Charities We Support
International Barcodes Network (IBN) supports many charitable projects around the world.
Charitable Projects
IBN supports many community development projects worldwide through the Better World Initiative and CT Trust. Examples include:
Bangladesh – Widows Project, Orphanage, and Water Well: We support several community projects in Bangladesh (through our partner Bright Hope World) — including providing aid for 25 widows through food packages and clothes, food for 49 children at a care home, and emergency food relief for over 200 flood-affected families. Additionally, a new drinking water pump now serves 35 families, providing easier access to clean water.
Community Development Projects (via our partner GHNI): We are supporting projects in Nigeria, Indonesia, Nepal, Myanmar, and Cairo.
Community Development Projects
Global Hope Network International (GHNI) aims to “bring help and hope to the hidden and hurting.” They run over 100 community development projects in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. We have supported many of their projects, including:
Nigeria:
In 2020 IBN donations funded a new water well in the Apir community (Makurdite) where contaminated water had been causing disease. In 2021, IBN donations also contributed to other new wells.
Indonesia:
Donations from IBN funded two Community Development Projects in Sulawesi (Oting and Mawa villages) focusing on education, health, water access, and income generation.
Tajikistan:
IBN donations funded a two-year Community Development Project in several Tajik communities.
Vietnam:
IBN donations paid for the refurbishment of the Son Tay Drug Rehab Centre, including a new kitchen, bathroom extension, roof repairs, and the addition of vegetable gardens and poultry facilities.
Photos below (left to right): Water well in Nigeria; income generation project in Nepal; Mawa village in Indonesia; women’s empowerment project in Tajikistan.
Kasese Young Single Mothers Association (Uganda)
Kasese Young Single Mothers Association (KIYOSIMA) was founded in 2009 in Kasese, Uganda, by five single mothers (including Dorothy, pictured below) to empower women facing community neglect. The group provides skills training, micro-finance initiatives, and supports handcraft production.
IBN donations support their duck-rearing project, which provides income to young mothers. Our support has helped fund solar incubators and improve duck nutrition and health, reducing early mortality.
