Earlier this year nearly 170 families were flooded out by a series of severe thunderstorms in a certain Indonesian village. At that time BGR International and field partners gave emergency aid in the form of food. This village still has a need for clean water. Their main source of water used to come from two […]
An outsider can walk through many Asian villages and be overwhelmed by the sickness, poor hygiene, lack of education, dependence on outside help, and death. Those living in the villages accept these conditions as normal life. However, BGR International field partners are beginning to see where differences are being made. Some faces are glowing as […]
Mongolia is the least populated per square mile of any country on earth. Only about 2.9 million people live there and it is the second largest landlocked country in the world. When you fly over the country it looks like a huge desert and there are no people to be seen; just sand and rock […]
The basic livelihood throughout the rural areas of Cebu, Philippines is agriculture. People who live in these areas live in extreme poverty, are poorly educated, and have no marketable job skills. There are no health facilities and the people have little knowledge about nutrition and health care. Much of the land is rocky. BGR International […]
In an Asian country, four villages of nearly 1600 people are about to enter rainy season again. In the past, flooding has driven them to the rafters of their homes along with the rats. The villagers have suffered from rat bites, skin diseases, diarrhoea, and other flood-related diseases. BGR International field partners are working with […]
