Our Impact

Your generosity funds the education and enhanced opportunities of children in need, through local projects that you can see in action in your own communities, and global projects that reach beyond national borders.

Once we have touched the life of a child, the impact is evident in that child’s life wherever he or she may journey. And, our work transforms not only the life of that child, but that of the child’s family and community, and the world forever.

In the stories below, you’ll see our mission come to life. You’ll see how we educate and empower, break the cycle of poverty, set children on a positive path, restore hope, and brighten futures through the power of education. We can only do this with your continued support and generous donations.

OUR GLOBAL IMPACT

Family Literacy Night—Wren Avenue

United States 2023

On September 12, Yours Humanly hosted a Family Literacy Night, which included dinner, arts activities, and book distributions, at Wren Avenue Elementary School (Concord, CA, Contra Costa County), attended by more than 50 students and more than 65 of their parents and family members. This was one of twenty family literacy nights we plan to host in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 at ten Concord elementary schools served by Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

 

We purchased close to 400 books, one each for all students at Wren Avenue, to take home and keep as their own, to read alone and with parents, and to share with siblings and friends. Wren’s teachers chose A Boy Called Bat (Elana K. Arnold) for K–2, and Merci Suárez Changes Gears (Meg Medina), for 3–5. After a warm welcome and opening remarks by Principal Celeste Kitts, we distributed the English-language and bilingual books to students—who gleefully showed off their books to family members and the event photographer—and watched as they engaged in the evening’s arts and crafts activities. 

 

This high impact Family Literacy Night project, which will benefit more than 4,000 students during the 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 school years, was made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative and by a generous grant of $213,000 from the City of Concord. If you believe, as we do, that early literacy is the key to academic achievement, strong language skills, and lifelong learning, please donate today to help us continue to reach to students in need with the gift of books. View Wren Avenue Family Literacy Night photos.

Learning Center & Playground

Cambodia 2023

More than 250 impoverished students in an underserved school in Battambang, Cambodia, now have safe and comfortable spaces to play, do their homework, and eat their lunches on their school campus. Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly funded a newly constructed outdoor learning center and playground with play structures, tables, and benches for children to use during recess and after school. For children who had long gone without these basic educational necessities, the new learning center and playground are, indeed, fun and welcomed places to do school work and spend quality time with friends, siblings, and teachers.

 

If you’d like to help students in need at other schools in Cambodia, we welcome your donations. Please click here to donate.

Family Literacy Night—El Monte

United States 2023

On Tuesday, October 3, Yours Humanly hosted Family Literacy Night at El Monte Elementary School (Concord, CA, Contra Costa County), held inside and outdoors on the school’s campus. Unlike our more traditional literacy nights, El Monte’s was an all-school book fair, drawing more than 300 people, including students and their families, to the festivities designed to promote early literacy and encourage parent engagement. We purchased and donated 1,894 English and Spanish K-5 books, which were displayed on tables and available through the popular book vending machine in the multi-purpose room. Students earned tickets and tokens by completing educational activities and exchanged those rewards for books of their choice to take home and keep. Dinner was also served outside, providing something for everyone during the warm fall evening. 

 

El Monte’s Family Literacy Night was made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative and a generous grant of $213,000 from the City of Concord to fund our ten-school Family Literacy Night project, benefiting more than 4,000 Concord students. 

 

Early literacy is the key to academic achievement, strong language skills, and lifelong learning. Please donate today to help us continue to reach students in need with the gift of books. View El Monte Family Literacy Night photos.

Technology & Robotics

United States 2023

On October 19, Yours Humanly presented the Mt. Diablo Education Foundation (MDEF) with a check for $12,000 to go toward robotics programs in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD, Contra Costa County). More than a science, robotics mixes complex math with art, programming, and engineering, encouraging curiosity and helping young people develop logical thinking skills and problem-solving mindsets—keys to thriving in our digital world. These funds were raised by sponsors, participants, and supporters of our September 30 Break a Sweat for Education 5K Run & Walk. Held at Mt. Diablo High School, the presentation included members of the MDEF and Yours Humanly boards, accompanied by Dr. Adam Clark, Superintendent of MDUSD. 

 

This donation supports our Bridging Gaps initiative, helping to bridge the gaps between need and resources. We offer our deepest thanks to all who stepped forward to participate in the educational journeys of children in need. If you, too, support robotics in the classroom, please donate today and help us expand educational opportunities for children and youth.

