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Privacy Policy
This website is owned and operated by Global Impact. We recognize that visitors to our site may be concerned about how we treat the information they provide to us. This privacy policy addresses those concerns.
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Global Impact respects the privacy of its online visitors and donors. At our site, we do not collect personally identifiable information from individuals unless they provide it to us voluntarily and knowingly. This means we do not require you to register or provide information to us in order to view public areas of our site. Global Impact only gathers personally identifiable data that is voluntarily submitted by the visitor, such as names, addresses, zip/postal codes and e-mail addresses.
Information Collection
Global Impact is the sole owner of the information collected on our website. We collect information from our visitors at several different points, and we do not sell or trade it.
Donations
We request information from the visitor on our donation form. A visitor must provide contact information (such as name, e-mail and mailing address) and payment information (such as credit card number and expiration date). This information is used for billing purposes and for sending a receipt of the donation. If we have trouble processing a donation, we use the information to contact the visitor. If the visitor has expressly given us permission, we may share his or her name and contact information with carefully selected organizations and charities that we feel would interest that donor. Where requested by the visitor, we will provide information on larger donations to appropriate charities and donors for tax purposes. Financial and credit card information is NEVER released.
Card Transaction Security
All communications initiated by embedded donation forms are transmitted via Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). The SSL protocol is the industry standard method for creating an encrypted and secure connection between your web browser and a web server. Global Impact has partnered with Acceptiva to assist in the processing of transactions.
Other Sections
We request information from the visitor on our forms. A visitor must provide contact information such as name, e-mail and address. We use this information for internal purposes only, and it is not shared with third parties.
Tell-A-Friend
We request information from the visitor in our Tell-a-Friend referral service. A visitor must provide their name and e-mail, as well as the name and e-mail of their friend(s). This information is not shared with outside organizations. Global Impact stores this information for the sole purpose of sending a one-time e- mail and tracking the success of our referral program. The friend(s) may contact Global Impact atunsubscribe@charity.org to request the removal of this information from our database.
Information Use
Profile
We store information that we collect through cookies and log files in order to create a profile of our visitors. A profile is stored information that we keep on individual visitors that details their viewing preferences. We do not share your profile with third parties.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the visitor’s computer that is tied to information about the visitor. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. Once a visitor closes the browser, the session ID cookie terminates. A persistent cookie is a small text file stored on the visitor’s hard drive for an extended period of time. It enables us to track and target the interests of our visitors, in order to enhance the experience on our site. Persistent cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. If a visitor rejects cookies, he or she may still use every public part of our site. We do not share information gathered though cookies with third parties.
Log Files
Like most standard website servers, we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track visitor’s movement in the aggregate and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses are only linked to personally identifiable information when online credit card transactions are conducted (i.e., when donations are made). We do not share individual information gathered though log files with third parties.
Sharing
Legal Disclaimer
Though we make a good faith effort to preserve visitor privacy, we may need to disclose personal information when we believe that we are legally required to do so (e.g., to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served on our website).
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we, Global Impact, have no control over and are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our visitors to be aware when they leave our site that they should read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
Interactive Features
From time to time, our site requests information from visitors via interactive features, such as surveys or quizzes. Participation in these features is completely voluntary and therefore the visitor has a choice of whether or not they disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and e-mail), and information on the visitor’s interests. Survey information will be used for purposes of monitoring or improving the use and satisfaction of this site and providing pertinent information to participants. Visitors’ personally identifiable information is not shared with third parties.
Referrals
If a visitor elects to use our referral service for informing a friend about our site, we ask the visitor for the friend’s name and e-mail address. Global Impact will automatically send the friend a one-time e-mail with an introduction to Global Impact and an invitation to visit the site. The one-time e-mail will include the name of the person making the referral. Global Impact stores this information for the sole purpose of sending a one-time e-mail and tracking the success of our referral program. The friend may contact Global Impact at unsubscribe@charity.org to request the removal of this information from our database.
Security
This website takes many precautions to protect our visitors’ information. When visitors submit sensitive information via the website, their information is protected both online and off-line.
When our donation form asks visitors to enter sensitive information (such as credit card information), it is encrypted and protected with one of the best encryption software programs in the industry – SSL. While on a secure page, such as our order form, the lock icon on the bottom of web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer becomes locked, as opposed to being un-locked, or open, as occurs when visitors are just ‘surfing.’
While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive information online, we make every good faith effort to protect visitor information off-line. All of our visitors’ information, not just sensitive information, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who require the information to perform a specific job are granted access to data that is personally identifiable.
If visitors have any questions about the security of our website, they may contact us via e-mail.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement so that our visitors are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We will use information in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
If, however, we are going to use visitors’ personally identifiable information in a manner significantly different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify visitors via e-mail and will not disclose the information unless express permission is granted. However, if visitors have opted out of all communication with the site or deleted/deactivated their account, then they will not be contacted, nor will their personal information be used in this new manner.
