Each day in communities throughout America, local senior meal programs are working tirelessly to bring meals to seniors in need. These programs are our members and we are proud of them. Their clients are our mothers and fathers and grandparents and neighbors. They are America and they need your help. By donating this gift you are feeding our hungry seniors and ensuring that no senior...

Each day in communities throughout America, local senior meal programs are working tirelessly to bring meals to seniors in need. These programs are our members and we are proud of them. Their clients are our mothers and fathers and grandparents and neighbors. They are America and they need your help. By donating this gift you are feeding our hungry seniors and ensuring that no senior...

Each day in communities throughout America, local senior meal programs are working tirelessly to bring meals to seniors in need. These programs are our members and we are proud of them. Their clients are our mothers and fathers and grandparents and neighbors. They are America and they need your help. By donating this gift you are feeding our hungry seniors and ensuring that no senior...

This gift will provide casts for 5 children born with clubfoot. For these children, casts mean a cure. Their clubfoot will be treated early enough that they will never have to grow up with the stigma of being disabled.

This gift will provide one child with a shunt, used to drain the fluid and relieve the pressure on the brain.

This gift will sponsor a NICU nurse at CURE Kabul for one month, providing specialized criitical care to fragile newborn babies.

This gift will provide an Afghan woman with much needed care including: 2 pre-natal consultations, basic vitamins and 2 ultrasounds over the course of the mother’s pregnancy.

This gift will provide surgical pins to straighten a deformed foot and give a child a chance to run, walk and play free of pain.

This gift provides the metal plate used to correct the bowed or crooked leg of a disabled child in the developing world. This gift can free a child from the stigma, ridicule and pain of their condition.

In the story above, a Dalit boy believed the messages of his culture and accepted that his life was worthless. But after a short time in a DFN Dalit Education Center, another boy, Babu, is able to proudly wear his uniform and say, "When I grow up, I want to be a police officer!" Through this gift you offer hope for a future to a...

But the story isn't finished. Dalit Freedom Network trained the father to drive a bicycle-rickshaw, leading to increased income so the mother could stay home and the daughter could attend school. As this story illustrates, the gifts that make up the Dalit Economic Fund are wisely used to contribute to the economic independence and stability of Dalit families in India. DFN's Self-Help groups provide money-management...

The Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) works towards equal education and employment opportunities for all Dalits by offering a subsidized, quality English-medium education for Dalit children through 67 Dalit Education Centers throughout North & South India. The start of the 2007-08 school year at a Dalit Education Center in South India brought 1,000 parents to the front gate eager to register their child for the 40...

This gift will cover the cost of vaccinations for one Dalit child. Not only is this a practical and much needed gift, it is a small investment with a big return: a healthy childhood. Healthy children are more likely to stay in school and succeed. In addition, you’re supporting the Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) Healthcare Program, which is the first comprehensive healthcare program for Dalits....

The Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) works towards equal education and employment opportunities for all Dalits by offering a subsidized, quality English-medium education for Dalit children through 67 Dalit Education Centers throughout North & South India. By the end of 2007, 12 new schools will open and our goal is to operate 100 schools by 2009. Often, the shortage of desks forces younger students to sit...

This gift places an essential tool kit into the hands of a Community Healthcare Worker in a Dalit village. For example, a stethoscope, scale and delivery kit are basic tools that make a big difference. The Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) is building a comprehensive healthcare system for Dalits. This is a critical component of the strategy to transform Dalit villages into a place free of...

This gift will provide a kit of basic tailoring tools and cloth for one woman in a tailoring training center, enabling her to begin learning and practicing her new trade immediately. Contributing to sustainable economic development initiatives is a critical component of the Dalit Freedom Network’s (DFN) mission to partner with the Dalits in their quest for religious freedom, social justice, and human dignity by...

This gift makes it possible for a Dalit in a self-help group sponsored by the Dalit Freedom Network (DFN) to receive a small loan to start a business. Loan recipients develop a reliable source of income and gain self-respect and dignity by repaying the amount. Plus, as the loan is paid back with a fair interest rate, another group member may receive funding. When Sabita’s...

This gift will cover the cost for one Dalit women to attend a Women’s Empowerment Conference in India. Just beyond their village’s border—where many women have never ventured—the leaders of the Conference are prepared to teach Dalit women valuable truths about their worth as humans beings and skills for a dignified life despite caste oppression. This gift enables one woman to attend. Acting as host,...

This gift will provide a Dalit child with the opportunity to receive a quality education. These children will be the first members of their family to attend secondary school;the first who can read and write more than their own names. Your generous gift of $30 will provide room and board and tuition for a Dalit child for one month.

With your help, Dalit parents and their children can take advantage of preventative health care. Children will experience their first "well child" check-ups. A gift of $50 will cover the enrollment costs for a family of 5 for one year.