Dennis

  • Location: Washington, DC
  • Occupation: Co-Founder of GlobalGiving
  • My Passions: Pulling for the Underdog.
  • About My Inner Philanthropist (why I give): I am the co-founder of GlobalGiving and also an avid supporter of specific projects. I give because I get great satisfaction out of helping people achieve their potential. Their are many inspiring and motivated people out there who, with a little support, can achieve amazing things.

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Dennis's Favorite Projects

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Reach the unreached! Delivering care in Africa
Zimbabwe, Health
Funded $21,000 (of $21,000 requested)
Training one public health nurse (phn) to ride and maintain her motorcycle to provide delivery of immunization and disease prevention. progress reportread updates from the field
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Computer Training Scholarships for Afghans
Afghanistan, Technology
Funded $1,920 (of $1,920 requested)
Provides 10 students scholarships for 6 months of computer training, a skill in demand in workplaces in Afghanistan. This project increases access to technology in a devastated yet developing country.
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Housing & Education for AIDS orphaned girls
Uganda, Women and Girls
Funded $15,473 (of $15,473 requested)
To provide education to orphaned & vulnerable children, providing them with the basic skills to become self-sufficient and escape child labor, prostitution, and death by poverty and AIDS. progress reportread updates from the field
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Home Computers for Low-Income NYC Students
United States, Technology
To provide home computers and our comprehensive services (training, Internet access, and technical support) to all 60 sixth grade students and their families at a public middle school in East Harlem.
retired
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Saving 200 Runaway Girls from Prostitution
India, Children
Runaway girls who arrive at Mumbai Central station are at high risk from prostitution and domestic slavery. The project provides care, counselling, repatriation and education for 200 runaway girls. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Safe Houses for Iraqi Women
Iraq, Women and Girls
Funded $20,000 (of $20,000 requested)
Safe Houses for Iraqi Women identifies and shelters Iraqi women and girls who are under threat of “honor killings” or other violence, and offers them safety, counseling and human rights training. progress reportread updates from the field
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Literacy for Women Business Owners in Haiti
Haiti, Economic Development
This project provides thousands of women microfinance clients with basic literacy training and the opportunity to learn business skills, as well as health and human rights education. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Build Bridges for Health, Education & Hope - Nepal
Nepal, Economic Development , Donations to this project are being matched
VillageTech Solutions funds a popular, all-weather "gondola" bridge in Nepal. The bridge moves 40 to 80 adults, or 80 to 160 children per hour, safely each way across rivers up to 160 meters wide. progress reportread updates from the field
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Cloth for Work
India, Economic Development
Cloth is given as a motivation, with dignity, to people working on their own community issues. We turn age old charitable cloth into a resource for much needed development work in Indian villages. progress reportread updates from the field
retired
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Providing Scholarship for Graduate Study in India
India, Education , Donations to this project are being matched
Project provides scholarships to meritorious & needy students who graduated from the virmani schools and have got admission into professional colleges. progress reportread updates from the field
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or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone