With 45% of the population living in rural areas, the poverty gap between rural and urban living is large. The agricultural industry only accounts for 5% of the country’s economy. Farming in Kazakhstan has several hinderances such as 90% of their farm equipment is over 10 years old and needs to be replaced. Growing fruit trees is one option to utilize land without the need for large farming equipment.

The IELTS standard of training and testing has been around for about 30 years. It’s a challenge for any non-native speaker, especially if there’s a learning disorder or disability involved. Now imagine if that disorder is unknown. In one instance, South Asian English Institute was able to help one student identify the reason for their repetitive failing and set them up for success.

Even though they are deep within the mountain region of the Philippines, they have been able to see some fruits of their labor over the last 8 years of existence. One example is a woman worker who has brewed a bold impact for her family. Meet Ofelia…

Amina is one of these women. She uses her skills in crocheting to develop and produce crocheted stuffed animals to sell. Her excellent skills in creating high quality products allow for successful sales in the US market. Each stuffed animal she makes means more income for her family, food on their table, and purchasing other vital needs. In 2019, Amina's teenage son was diagnosed with a brain tumor and passed away in 2020…

Sunitha is one of their most faithful and joyful workers at Tabby’s. Her home life is very difficult. Her husband, who contracted HIV and passed it on to her, is still living. He is in poor health and does not work and is an alcoholic. She has two teenage daughters and cares for her mother-in-law, who is bed-ridden…

Ecology is a hot topic in the world’s concerns over the environment. UNICEF states: Although the world's international organizations, financial institutions and governments must band together to address climate change and other environmental threats, individuals can do their part, too, by adopting eco-friendly habits and committing to sustainable living.” This interest in the ecology is particularly true in the Issyk Kul region of Kyrgyzstan today.

In resource-deprived communities, those with disabilities don’t have much of a choice than to try to work in order to provide for themselves and their families. Workplace areas may not have many, if any, accommodations for those with disabilities such as adequate access to materials, mobility routes, or adequate rest. While some of these are harder to solve, one essential solution is…

As an estimated 770 million people around the world suffer from food insecurity (and rising), nearly 1/3 of all food produced worldwide will be wasted (1.4 billion tons). And the United States leads this area with nearly 40% of it’s food ending up in landfills. This can happen for various reasons including “problems during drying, milling, transporting…

One of the other main struggles for Prakasam Coaching Center was the lack of financial stability for teachers, staff, and local families which impacted families paying for school as well as for schools to remain open. Although they could not help everyone, they were able to pay tuition for several students. Not only did this help keep the children learning, it kept some teachers and staff employed…

Chocolate products has been around since 1500 BC with the Olmecs in Latin America. Their knowledge was passed onto the Mayans, who had a drink from the cacao tree called “bitter water” although it was a common and enjoyable liquid refreshment. Later, the Aztecs prized it as currency. It wasn’t until the Industrial Revolution, when cocoa butter was squeezed…

The number of people living in poverty and experiencing food insecurities increased significantly by an estimated 118-161 million in 2020 according to The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2021 report. The World Bank reporting that the majority of the increase happened in South Asia.

Partners with PRINT around the world experienced these numbers first hand…

Just to clarify from the start - we’re talking about cow manure, not human waste. ICA is processing animal manure in a bio-digesterto heat greenhouses in the harsh winters for year-around vegetable production, this farming model demonstrates to Kyrgyz farmers a more ecological, effective, and profitable way.