K-12 Scholarships

Cambodia 2023; Haiti 2023; India 2023; Nepal 2023

More than 125 Yours Humanly scholars in Cambodia, Haiti, India, and Nepal are enjoying another year of schooling through our K–12 Scholarship Program. A central component of our Coloring Futures initiative, the annual scholarships are at the core of what we do for desperately impoverished children: fully funding their educational experience, every year, from placement in their local school through high school graduation, as well as enrolling them in ESL and computer instruction classes and seeing to their housing and living needs to ensure their academic success. With generous donations from our supporters, we annually cover the full costs of tuition, uniforms, mid-day meals, books, study materials, school supplies, and all other educational needs. This is an ongoing program of annual individual scholarships, funded and managed every year for another year of schooling.

 

If you feel, as we do, that every child everywhere deserves an education, please help us help our scholars, and those children who still live on the streets, deserving of an opportunity to experience a transformative education in a safe and nurturing environment. Please donate today.

Family Literacy Night—Sun Terrace

United States 2023

On September 19, Yours Humanly hosted Family Literacy Night at Sun Terrace Elementary School (Concord, CA; Contra Costa County) attended by more than 110 students, who were joined by more than 90 parents and families. This event  was one of several we plan to hold during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years in ten Concord (CA) elementary schools served by Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

 

Sun Terrace used the One School, One Book approach, a program designed to create a shared reading experience within a single elementary school community, selecting Giraffes Can’t Dance (Giles Andreae) for TK–3, and Blended (Sharon M. Draper) for 4-5. We purchased 970 English-language and Spanish-language books, one for each student to take home and keep as their own, to read alone and with parents, and to share with siblings and friends. After dinner, which we provided, and an energetic welcome by Principal Eric Wood, we distributed books to eager students. Then it was on to arts and crafts activities. 

 

The high impact Yours Humanly Family Literacy Night Project, which will benefit more than 4,000 students during the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, is made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative and by a generous $213,000 grant from the City of Concord. 

 

If you believe, as we do, that early literacy is the key to academic achievement, strong language skills, and lifelong learning, please donate to help us continue to reach students in need with the gift of books. View Sun Terrace Family Literacy Night photos.

English-language Classes

Cambodia 2023

Yours Humanly enrolled our 16 scholars, who live in an orphanage in Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia, in off-site high-level English-language classes. The boys and girls, ages 7 to 15 years, will learn to read, write, and speak English from qualified English teachers and through a variety of beginner, intermediate, and advanced level teaching methods, including Rosetta Stone, which teaches vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar through computer-assisted language learning software.

 

Once the children complete the multi-year program, they will know how to communicate in English, giving them a bilingual advantage in an increasingly competitive and hi-tech world where English is the most widely spoken language. Their English language skills will open opportunities for travel, exploration, employment, careers, and connection with cultures around the world, setting them on paths toward bright and unbounded futures.

 

This project was made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative and the generous donations of our Yours Humanly supporters on behalf of children in need. If you would like to help fund similar projects in impoverished communities to advance ESL and English fluency, please donate today.

Computer Technology & Education

Cambodia 2023

Yours Humanly Cambodia delivered computers to the Thmor Da Secondary School in Takeo province, Cambodia, which will benefit more than 250 underprivileged children (and hundreds more to follow) who now have access to computer technology. Thanks to your generous donations, computer education will be a part of the curriculum of this school for the first time in the school’s history, and computer science classes will be held daily. Students and teachers expressed their delight at having this opportunity to learn about computers and have direct, hands-on access to this critical educational resource. Without a doubt, computer technology and instruction are key to a young person’s educational journey, and we are honored to support the students of Thmor Da Secondary School in Takeo, Cambodia. This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources. If you would like to foster computer literacy among children desperately in need of equitable educational resources, please donate today.

All-girls School Renovation

India 2023

An all-girls school in Uttarakhand, India, that serves 650 underprivileged girls ages 5 to 18, has long been in in need of critical structural and aesthetic building repairs and renovations. Crumbling walls, broken and missing windows, moldy classrooms, inoperative fans, and an entire building, inside and out, in desperate need of fresh paint. The school was an unsafe and unhealthy environment for the girls, and unsatisfactory as a place for learning.

 

Yours Humanly adopted this school and with the support and donations of many generous people, the Yours Humanly India team got to work. Employing local professional labor, we repaired and painted exterior walls and doors, repaired window frames and installed new glass, repaired the electrical system and got the fans working, and deep cleaned and painted the entire interior. The first phase of our project is complete and what a difference! The school has a new look and feel, creating a healthier and more pleasing environment for the girls as they continue their educational journey. Watch the video of Phase 1 of the project. 

 

The second phase includes building a computer lab at the school and providing computer education to these precious girls and the hundreds more who will follow. This important facilities and technology project is made possible through our Bridging Gaps Initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources. If you would like to support the education of girls in India, please donate today.

