Drops of Grace Inc

“Malawi, Africa in 2024 remains one of the poorest countries in the world by the World Bank they are in the top 10 poorest countries in the world. 71.3% of the population lives below the international extreme poverty line which is defined as living on less than $2.15 per day. Women and children in Malawi face significant economic and social challenges due to poverty. Many have limited access to education and employment opportunities, which restricts their ability to achieve financial independence. Child marriage in Malawi is high with 46.7% of girls getting married before they are age 18. Children living in Malawi are living in poverty with leads to malnutrition, limited access to education and poor healthcare. Infant mortality in Malawi is one of the highest in the world. Drops of grace has been able to support a feeding program through Somebody Cares Ministry in Malawi Africa that is reaching out to over 10,000 orphans and vulnerable children in over 30 communities. Drops of grace sponsors Kalimbira community where the support includes feeding programs, education, healthcare and community support for orphans, widows, children, lactating mothers and youth. This community is not sponsored by Malawi government. In Kalimbira, over 200 children from 2-6 years old come to the community center and not only receive one meal a day they also get an education to prepare for them primary school. All teachers and caregivers at the center are provided a stipend from drops of grace. This stipend provides the volunteers at the center the ability to make a living which frees them up from having to find work enabling them to volunteer at the center. Around 12% of the population are living in child-headed households due to HIV/AIDS epidemic and chronic poverty. This often puts a huge strain on the children as they try to feed themselves and their siblings. This also makes it unsafe for them by putting them at risk for exploitation and abuse. In addition to feeding programs and education, drops of grace has been able to support a home health care program, helping with widows, empowering young women and helping feed lactating mothers. Drops of grace has been able to fund medical transportation for critically ill patients and help with training for health care volunteers that go into the communities daily and visit home bound patients. Drops of grace also provides meals for lactating mothers and widows and offers them community based education and support. Central America 2024: Drops of Grace was able to assist our partner in Central America (Meso-America) Global CHE as they continued their work in Central America/Nicaragua increasing sustainable access to clean water, hygiene training, and health services, and they continue to be best positioned to help vulnerable communities respond to this new pandemic drops of grace was able to send a team to Nicaragua in February of 2024 to help drill a well in Nicaragua to provide clean drinking water to rural communities. Drops of grace was able to assist Global CHE in the planning of well drilling training sessions in Guatemala. This provided opportunities for Global CHE to train additional community residents on how to drill water wells. Drops of grace was able to provide additional financial help to repair the drilling rig and provide maintenance. Overall, drops of grace participated in generational changing programs; transforming lives by training in life skills that will allow those impacted the ability to find work, feed their families, and create a better life for generations to come; and have clean water for better health.”

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“Donation made to wrong entity on 12/31/24. Refunded in February 2025”