My Nonprofit Reviews

95% of your money goes to help people in one of the poorest places in the world. Many humanitarian groups take over 50% of your money to pay their workers' salaries. The people who run this group volunteer their time, along with several others. The babies to 5 year olds in this area are rated as the 5th worst in the world for childhood death. I have been donating since 2009 and I feel so much better about myself because I am giving some of what I have to help others who really need it. I have been to see the people WLP helps, in Guatemala, and can't believe how little money helps to improve their lives. For example, it costs about $7.00 to feed a small child for a month. When I was there not one person held out their hand and asked for money. They are given opportunities to help themselves and not given money or goods (other than the food supplement for the babies). The families now eat more than just corn tortillas (WLP has a gardening program for them). The men make $50 a month, if they are lucky, and the training in managing a small business is giving the families an opportunity to increase that amount. They are then given small loans. The amount depends on what business they choose to create. Most of the people pay back the loans and many take out a new loan. Another wonderful thing WLP does is hire teachers to teach people who never had a chance to go to school. This increases the likelihood that their children will learn to read, etc. and that they will go on to higher education (past the 6th grade). WLP has taught several women to make nativities and they are being sold on-line by WorldNativity.com. (See the corn husk figures with colorful materials--from Guatemala.) A full set gives the women $50. WLP also gave two young women a grant to go by bus to a distant town where they could learn to make scarves on a primitive loom. They came back to their two villages and taught 30 other women how to make the scarves. Each scarf has a lovely pattern and took many hours to complete. To purchase one and help these women, please send an email to torsand1@gmail.com. You will be emailed a picture of the scarves, the available colors and what the looms look like. Each scarf is $20 plus shipping. As you can see, I help a little besides donating. Another great thing about the leaders of this group is that they travel to the areas each year to make sure your money is being used to help the people. There are some wonderful people in charge of each project in the country. I can't say enough good about WLP.

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