Current Projects
Since 1994, our projects have positively impacted over one hundred thousand people.
Amizade works closely with nonprofit leaders and community organizations all over the world to create and sustain social action projects. Check out our current projects.
SHATTERING BOUNDARIES, REIMAGINING BRIDGES
Amizade brings different groups of people together intentionally to create empathetic global citizens and inspire the very best of human behavior. We need your urgent help in expanding networks, preventing insurrections, and promoting peace between groups that are growing dangerously more distant.
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MOTHER NATURE SOCIAL SPACE IN SANTAREM, BRAZIL
Note: the name of this organization was formerly Associação Irmã Dulce dos Pobres de Santarém (Sister Dulce dos Pobres Association of Santarem). Amizade provides a conduit for financial support to this organization with a mission to support at-risk children and families in the Santarém community. It is a registered non-profit entity in Santarém, Brazil.
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CEOLI FOUNDATION
CEOLI serves children and young adults with disabilities in Bolivia by showing what they are capable of rather than focusing on what they cannot do.
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THE SOLAR PROJECT IN TANZANIA
Amizade began a collaboration with the All People be Happy Foundation, and our Karagwe based community partner MAVUNO, to provide solar energy to 10 primary schools located in the North-West region of Tanzania.
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EQUITY IN GLOBAL EDUCATION COALITION IN PITTSBURGH
A project to cultivate globally and civically active youth in and around the Allegheny County in Pennsylvania.
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FULBRIGHT-AMIZADE: THE HEART OF APPALACHIA
Watch beautiful, inspiring, and surprising narratives from the Heart of Appalachia created by the Fulbright-Amizade storytellers.
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THE OTA INITIATIVE IN TANZANIA
Becky Gailey and Katy Merckel created the Ota Initiative to give the children of Karagwe, Tanzania a place to build a foundation of creative and critical thinking skills through arts and science programs.
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