Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO "ADD VENTURE" CAPITAL TO END EXTREME POVERTY BY SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO CREATE JOBS AND BUILD LOCAL CAPACITY TO SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, HUNGER, AND WATER.
WATER: OVER ONE-THIRD OF ALL WELLS DRILLED IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS ARE NOW BROKEN-50,000 ARE CURRENTLY BROKEN IN AFRICA ALONE. WE ARE WORKING WITH WATER FOR PEOPLE TO TRAIN LOCAL WELL MECHANICS TO FIX AND MAINTAIN WELLS IN UGANDA, AS WELL AS BUILD PIPELINES TO FAMILIES' HOMES. MECHANICS, WATER OPERATORS, AND CARETAKERS EARN INCOME FROM THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, WE HAVE REHABILITATED 71 WELLS AND CONSTRUCTED ONE PIPED WATER SYSTEMS, AND TWO TAP STANDS IN KAMWENGE DISTRICT IN UGANDA, BRINGING CLEAN WATER TO OVER 794,313 PEOPLE AND CREATING JOBS FOR 316 WELL MECHANICS, CARETAKERS, WELL CHAIRPERSONS, AND WATER OPERATORS.
ENVIRONMENT: COOKING OVER OPEN FIRES IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST, BUT LEAST KNOWN KILLERS. 4.3 MILLION PEOPLE DIE EACH YEAR FROM BREATHING IN TOXIC COOKING SMOKE. STOVES ARE MADE LOCALLY AND SOLD BY MEN AND WOMEN IN KENYA. BOTH MASONS AND VENDORS EARN A COMMISSION FOR EVERY SALE. EACH STOVE SAVES A FAMILY 20% OF THEIR DAILY EXPENSES BECAUSE THEY USE 50% LESS CHARCOAL PER DAY. ONE STOVE SAVES SIX TREES FROM BEING TURNED INTO CHARCOAL EACH YEAR AND REDUCES CARBON EMISSIONS BY 1.5 TONS. TO DATE, AND PARTNERING WITH ENERGY 4 IMPACT, WE HAVE CREATED JOBS FOR 449 STOVE ENTREPRENEURS IN HAITI, KENYA, AND TANZANIA. THEY HAVE MANUFACTURED 161,584 CHARCOAL- EFFICIENT STOVES, IMPACTING OVER 426,240 PEOPLE.
HEALTH: EVERY MINUTE, SIX CHILDREN DIE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO BASIC MEDICINESTREATMENTS THAT COSTS LESS THAN A CUP OF COFFEE. WE TRAIN LOCAL LEADERS TO BECOME COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS SO THEY CAN EARN A LIVING SELLING OVER 60 PRODUCTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES. EACH PERSON CARES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITY, GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PREGNANT MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN. HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE REDUCED CHILD MORTALITY BY 25% IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. TO DATE, WE HAVE TRAINED 378 COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS IN KENYA AND UGANDA, PROVIDING CARE FOR 302,100 PEOPLE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rebecca Straw | CO-FOUNDER A | 40 | $98,333 |
| Kimberly Massey | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Brady Norvall | PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 |
| Shawn Budde | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Warren Webster | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Cassie Stewart | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
| Amanda Beisel | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Jody Landers | CO-FOUNDER | 0 | $0 |
| Adrienne Dorison | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
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