You may have noticed as you browse through our projects that there are tabs at the bottom of the page and updates added to the landing page on a quarterly basis. We call this proof of impact here at UEnd.
What is proof of impact? We want you to see the impact of your gifts on the projects that you have given to. We believe that if you can see the impact, you will be more likely to get involved and understand that your gifts no matter how small really do make a difference in places where extreme poverty exists.
Think of a pebble thrown into still waters, the ripple keeps spreading out inpacting the entire surface of the water. The same is true for international development work when done the way that our partners do.
You have heard a few stories over the last couple of weeks. Using The Post Hurricane School Construction Project run by Change for Children as an example, let’s dig down into a project to collect the information you need to make an informed decision.
The front page will show the latest updates from the field- or proof of impact for your dollars spent- in this case building a school for the local community. There are two updates one from Jan 09 and another from June 09. At the bottom of the page you will find a tab for Photos. Click on this to see photos of the project and the community. If the community has good internet access we can get videos but extreme poverty and internet access are not usually synonymous. You will see this is the case here but there are some great photos.
When you go through the project page, you will see that Change for Children’s approach to projects is a truly sustainable community development one; by which we mean that the solution is developed by the community with the aid of the program taking into account local capacities, culture and causes of the issue/s. To find out more about the organization you can go to the folders on the right side for fast facts or click on the link in the project title for more information.
For information on the town of Comitancillo, Guatemala click on the link below the project title for the town name. Once there you will see that Change for Children has several projects addressing different aspects of the local community. This means that Change for Children is practising good international development approaches as they are impacting more than just one group in isolation. In fact they are workiing on literacy for women and children, the lack of a school, women’s empowerment and leadership development.
If you want information on the Country of Guatemala, click on the country link.
For quick facts on the specific project go to the right side of the front page. There you will find number of people impacted, project budget, and start date. For more information on what the organization hopes to achieve through the project, go to the bottom of the page and click on the tabs. the best one is the intended outcomes. When you read the intended outcomes, the field updates often make more sense.
That is pretty much the map for ferreting out all the information on a project that our website can give you. Now do your own searchs on projects that interest you.
Thanks for helping to change the world!
