NEWS & STORIES
Redefining poverty: Benefits of cash transfers
One essential method of Unbound’s approach to eliminating poverty includes delivering families’ sponsorship benefits by direct cash transfers. This empowers families to take the lead in making the decisions that will ultimately set them free of poverty. Learn how they’re using cash transfers to make improvements in such areas as education, housing security, family savings and more.
News & Stories
Coming full circle
From former sponsored child to national coordinator with Unbound Kampala, Teddy Naluwu shares messages of hope, resilience and service.
'Blessings' for her memory
The determination of a mothers group called “Blessings” combined with a donor’s support of their Agents of Change proposal and a desire to honor the memory of his late wife is improving postnatal care for thousands of infants and expectant mothers in Meru.
Mothers select Innovation Fund projects
Unbound has empowered mothers and trusted community leaders to determine how Innovation Fund grants are allocated.
Peace in a tiny home
Using the Poverty Stoplight tool to guide them, a mother and son set and obtain goals to build a home and come to know the peace of having a space all their own.
Weaving a beautiful future
Jackeline, sponsored youth and scholar, creates beautiful textiles with needle and thread while pursuing her studies in psychology.
Redefining poverty: Benefits of cash transfers
A decentralized approach that includes supporting families in poverty with direct cash transfers and goal setting could lead to the elimination of global poverty.
Heavy rains and rising rivers flood family homes in India
Rising floodwaters from the seasonal monsoon in Prayagraj, India, has left sponsored individuals and families displaced or in evacuation centers as assistance from the Critical Needs Fund is deployed.
Monsoon, Tropical Storm Wipha impact families in Asia
Rainfall from the southwest monsoon season combined with multiple tropical storms — including Tropical Storm Wipha — across the Metro Manila region and beyond has left sponsored individuals and families displaced or in evacuation centers.
Partnerships and power shifts needed to end poverty
When organizations partner to provide tools and resources while empowering people to chart their paths out of poverty, real change happens.
