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113 Safe Drinking Water Wells installed at 113 Schools and counting. 40K Providing Safe Drinking water to over 40,000 people in Mindanao to date. 100% 100% of all donations to the Goldin Institute go directly to the project. $5 The project delivers reliable access to safe drinking water for an average of $5 per student… Continue reading Map Stats

100 We have trained and partnered with grassroots leaders in over 100 cities. 40 We work in 40 countries from Afghanistan to Zanzibar and everywhere in between. 5 Leaders convened at 5 Global Gatherings to create grassroots partnerships for global change. 100% 100% of your donation will go directly to support grassroots projects around the… Continue reading Map Stats (Network)

300K There are more than 300,000 child soldiers in the world today. 40% More than forty percent of child soldiers today are girls. 18 Child soldiers are used in at least 18 countries all across the globe. 100K More than 100,000 child soldiers have demobilized in the last twenty years.

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Many organizations work on issues of poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability, women’s leadership and conflict resolution. What sets the Goldin Institute apart is our community-driven approach. Help us expand online so we can expand our work on the ground.  Join our Newsletter We send a periodic newsletter to grassroots champions like you! We promise to not… Continue reading Help us Expand Online!

For over forty years, a civil war has raged in Colombia between the central government, leftist opposition groups and more recently armed paramilitary groups. While accurate counts of the number of children involved in combat are not available, many experts believe that approximately 10,000 child soldiers are still active in Colombia today despite the demobilization… Continue reading Schools as Centers for Reconciliation in Colombia

In the efforts to address poverty, the voices of those impacted by economic insecurity are too often conspicuously absent. The Goldin Institute’s work builds on the experiences and perspectives of those living in poverty and designs solutions based on their knowledge, strategies and aspirations. Through the Goldin Institute’s pioneering work on Community-Based Oral Testimony in… Continue reading Improving Microcredit in Bangladesh