GlobalGiving Project of the Month Club

What happens when a young person has the talent, determination, and dreams to continue their education—but no school to attend?

For many refugee students living in Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe, that's the reality.

Home to more than 17,000 refugees, Tongogara lacks the classroom space to offer education beyond 10th grade. For students who want to continue on the pathway to university and many work opportunities, this sudden halt in education matters. 

This June, we're supporting a project that is creating another path for these students.

TWEENS (Together We Can Educationally Empower Non-privileged Students) is a refugee-led education program founded by refugees themselves and supported by Education Matters. What began as peer tutoring has grown into a vibrant learning community where students support one another academically, build leadership skills, and prepare for futures that might otherwise feel out of reach.

This project provides free tutoring, after-school activities, educational resources, mentorship, extracurricular activities, and empowerment workshops designed to help young people stay engaged in school and pursue their goals. 

As Rebecca Zeigler Mano, Executive Director of Education Matters, shared:

"At a time when cuts to refugee education funding have devastated education in refugee camps, this donation will go a long way toward providing and enhancing education for more than 300 refugee youth in the camp. It will reignite hope for TWEENS and the youth they engage."

Thank you for investing in young people whose education will create lasting benefits for their families, communities, and future generations.

Until next time,

Yami + Raghuvendra

What does it mean to heal—not just individually, but as a community?

That’s the question Healing Together is asking and beginning to answer.

In Nepal, thousands of people are living with the lasting effects of trauma caused by violence, disaster, and poverty. These experiences don’t just fade without intervention: They shape how people experience the world, how they treat their children, and how they relate to others in their communities. And without support, the impact of violence can pass from one generation to the next.

This month, we’re supporting a project that is interrupting that cycle with care.

Through locally-led Healing Hubs, community members (teachers, parents, and other community leaders) are trained as “Healing Advocates.” They learn skills in counseling, emotional first aid, and advocacy so they can show up for others when they need it most.

These are trusted people, already rooted in their communities, now equipped to help others process trauma and begin to heal.

And their work doesn’t stop there!  A locally produced mental health podcast is also helping to break silence and stigma by opening up conversations that, for many, have long been out of reach. Since launching their first Healing Hub in 2019, this team has continued to expand their reach across Nepal, creating spaces where healing can happen—and spread.

“Our small (yet mighty!) team of local healing advocates in Nepal, Uganda, and the U.S. remind me every day that hope is a verb,” shared Amy Paulson, Executive Director of Healing Together.

“They are supporting communities to heal from trauma and transform their wounds into collective care, mutual aid, community leadership, and generational cultural change. This is what ‘collective hope’ looks like and it is the medicine needed for these times.”

Until next time, 

Yami + Raghuvendra