Social Causes

What is USAID?

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. government agency responsible for administering foreign aid and development assistance worldwide. Its primary goal is to promote global stability, economic growth, and humanitarian aid while advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives. Countries receiving USAID assistance often have to meet certain conditions or “strings attached,” which … Read more

ABILITY House — Volunteers with Disabilities Build Homes

Circa 2006 Mark Goffeney, a musician who lives in San Diego, places a call to airline reservations asking for the accommodations he needs to comfortably fly the four-and-a-half hours to Honolulu to volunteer building Hawaii’s first ABILITY House. “I was born without arms,” he tells the airline representative, “and I use my feet for things … Read more