Peace and Harmony in the environment
August 22, 2024
Naw Ah Mu Htoo is Director of Karenni Evergreen. She would like "to see peace and no more fighting. I would like people to live harmoniously with their environment."
Shining a light on the power of the Community
August 2, 2024
How can we know what is best for communities when we are not of their culture and we do not live there? The REI mission is to shift the power to the community.
Inspired by a visit to Nairobi
July 10, 2024
A team from REI made a field visit to Nairobi, Kenya from 24 to 28 June 2024. During the visit we met 13 beneficiaries and visited the training institute where beneficiaries learn about business and receive skills training.
Returning home in Uganda
March 7, 2024
Imelda received a resettlement kit that benefited her family as well as extending support to her neighbors.
Restoring family unity
January 8, 2024
The ripple of REI funding reaches well into the community, as the wife of a beneficiary in the addiction rehabilitation program explains "I was so happy to see this change in his life, and now we could build a new future together."
Law Wha's Story, Karenni State, Myanmar
March 10, 2023
"Since I started attending this training...I have started to think about Karenni state and how to regain our basic rights, which we have lost.”
Update from Wadi Zayne kindergarten
February 1, 2023
On January 5, just after the start of the new year, we spoke with the project leaders of the Kindergarten in Wadi Zayne in Lebanon.
Bizimana Francois's Story, Nairobi, Kenya
June 2, 2021
He is motivated, achieving, and proud of what he does in supporting himself and others using his small business.
Naw Ma Hei Paw's Story, Karen State, Myanmar
April 20, 2021
"This is the first time I can clean my baby with soap and I can see she is happy and healthy."
Yousra and Maria's Story, Wadi Zayne, Lebanon
April 15, 2021
Before she was enrolled in the program, Maria was quite lonely and struggled with her pronunciation. Now, she talks a lot--almost too much, Yousra jokes.