There are a lot of excellent programs being highlighted on the Alongside Hope website this month. We have partnerships with a housing project for adults with special needs in the Ukraine, partnerships in Uganda as Ebola threatens vulnerable communities and partnerships with St. Luke’s hospital in the West Bank.
The last story leads us to the upcoming Wild Ride in the fall. This year we’re raising funds to provide solar panels for St. Luke’s Hospital. St. Luke’s serves about 455,000 people in the West Bank, but unreliable power makes health care precarious. An article by Janice Biehn is available on Alongside Hope's website can be accessed here: The power of community health care in the West Bank©
Last year we raised money for Madagascar and Mozambique, providing 34 solar suitcases. This year the plan is to raise funds to provide 407 solar panels for the West Bank. It is estimated 80% of the electricity needed can be supplied by these panels.
To read more about what Alongside Hope’s accomplishing around the world, please visit their News section.