9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
We can stretch a little to do a lot in many of the places where Alight works. To give you an idea just what we mean, we asked Alight team members from around the world to send in some examples of what about $100 can actually do. It's a great reminder that every bit of support counts and matters.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
1
A Roof, Four Walls, A Door and A Lock – $200
All refugee families are different. For families made up just of an elderly grandparent and a young grandchild, we can move them from grass hut to a home with a roof and a door that locks. $50 more makes sure there’s bedding and clothing for the little one. A home makes all the difference.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
2
A Patio Set – $102
A simple plastic table, chairs, and umbrella are transformed into a community outreach command center. It’s mobile and our staff can move from neighborhood to neighborhood when there’s important information that needs sharing – like COVID-19 prevention. Or it becomes a hub when we need to distribute essential relief items.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
3
A Food Basket – $108
Whether an Ethiopian family fleeing to Sudan for safety or a family struggling through COVID-19, food is an ever-present challenge. We can help people bridge the gap and keep dinner on the table with a basket of local foods like beans, grains, oil, tomato and onion.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
4
A Laboratory Sink – $123
An education means so much. In Uganda and Pakistan, we’re working to help kids stay in school through high school – including studying subjects like chemistry. A lab sink ensures they have a safe place to clean up after those messy experiments.
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5
200 Blankets – $112
Displaced people often don’t have much, including bedding. And in places that can get quite cold in winter, that really is a life-threatening problem.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
6
4 Boxes of Sanitary Pads - $100
Covid-19 Isolation Centers prevent the spread of the virus in refugee communities. But we must take care of people while they stay there, including women and girls have the essentials they need.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
7
A Family - Priceless
In emergencies, families may be separated. Sometimes children arrive alone at a refugee camp. Foster mothers – refugees themselves – step forward and bring those kids into their own families. Without promise of any support or compensation, these women give kids a safe haven and the chance at a life.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
8
Hundreds of Mosquito Nets - $114
Mosquito nets are one of the best ways to prevent malaria and other mosquito-spread disease. They cost only a little but can save so many lives.
9 Ways A Little Can Go Far
9
10 Warm Meals For New Moms - $99
In the clinics and hospitals where we deliver babies, moms often leave just a few hours after they give birth. They must return to their obligations. But, we can give them a simple warm meal – immediately after childbirth – that starts them and their newborn off on a strong and healthy first foot.