CITIZENS FOR HUMANITY
Our Work
Here are a few of our recent projects:
Backpack and School Supplies Donation Collections
Volunteers are collected backpacks and school supplies donations for refugee and newly arrived immigrant children who are entering the school system.
HHH Projects: Health, Hygiene, and Humanity
Working with refugee/new immigrated children to teach them essential health, nutrition, and self-care practices to support their well-being and empower them with lifelong skills. Used American Academy of Pediatrics recommended -Bright Futures framework to guide our teachings, ensuring our lessons on health, nutrition, and self-care were evidence-based and age-appropriate for the refugee children we served.
Social Emotional Learning and Language Programs
We provide an after-school program via Zoom for refugee children, helping them build English language skills and confidence to ease their transition to life in the U.S. through personalized support and guidance.
Turning Hunger into Hope-Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's hunger crisis is driven by climate change and economic collapse. It has the highest inflation rate in the world and is gripped by drought. Citizens For Humanity turned hunger into hope and packed over 27,000 meals for Zimbabwe which feeds up to 74 children for one year.
Prosthetic Limb Laboratory
Volunteered at Blind People's Association(BPA): Assisted the sole prosthetic maker serving Ahmedabad, India—a city of 9 million people—in developing prosthetic limbs for individuals. with disabilities. Currently, it is estimated that 1.2 million people live with disabilities in the city of Ahmedabad, India.
Turkey & Syria Earthquake Relief Project
Volunteers collected over 400 coats and other cold-weather clothing items from within the community. Winter clothing and coats were taken to the Turkish American Cultural Alliance in Chicago and the Turkish Consulate. Donations will be flown to the disaster zone via Turkish Airlines.
Clean Water Project-Tanzania
The United Nations estimates 4,000 children die every day from water-borne diseases caused by the ingestion of polluted drinking water. Four out of every ten people in the world, particularly those in Africa and Asia do not have access to clean water. Citizens for Humanity distributed water filtration jugs to remote Maasai villages in Tanzania. Each jug filters up to 20 L/day and lasts up to 2 years while filtering out 99% of bacteria and parasites. They also distributed LifeStraw Water filters for individual use as well.
Solar Lights Project-Tanzania
In remote villages in Tanzania, the Maasai burn kerosene to provide light in their homes at night which is toxic to their lungs. Presently, lower respiratory infections are the leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa. Small children are the most susceptible to these infections. Citizens for Humanity distributed solar lights which are ten times brighter than kerosene and safer to use in their homes at night.
Handwashing and Hygiene Project-Tanzania
Handwashing is a critical step in preventing diarrheal and respiratory infections. Handwashing with soap (HWWS) is critical for infection prevention and is recognized as a global policy priority under Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6.2, “By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all” (United Nations General Assembly, 2015). Citizens For Humanity went to a local orphanage in Tanzania where the children were taught proper handwashing techniques.
Blind Peoples Association-India
India is home to 1/3 of the world's blind population. It is estimated that almost 12 million people are visually impaired in India. BPA offers schooling and vocational learning to over 200 disabled and visually impaired children. Citizens for Humanity helped students learn the braille keyboard in the computer labs. We also assembled sewing machines and taught students how to sew. Vocational skills allow for the disabled to provide for their families and obtain sustainable employment opportunities.
