Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive
First grant beneficiary named in Puerto Rico hurricane fundraiser
Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) is proud to announce that we have chosen Proyecto Matria as our first beneficiary in the Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive to aid the people of Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria. More than $25,000 was raised to aid Puerto Rico in hurricane recovery and Poyecto Matria will receive the majority of…
Read MoreHumanists helping Hurricane Harvey victims
Humanist Disaster Recovery is now raising funds to assist those most in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. This storm surpassed all rainfall predictions, and according to the University of Wisconsin – Madison CIMSS, was a thousand year storm. South Texas has had three five-hundred-year flooding events in the last three years, including Harvey.…
Read MoreFight Famine in East Africa
At this time, one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the modern age is unfolding in East Africa. The famines in these hard-hit African countries have brought 20 million people to the brink of starvation, and drought conditions are worsening this grim situation. The root causes of these widespread disasters differ from region to region,…
Read MoreFBB reacts to San Antonio mayor’s comments
Earlier this month at a mayoral forum, the current mayor of San Antonio, TX, Ivy Taylor, was asked by a representative of SA Christian Hope Resource Center what she saw as the deepest systemic causes of generational poverty. Her answer was disappointing. “Since you’re with the Christian Coalition, I’ll go ahead and put it out…
Read MoreHDR Drives raise over $35,000 in 2016
Foundation Beyond Belief ran a total of four Humanist Disaster Recovery Drives in 2016. In quarter two, we launched a drive to raise funds in the wake of the Ecuadorian earthquake. Thanks to your generous support, we were able to provide a grant of $13,045 to Aquality (formerly Water Ecuador), representing 100% of the funds raised by FBB. Aquality raised additional…
Read MoreWater Ecuador gives update post earthquake
On Saturday, April 16th, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit about 17 miles (27km) from Muisne, Ecuador. At least 673 people were killed and 27,732 people injured. The quake was Ecuador's largest since 1979 and was six times more powerful than the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Japan. More than 130 aftershocks followed. The cities of Manta,…
Read MoreHumanists stand with Standing Rock
Foundation Beyond Belief calls on Humanists everywhere to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and their Native allies in their fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline Project (DAPL). This is clearly about social justice and human rights, causes to which Foundation Beyond Belief is deeply committed. FBB believes that commitment begins with the fight for the Standing…
Read MoreFBB Picks Unique Beneficiary for Hurricane Matthew Drive
Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) has launched a Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive to aid the people affected by Hurricane Matthew, and we have chosen Lambi Fund of Haiti (LFH) as our beneficiary. Hurricane Matthew has already caused over 1000 deaths in Haiti, displaced thousands, and destroyed homes. Cholera, already a problem in Haiti, is becoming a…
Read MoreNepal earthquake beneficiary builds 400th home!
We are excited to announce that your support of Gurkha Welfare Trust has helped complete 400 homes! As they say on their website, "That’s 400 veterans or their widows who now have somewhere safe to live after last year’s devastating earthquakes reduced their old homes to rubble." In fact, we are now one-third of the…
Read MoreFBB decides against launching drive following earthquake in Italy
Foundation Beyond Belief (FBB) has monitored the national and international response to the magnitude 6.2 earthquake that hit central Italy on August 24th. The earthquake and several strong aftershocks caused billions of dollars in damage, claimed the lives of nearly 300 people, and injured more than 400. The historic town of Amatrice was hardest hit;…
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