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ConTextos
ConTextos has developed education-altering programs in El Salvador. Starting with outdated curriculum, teachers rarely had read aloud skills or time for reading in their classrooms. ConTextos provides teacher training for the hands-on use and read aloud strategies for literacy development. The schools then are provided with libraries that students, teachers, and families can access within…
Read MoreSneak peek into our Q4 beneficiaries
We are thrilled to give you a sneak peek into our fourth quarter Humanist giving beneficiaries. Remember, these beneficiaries will show up on the Now Supporting page of our website on October 1 and you can change the amount you give to each beneficiary by going to your My FBB page in the top right-hand…
Read MoreA reflection from HA: Ghana volunteer Warren Tidwell
Yesterday I was caught off guard in an interview. These women are stronger than most people I know. They are so matter of fact about their circumstances that it often lulls you into a false sense of the matter – that is to say you become the tiniest bit numb to their plight. In doing this work…
Read MoreSmall Scale Solar
The general public hears a lot about the benefits of solar and other forms of ‘renewable energy’. Solar, in particular, seems like common sense: it’s sunny, we know we can turn the sun into electricity, so why aren’t we doing it? The biggest issue with the cost of solar versus the cost of non-renewable sources…
Read MoreFBB Australia seeking new executive director
Our former Foundation Beyond Belief Australia Executive Director, Avi Chapman, has had to step down for personal reasons. We thank him for his time, dedication, and extensive work getting things off the ground. Avi has persevered through each hurdle to getting FBB Australia off the ground until this point. The support and enthusiasm that FBB…
Read MoreMeet the new HA: Ghana Ghana volunteers for 2016-17
When Conor Robinson first began planning for the launch of the Humanist Action: Ghana, he assumed that he would need to spend at least three to five years on the ground in Ghana to ensure program stability. Thanks in large part to the efforts of our incredible inaugural team and the reliability of Songtaba's staff, that estimate proved to…
Read MoreSuccessive grant commitments strengthen our beneficiaries
We at Foundation Beyond Belief feel a responsibility to provide adequate support to our beneficiaries and minimize the work that a nonprofit needs to do to obtain the funding they need to function. Developing donors, anywhere from small donors to large donors, can take multiple contacts, careful media attention, and incredible “footwork”. In the past,…
Read MoreWhat alternative is there? Hope and resiliency in Kukuo Villiage
The people in my life who know me have always told me that resiliency is among my strongest traits. In my family, we refer to it as being “German stubborn” because my mother’s father’s family hails from Germany and every last one of us is stubborn to the teeth. If you want to get me…
Read MoreLakota Language Initiative- Start from the Beginning – Compassionate Impact Grant
The “language nest” (Iyapi Glukinipi) is a safety net created by educators, parents, and native speakers to provide a warm embrace for children immersed in Lakota Language. This nest is created to nurture the children at the Lakota Language Immersion Childcare, creating a group of Lakota first language learners, and developing a strong basis for…
Read MoreHDR Teams: South Carolina 2016
HDR Teams: South Carolina 2016 2016 witnessed the first deployment of FBB’s highly anticipated Humanist Disaster Recovery (HDR) Teams program. To support this program, please donate here. The October 2015 North American storm complex brought a high precipitation cold front across the United States, stalling along the Eastern coast, tapping into moisture from nearby Hurricane…
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