• A Replenishing Partnership
    Hundreds of thousands of people are now able to access clean water provided by two partners: charity: water and A Glimmer of Hope. more

  • Burbax: One Village At A Time
    Life is hard in Burbax village. Fewer than 1 person in 10 has access to clean water. Health care is limited, and preventable diseases ravage the community. School classrooms are dark, overcrowded, and dirty. more

Stories

Micro-Irrigation: Sustainable Growth
Impoverished widow finds hope for her family through Glimmer's micro-irrigation program. more
Ethiopian-Americans Make a Dream Come True
Alemitu Ayiso lives in Gei village, a small town in the Dawro Zone of Southern Ethiopia. more
Girargie: A Shining Success
A village that has suffered for years with no direct access to healthcare is transformed into a model of integrated community development. more
Savannah's Snow Cone Stand For Ethiopia
15-year-old Savannah Thorne has turned a Sno Cone stand into major fundraising effort for Dube Bute, Ethiopia. more
Austin Tennis Academy 'Serves' Those in Need
Impoverished widow finds hope for her family through Glimmer's micro-irrigation program. more
Fundraiser brings 'Hope to Dube Bute'
The Alexander family hosted a fundraiser in their home and in one night raised more than $140,000 to help the village where their second adopted son was born. more
Adoptive Family Gives Back
The Greenes don’t see their kindness as charity; they see it as returning a favor they could never fully repay. more
Starting a Flood of Fresh Water
How many people does it take to change 70,000 lives, and counting? It starts with just one group of 40, but creates a river of giving that continues to grow and thrive. more
Dali: A Community Transformed
A community of 6,000 that once lived without health care, clean drinking water or adequate schools gets the basics of human needs. more
One Night, Two Villages, 13,000 Lives Improved
It’s hard for us to imagine a world where one out of every six children dies before reaching their fifth birthday. more
let there be hope 2010
In one evening, 300 generous hearts united together to raise over $1M to transform the lives of people living in extreme poverty in Robit, Ethiopia. more
From Hopeless to Hopeful
The roadblocks to a young girl’s dream are removed with the building of a new high school, bringing hope to the children and opening possibilities for this community. more
Financial Empowerment: A Life Improved
Despite the extreme poverty women in rural Ethiopia were born into, micro-finance loans have empowered many to lift themselves up towards prosperity. more
Bringing Water and Hope to the Mountaintop
The township of Ayaber has its faith restored by the gift of clean water. more