Poverty is not the result of one single cause. Therefore, WE Charity's model is neither a single solution nor a handout. Instead, it incorporates five key pillars of community life: education, access to clean water, healthcare, food security and opportunity. These work in tandem to empower change and to help advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The WE Villages five-pillar development model is an effective, sustainable and cost-effective approach that works to break the cycle of poverty in rural, marginalized communities worldwide. Research has proven that these programs have had a lasting impact.
Since the creation of the education pillar, more than 1,500 schools and schoolrooms have been built in WE Charity partner communities, giving 200,000 children the opportunity to get an education and transform not only their lives but also those of their communities.
Thanks to the water pillar, one million people now have improved access to clean water, health care and sanitation. This has empowered them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty and build healthier, more productive communities.
In Kenya, over 130,000 patients have been served at Baraka Hospital and Kishon Health Centre since they opened in 2010 and 2013.
Thanks to the water pillar, one million people now have improved access to clean water, health care and sanitation. This has empowered them to lift themselves and their families out of poverty and build healthier, more productive communities.
Under the food pillar, WE Villages has enabled farmers and families in partnering communities to produce more than 15 million meals to fuel their communities.