Educational Supplies & Resources

Cambodia 2023

Yours Humanly Cambodia delivered educational supplies to an underserved primary school in Takeo, Cambodia, benefiting more than 900 students and their teachers. Access to sufficient school materials is integral to the quality of a classroom curriculum. The interactive, hands-on educational supplies delivered by Yours Humanly Cambodia will allow students an enriching opportunity to be active participants in the learning process. We thank our generous supporters who have brightened the lives of these teachers and young people. This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources. Would you like to make a difference in the life of a child? Please support our mission to bring quality educational resources to desperately underserved classrooms by making a donation today.

Computer Center & Library

Nepal 2023

Yours Humanly has opened the doors to its first stand-alone computer center and library, located in Lalitpur, Nepal. Funded by Behring Global Educational Foundation, the Yours Humanly Nepal Computer Center & Library will serve thousands of underserved children from surrounding communities, today and for years to come. The launch of the educational center is of great significance to children, families, and community members, who will now have access to computer classes and library membership at no cost to themselves.

 

Free access to quality books, technologies, and computer science instruction will open new worlds to the students, who have gone without during their educational journeys. Now, with a variety of picture and chapter books, in both Nepali and English, and state-of-the-art computers and technologies at their fingertips, better, brighter futures await these precious children. This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources.

 

The center’s festive and well-attended ribbon cutting was held on April 21, with the thrill of holding the big scissors and making the official cut of the ribbon going to Ms. Manjali Shakya Bajracharya, Deputy Mayor, Lalitpur Metropolitan City. In attendance were members of the community; school principals, staff, and students; ward chair and officers; press, media, and influencers; and Yours Humanly Nepal board members, friends, and volunteers.

 

We are deeply grateful to the Behring Global Educational Foundation for its generous and profound support, and to Yours Humanly Nepal team members for the amazing work they’re doing on behalf of children in need. If you would like to help bring libraries and computer centers to children desperately in need of equitable educational resources, please donate today.

Bicycles for Scholars

Cambodia 2023

Yours Humanly Cambodia delivered bicycles to our 16 scholars who live in an orphanage in Kampong Chhnang, Cambodia. The students, ages 7–15, will use their bikes to commute to and from school, cutting their traditional commute time by a third and eliminating walking the long distances to school, especially strenuous in hot and humid weather. The bikes will also provide a measure of safety while commuting in the early evenings and late nights in areas that can be unsafe for young people. This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources. Yours Humanly deeply appreciates the kindness and generous support of those who funded the bicycles for our scholars and brought smiles to their faces. This is truly helping children in need. If you would like to improve access to educational opportunities and ease the journey of students in need, please donate today.

Art Tablets & Technology

United States 2023

Yours Humanly delivered digital art tablets to underserved students at Oral Lee Brown Foundation in Oakland, CA. These computer input devices replace the mouse with a pen-like stylus and digitized drawing pad that allow students to hand-draw images, animations, and graphics more naturally and precisely when working in the digital medium—a hi-tech complement to traditional studio art drawing tools.
 

Many underserved schools in low-income areas cannot afford critical educational supplies or technologies for their students, leaving children at a disadvantage when it comes to their educational experiences. This is where Yours Humanly steps in. This donation was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which empowers young students in impoverished areas by closing the gaps between need and available resources. 
 

If you would like to help fund similar projects in impoverished communities to advance technological literacy and transform the life of a child forever, please donate today.

Early Literacy

United States 2022

In October 2022, Yours Humanly presented $15,000 worth of books for classroom libraries to Highland Community School, a Title 1 elementary school in Oakland, CA. Through a partnership with Oakland Unified School District, we identified Highland Community as a school most in need of English-language and bilingual picture books, chapter books, and leveled reading books for its 500 TK-5 students, 70% of whom are Spanish ELLs. Among other countries, Highland Community is home to students from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Mexico. The books were presented to the students and staff during a festive outdoor all-school assembly and student awards ceremony. The donation of 1,000 books, made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative, benefits the children attending Highland Community today, and the thousands more who will attend over the years. Click here to view photos. [Photo credit: OUSD/@townsproutousd]

 

If you believe, as we do, that early literacy is the key to academic achievement, strong language skills, and lifelong learning, please donate to help us continue to reach to students in need with the gift of books.

Library & Activities Center

Nepal 2022

Students of the Shree Secondary School in Dang District, Nepal, are enjoying their new vibrant and inviting library and activities center, fully funded by the Behring Global Educational Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the education, health, and well-being of people world-wide. More than 200 students who attend the K-10 school now have at their fingertips books, games, maps, art supplies, and other educational resources that are opening whole new worlds of knowledge and exploration to them.

