Our projects consist of the schools we construct and the educational programs we sponsor as a way to break the cycle of poverty, hopelessness and frequently violence in areas that are deeply impoverished and affected by the destruction of armed conflict. In its place, we offer the essential educational experience that can empower those living there to become self-sufficient, take control of their destiny and integrate into society more fully.

In that process, we help children and adolescents avoid the seduction of criminal activity, organized crime and/or joining in armed conflict as a way out of poverty – a temptation not uncommon in areas with little hope for the future. Our focus on opening doors to education addresses a primary underlying cause to poverty. Here, a minimal monetary investment has the potential of having a disproportionate human impact, and of doing so in an extraordinarily meaningful way.