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The Pan American Development Foundation empowers disadvantaged people in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve economic and social progress, strengthen civil society, and prepare for and respond to disasters.
All content courtesy of Pan American Development Foundation.
Project HOPE provides sustainable improvements in health around the globe through education and humanitarian assistance with more than 92 percent of revenues dedicated to programs.
All content courtesy of Project HOPE.
Rise Against Hunger provides food and life changing aid to the world's most vulnerable and supports the movement to end hunger in our lifetime.
All content courtesy of Rise Against Hunger.
SEE International is committed to restoring sight and transforming lives of blind people in developing countries. Since 1974, nearly half a million people have received free eye surgery.
All content courtesy of SEE International.
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However, until May 2015 we maintained a three-star rating with this organization.
The reason for the change is not due to poor performance, but rather is due to the
fact that Global Impact recently changed our operating model, which changed how our
financial statements are structured.
Since Charity Navigator’s methodology compares current
financials to previous financials, and the comparative financial information has changed based
on the new model, they cannot appropriately rate us at this time. We understand that we will
regain our rating within two years when our new financial statements can be compared to a previous
year.
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Latin America is comprised of the South American continent, Mexico, Central America and the islands of the Caribbean. For years the region, which is home to over 40 million people, has been plagued by drought, conflict, poverty, high unemployment, human rights violations, natural disasters and unstable governments.
THE FACTS
Healthcare coverage is a persistent issue in Latin America. A growing number of households spend at least 10% of their budget on out-of-pocket health expenses.
35% of the population lacks access to safely managed drinking water.
Of 185 million people living in poverty across the region, 66 million experienced extreme poverty and those numbers are expected to rise.
The Global Impact Latin America and the Caribbean Fund brings together four of the most respected, best-in-the-business international organizations focused on helping those in the region: Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), Project HOPE, Rise Against Hunger and SEE International.
Through this fund, you will join with millions of people to change the world by helping to provide increased access to healthcare and education, job training, women’s and youth empowerment, economic development, and a host of other services to those in need throughout the region.
Your contributions go directly to supporting real and meaningful work to improve the lives of those living in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Pink hibiscus flowers greet visitors to Lakou Breda, a hotel in northern Haiti's city of Cap-Haïtien. The gardens are full of fruits and vegetables and guests can see chickens, guinea fowl and rabbits roaming the grounds. It's an oasis in the city with historic significance as the home of Toussaint L’Ouverture, leader of the Haitian independence movement during the French Revolution.
At the heart of the hotel is owner Herold Decius, whose persistence and vision has created a sanctuary for the local community as well as for weary travelers. Lakou Breda also offers nature classes for young school children.
Born in Cap-Haïtien, Herold attended school in Canada, but longed to return to his homeland. “The day I finished university, I took a plane back to Haiti,” he says.
But starting a business in Haiti wasn't easy. “The loan at the bank is really expensive,” he says. “It's very difficult.”
Decius received a matching grant and technical assistance from PADF’s Leveraging Effective Application of Direct Investments (LEAD) program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The program supports small and medium-sized Haitian business, allowing them to expand their operations, increase employment and spur economic growth.
Today, the hotel includes 46 apartments and 10 bungalows. Decius is in the process of expanding the business to offer a full-service conference center and pool. Even before the construction started, the Haitan National Police came for a three-day conference.
“We’ll have the best conference room in Cap-Haïtien,” Decius says. “It will be sold out.”
In addition to funds, LEAD is providing Decius with technical support in tourism, administration and marketing.
For Decius, the secret to becoming a successful entrepreneur is never giving up.
"You have to adapt," he says. "It’s like driving from Port-au-Prince to Cap-Haïtien. You know where you want to go, but you have to adjust your course to avoid potholes.”
All content courtesy of Pan American Development Foundation.
Helping others with HIV in the Dominican Republic More
Project HOPE
Helping others with HIV in the Dominican Republic
Rosa was born and raised in Monte Plata, a province of the Dominican Republic where Project HOPE supports a maternal and child health clinic. Life was not easy for her growing up, but she made it into a university. Just a few semesters before completing her degree in arts in 2001, what she thought was a blessing came into her life. She found a partner, – a man who she thought had good intentions toward her. Just one year later he became sick and confessed that he was HIV+.
In 2003, her partner passed away. That same year Project HOPE and the Clinica Orden de Malta in Monte Plata opened their doors to her. They were looking for someone who could act as an HIV counselor and could speak from her/his experience with the disease, but that maintained a positive attitude and good sense of humor.
Thanks to Teresa Narvaez, Project HOPE’s Country Director for the Dominican Republic, she received additional trainings. "Today I can say, thanks to her, I do my job with a smile on my face," said Rosa.
