The End of Poverty IS Possible

I wanted to share this video with you where Hans Rosling, a Swedish health expert and researcher (also founder of Karolinska Institute and Gapminder), makes a great impression of the state of the world.

2 things you take from it:

The impossible is possible...we can improve the lives of so many people in poor nations.
and
Who said statistics was boring?

Miami Staff is back from Nicaragua

We just returned to Miami from Nicaragua. Although we are still tired from the trip, it gave us the opportunity to "recharge our batteries" as far as motivating us to keep helping the people in our country.

We visited many projects and spoke to many beneficiaries as well as people who have not received our help yet. The contrast between these two groups is truely amazing. People benefiting from ANF have a great appreciation towards donors and a positive outlook on life. Of course, knowing someone cared about their situation and knowing they are now accomplishing things for themselves, will inspire hope in anyone.

One lady, called Maria, at El Menco community, got teary eyed when she was expressing the importance and impact of our work. Now 2 of her children are even attending University! She is very proud and so are we. I will definitely share more of her story in a future post.

For now, please take a look at some of our mission trip pictures here. And let us know what you think!