 

This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, which serves to bridge the gaps between need and available resources. We are deeply thankful to the Behring Global Educational Foundation and the good people of Yours Humanly Nepal for making this new and exciting educational resource a reality for the underprivileged children of Shree Secondary School and the thousands of children who will follow them in years to come.

 

Please help us continue to provide libraries and other educational facilities to children in need in Nepal. Donate today and be a part of something very special.

Educational Programs & Resources

United States 2022

Yours Humanly presented a check in the amount of $10,000 to Mt. Diablo Education Foundation to fund educational programs for students of Mt. Diablo Unified School District (Contra Costa County, CA). Members of Yours Humanly and Mt. Diablo Education Foundation attended the presentation at Ygnacio Valley High School, Concord, CA. This donation is made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative and our partnership with the Education Foundation during our Fall Break a Sweat for Education® Run & Walk fundraiser. We are pleased to partner with Mt. Diablo Education Foundation and support educational programs and enrichment opportunities that will impact thousands of students in need.

 

Please donate to help us continue to provide access to quality educational tools and resources to students in need who go without until we step in.

K-12 Scholarships

Cambodia 2022; Haiti 2022; India 2022; Nepal 2022

Of Yours Humanly’s longstanding programs that help children in need worldwide, our most impactful global effort is our K–12 Scholarship Program, in which we enroll underprivileged children in their local schools and guarantee their education through 12th grade graduation. Now, more than 135 Yours Humanly scholars in Cambodia, Haiti, India, and Nepal are enjoying another year of schooling through this program. Funded through our Coloring Futures initiative, the annual scholarships are at the core of what we do for impoverished children. We fully support their educational experience by annually covering the full costs of tuition, uniforms, mid-day meals, books, study materials, school supplies, and all other educational needs from placement through 12th grade graduation. We also cover boarding school fees when students have no home or family. 

 

This is an ongoing program of annual scholarships provided every year to fund another year of schooling. Once we have scholars in place, in school, we  fund their educational experience with scholarships every year through graduation.

 

If you feel, as we do, that every child everywhere deserves an education, please help us help our scholars, and those children who still live on the streets, deserving of an opportunity to experience a transformative education in a safe and nurturing environment. Please donate today.

Computer Lab

Cambodia 2022

Yours Humanly funded a computer lab at a K-6 elementary school in an impoverished village in Battambang, Cambodia, which benefits the 300 students currently attending the school, and the hundreds and thousands who will follow over the years. We funded computers, printers, smart TVs, white boards, desks, chairs, and ancillary equipment and furniture needed to establish a fully functioning computer lab. We live in a world that requires computer literacy to succeed. This project, made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, has introduced technology into the lives (and futures) of these children in need. If you would like to help fund similar projects in impoverished communities to advance technological literacy and transform the life of a child forever, please donate today.

ESL & English Fluency

Haiti 2022

Yours Humanly Haiti is now sponsoring English classes to hundreds of children from impoverished communities. We’re funding all books and materials needed for English instruction, as well as the English teacher’s salary. English is a universal language for much of the world; in fact, roughly 20% of the world’s population speaks English, so there are great benefits to learning English, including equipping English learners with tools to travel and communicate more effectively in many parts of the world. English is the language of opportunity—a principal language used in the fields of technology, science, economics, and politics. Approximately 50% of content on the Internet is English. Clearly, English learners will have greater opportunities in life and paths for escaping poverty to better, brighter futures. This project is made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative. If you would like to help fund similar projects in impoverished communities to advance ESL and English fluency, please donate today.

Literacy

United States 2022

To meet the needs of students who are reading at the same level across grades and classrooms, Yours Humanly donated $10,000 worth of English-language and bilingual leveled readers to Grace Patterson Elementary School in Vallejo, California.

 

Grace Patterson is a Title 1 school that serves more than 375 students from transitional kindergarten through 6th grade. Students use leveled readers written in a variety of fiction and nonfiction categories to develop the early literacy skills they need to move forward with reading fluency and comprehension.

 

While classrooms are considered homogeneous for grade level, they are heterogeneous for ability. Within a grade, students are at different points in their reading abilities. Leveled readers are written at a variety of reading and instructional levels allowing teachers to provide small group instruction to increase students’ literacy skills and reading abilities.

 

Grace Patterson needs multiple sets of leveled books, and this is where Yours Humanly stepped in with its donation, the impact of which will be felt by the current school population and by all students who attend Grace Patterson in the future. 

 

This project was made possible through our Coloring Futures initiative, which supports and strengthens literacy programs and goals for children in need. If you would like to help fund similar projects at low-income elementary schools to advance literacy and encourage a love of reading, please donate today. Click here to view photos.