Our Approach

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Good Neighbors works
in 27 countries

	We look at the world not in terms of classes or borders. When we look at the world, we see people. When you've met the kind of people we have you'll discover the same thing: people are capable of anything. Our approach is simple but effective. We are enablers. We teach people to create a new future for themselves. Our projects work to enact lasting change, and we are constantly challenging to change the world around us. Because in the end, the effect of poverty is only as strong as we let it become. We will work anywhere where need exists, regardless of race, nationality, religion, ideology, and geographical constraints. Good Neighbors has a presence in 27 different countries allowing us to support six hundred million people and 80,000 children.
	Child Development: We work to protect preschoolers and children who have been neglected due to poverty. Our projects encourage their physical and emotional development by providing them with fundamental education, medical care, and nutritious meals.
	Community Development: We believe that self-sufficiency is the key to eliminating poverty. We provide vocational training, develop local agriculture, and establish infrastructure.
	Health & Sanitation: We provide medical services and health-related education to reduce the mortality rate and to prevent diseases like malaria, parasites, and AIDS. We also make it a priority to develop access to safe, potable water.
	Advocacy: We empower marginalized groups of children and women through our education programs. Our projects aim to both raise awareness and cooperate with local organizations to lift these groups from poverty.
	Global Networking: We organize various resources that lie in project sites and rely on the residents' active participation in projects. We build strong partnerships with volunteers, community leaders, local governments, and other organizations.
	Emergency Relief: We are the first to respond to natural and man-made disasters. We were on the ground during the civil war in Rwanda, the earthquake in iPakistan, India, and Turkey, the Afghanistan war, and the tsunami in South Asia.