by Kelly Brantner | Jan 12, 2023 | BBS News, Humanitarian
BBS was awarded on December 31, 2022 a grant for emergency humanitarian aid relief as well as longer term community programming in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This grant was awarded by GlobalGiving as part of their Hope in Crisis Fund which launched in...
by Kelly Brantner | Jul 6, 2022 | Humanitarian, Women's Advocacy
The LSE Department of International Development recently shared the details in a featured blog of Chadari founder Sveto Muhammad Ishoq’s recent talk during International Refugee Week at the United Kingdom’s House of Commons. “Being a refugee is never...
by Kelly Brantner | Jun 7, 2022 | Community Development, Humanitarian, Volunteering
Since 2015 A Drop in the Ocean has worked to improve the daily lives of displaced persons. They provide direct and immediate support inside and outside refugee camps and advocate to increase the attention on the situation for people forced to flee their homes. They...
by Kelly Brantner | Mar 11, 2022 | BBS News, Humanitarian
The following posting is the most recent Drop in the Ocean update about their response to the Ukraine crisis and work in Poland. To give to their efforts in Krakow, please click here. On day 12 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UN estimates that more than two...
by Kelly Brantner | Mar 4, 2022 | Humanitarian
As the Ukraine crisis continues to unfold, the mounting refugee crisis will require the support of the global community for a very long time to come. BBS for over four years has supported the Norwegian non-profit A Drop in the Ocean, which since 2015 has provided...
by Kelly Brantner | Sep 24, 2021 | Education, Humanitarian, Women's Advocacy
Following is a statement released by Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan on September 23, 2021 regarding the secondary school ban for girls in Afghanistan. To support their ongoing advocacy work, please click here. Statement Released… “As an...
