as well as a large ceiling fan to help keep the children and teachers cool.
GIFT : Girls International Fund for Tomorrow