MAP Pivots National Programs and Provides Emergency Meal Grants to Schools Nationally, While in Iran Their Prolific NGO Relief Arm Provides Vital Support
Relief operations in Iran include sourcing and distributing critical supplies and medical equipment, emergency lifeline support and meals to orphanages and homeless shelters. In the U.S., MAP joins Uber and others to address rampant food insecurity due to the closure of schools. SAN FRANCISCO, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Ashkan Taghipur, Executive Director of MAP’s NGO arm in Tehran, reports, “I think Iran’s the only country tackling […]
How Latter-day Saint Charities is helping during coronavirus crisis — in Utah and around the world
As a global faith organiziation with headquarters in Utah, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is well-positioned to enlist a veritable army of helpers to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It has a worldwide network of leaders and members who see preparedness for disasters as a theological principle and who can address needs quickly […]
Nonprofit Moms Against Poverty donate $28k to feed SFUSD students during school closures
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., (KRON) — A Bay Area non-profit donates $28,800 to provide 10,000 emergency meals to the San Francisco Unified School District COVID-19 Response Fund. Moms Against Poverty announced Monday they will be contributing in order to help combat growing food insecurity in the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Bay Area families experiencing […]
Coronavirus: Church is helping Iran, Italy, China and 13 other countries with medical supplies, ramps up food production
“Due to its global reach and long trajectory, this emergency situation is like no other. … We believe that there is hope and that the best way to cope with emergency situations is to help each other,” according to Latter-day Saint Charities. SALT LAKE CITY — Latter-day Saint Charities is ramping up production at its […]
Humanitarian Relief Coalition (HUREC) is a joint coalition of Iranian American organizations and medical professionals to deliver life-saving support to our fellow Iranians facing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disaster in Iran. The coalition is non-profit, non-political, non-religious, and upholds the principle of serving all equally irrespective of their race, ethnicity, religion, or gender.
Dear friends and supporters, Our hearts go out to the victims of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic worldwide. Regardless of how prepared a nation is for the coronavirus outbreak, disasters of such magnitude require us to come together to intervene with humanitarian assistance to save lives and to hopefully contain the spread of this dangerous pandemic. […]
Coronavirus in Iran: How You Can Help
The Center for Human Rights in Iran stands in solidarity with the people of Iran during this time of great national trauma and suffering, and sends a message of hope and strength with the arrival of the Persian New Year. As Iranian families remember the beautiful traditions of Nowruz, we ask for renewed strength, commitment […]
Did you know this about Iran and the coronavirus?
This is bad. Since February 19, when the first coronavirus cases were identified in Iran, at least 6,566 people—about one in every 12,000 Iranians—have been infected. At least 237 people have died. Iran is third, behind China and South Korea, in cases of coronavirus per population. Due to U.S. sanctions, Iran is suffering from a shortage of […]
Wacken Foundation Collects Donations For Music Projects In Cambodia
The performance of the Cambodian band Doch Chkae at Wacken Open Air 2019 was definitely no ordinary concert: The band was supposed to play at the W:O:A 2018 already, but was denied entry because the requirements for a visa could not be met. A big wave of solidarity made it possible to make up for […]
MAPCambodia Alumni rising to global fame: a metal fairytale… from the slums of Cambodia.. Doch Chkae
This is an excerpt from German TV, 3Sat Kulturzeit and is compliments of Willie Schumann. It covers a few of our ex-orphans that are rising to fame as Doch Chkae, alums of our music therapy incubator program at Hope School, a part of MAPCambodia, under the compelled guidance of Timon Siebel. Their band is named […]
Moms Against Poverty’s Impact as Featured on KRON4
In this interview Delfarib Fanaie, Founder and CEO and Becky Graham, Director of Development talk about how MAP came to existence and how its been developing into an organization that helps underprivileged children throughout the world. Click on the video icon below to watch the interview and join us at MAP’s upcoming Gala on October […]