She works with pregnant women who are HIV+
She hosts workshops and focus groups to speak about HIV prevention
She visits community members who have been identified as HIV+
"Now I am very happy because, although I have been living with HIV for more than 11 years, I am able to see life with optimism. I have been able to help many HIV+ patients and families – teaching them how to be healthy and be positive about living with their condition. You can live with HIV and be useful to others."
All content courtesy of Project HOPE.
Initiative harnesses passion for agriculture in Haiti More
Rise Against Hunger
Initiative harnesses passion for agriculture in Haiti
Minimal irrigation infrastructure, unverified seed quality, decreasing sales prices. These are only a few of the challenges affecting farmers near Gonaives, Haiti. Even in the face of these obstacles, they remain undaunted.
Sadrack, an experienced farmer, says, “I am not going to be stopped!”
He raises pigs, grows spinach and has established 1,450 banana trees since June 2016. His increased production has allowed him to hire a neighbor. Sadrack’s farming techniques are examples of the agricultural technologies and management practices that Rise Against Hunger will begin promoting through our Siloe Agricultural Development Initiative. He has divided his spinach field into four sections, and plants each section one week after the next. This ensures that it ripens at different times and does not arrive at market when the price is lowest. To conserve rainwater for the banana trees, Sadrack digs dykes around sections of the field to prevent run-off.
When Rise Against Hunger launched the Siloe Agricultural Development Initiative almost two years ago, we hoped to serve as a catalyst to create sustainable access to healthy food for school children and community members like Sadrack.
In alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #2, the project goals include:
Increased agricultural productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers by providing training on best practices
Increased farming skills for children and youth through coursework and practical training Rise Against Hunger’s partner, Hearts and Hands for Haiti (HHH) and their in-country, Haitian-led organization, Siloe Mission, have worked for years to establish schools and faith communities in Artibonite Department. Having received Rise Against Hunger meals since 2010, HHH has taken the first steps to food self-sufficiency at the Siloe Mission school and children’s home.
Under the Siloe Agricultural Development Initiative, Rise Against Hunger collaborated with HHH to set up a five acre farm, drill two wells for irrigation and build an aquaculture system to produce fish and leafy greens. The farm has already established thousands of seedlings, which were either planted on site, sold or donated to other agricultural projects in the area.
But Rise Against Hunger and HHH did not stop there. Agronomist Telson Eloi teaches introductory agricultural theory and practice to adolescents, some of whom have already applied the knowledge to their own households.
One student said, “I’ve planted trees to reforest my house.”
Another started his own home garden, planting onions, shallots and leeks. A third stated that he taught his father what he learned at the classes so that they can farm better. Eloi can also be found interacting with the local community. He visits farmers and shares knowledge on best practices for pest control, soil health and water management. Building trust with farmers is a crucial component for the project’s next stage. In the first quarter of 2018, Eloi plans to establish 12 farmer groups and provide a year-long training curriculum designed to reduce the costs of agricultural inputs and increase food production. Farming leaders like Sadrack will be instrumental to convening farmers in field schools and demonstrating new techniques.
Many factors affect whether the harvest will be good or bad, but with more knowledge, farmers can respond better to risks like irregular rainfall, infestations and poor seed quality. Siloe Mission’s production of vegetables has already increased access to healthy food for the school children. By adding training for farmers in 2018, Rise Against Hunger and HHH will enable households to more regularly eat healthy, filling meals and earn additional income to meet family expenses.
During an expedition to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, our volunteers met Denise, who came seeking vital vision care. A grandmother at 52 years of age, Denise’s sight had diminished for years before she went blind in both eyes due to cataracts. Now completely dependent on her family, she was unable to work or care for herself. Denise faced many struggles due to her blindness, but the most difficult part was not being able to see her newborn granddaughter.
Had Denise lived in the United States, she would have been treated for cataracts long before losing her sight. But Haiti is a poor country with a fragile medical infrastructure, so Denise didn’t have that option.
Luckily, she was able to make the journey to one of SEE International’s eye clinics in Port-au-Prince. Led by Dr. David Baker, a volunteer ophthalmologist from Pittsburgh, PA, the SEE team successfully removed her cataracts fully restoring the sight she once had. It was a truly memorable sight to see Denise happy when the team removed her eye patch.
When she returned home, Denise’s newly restored independence allowed her daughter to resume work and provide for the family. But most importantly, Denise was finally able see her beautiful granddaughter for the very first time. The neighborhood children were also thrilled to have her home, and are pictured with Denise and her granddaughter below.
Thanks to supporters like you, Denise has now regained her sight, independence and productivity. Her daughter’s life has also been transformed as she has now returned to work and is able to provide for their family. All of them have hope for a brighter future.
All content courtesy of SEE International.
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