Children in extreme poverty are often overlooked, but young girls forced into child marriages are virtually invisible. Child marriage is the greatest human rights abuse against girls globally, with hundreds of millions of girls destined for a bleak future as forced child brides. Thanks to a new partnership between the ASEA® Advancing Life® Foundation and […]
Imagine losing your home and all you own. Now imagine it’s not just lost but consumed by war. With nothing left, you are at the mercy of others’ willingness to help. It’s hard to imagine the deep feelings of vulnerability or despair that come with such hardship. Thankfully, we know that with a supportive environment […]
It isn’t easy to think about having to walk miles to fetch water, yet millions worldwide do it every day. Bringing clean water and sustainable solutions to suffering communities like those in Africa is part of the Advancing Life Foundation’s initiative to have an impact and make a difference. Our newest partnership with Engage Now […]
When visitors enter the Imbabura Province in San Pueblo, Ecuador, they’re greeted by a cute restaurant whose name Puerta al Imbabura—means “gateway into Imbabura.” This family-owned business is run by 51-year-old Fabiola Quilumbaqui out of her own childhood home. Fabiola’s mother, a well-known fritada street vendor in her day, began a family tradition in the […]
Food insecurity is a constant issue, and the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation is taking strides with an amazing service project to help change that. You can help make a difference! Join our service project on Wednesday, 20 April to help assemble 40,000 meal kits to donate to the Las Vegas Rescue Mission and US Vets. […]
In the lush, fertile zone of Ecuador’s Intag region, agriculture flourishes. Economic opportunities, however, have been slower to take root. Much of the population lives at the poverty line and nearly half of all people depend solely on agriculture. With little opportunity for education or work, the rising generation has been pushed to larger urban […]
In a region that suffers from one of the most extreme combinations of systemic poverty, illiteracy, and inequality, Indigenous Mayans will now have greater access to education and literature. Thanks to a recent partnership between Cooperative Education (CoEd) and the ASEA Advancing Life Foundation, families in the Guatemalan Western Highlands are getting some help. Poverty, […]
The pandemic has exacerbated many long-standing problems faced by the Navajo Nation. Specifically, access to nutritious food, employment opportunities, and technological advancements have been limited. Women lead the charge As primary caregivers, Navajo women continue to bear a disproportionate share of family responsibilities: caring for the children, the household, the garden, and small animals. Of […]
Food insecurity is a critical issue for families—especially over the holidays. In fact, 38 million people face hunger in the U.S., including more than 12 million children. And at least one in four people in the world are moderately or severely food insecure. Food insecurity is a lack of consistent access to enough food for […]
Roughly 1 billion people live in extreme poverty. That’s nearly 15% of the earth’s population. Family units in this group have an average of five children and must cover their needs on $1 US a day. Even those who rise above this lowest income marker and reach the next level described in Hans Rosling’s book […]