Burundi 🇧🇮 Nepal 🇳🇵 Mexico 🇲🇽 Lebanon 🇱🇧 Global Care Alliance, originally known as The Frances Kitchen Project, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2007 by Niles Sharif. Our very first project was to build a stand-alone kitchen at a severely impoverished school in the Mexican city of Punta Colonet. Our partner in that project was a lady named Frances Sifuentes, hence the name of our organization. Frances continues to feed 150-200 children a hot and healthy meal each and every school day throughout the year. For many of the children attending the school, the meal they are served by Frances is the only hot meal they ever get. We also built and operate a 4,000 square foot community center in the city of Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. The community center offers free public classes to people in this very poor farming community. Classes include English, computers, dance, music lessons, just to name a few. The community center also has a library and serves as a meeting place for the community. Most recently, we have begun working in the African nation of Burundi. Burundi is part of the Congo region of central Africa and is considered one of the five poorest countries on earth. Hunger and disease are rampant, especially in the pygmy community with whom we are working. So far, we have built 72 houses in the village of Gahararo, started a porridge program to reduce starvation, and paid for medical care of the village's residents. We plan to continue our work in Burundi over the coming years, especially as we have seen the incredible difference we are making. Please consider partnering with our organization as we continue our important work in Mexico and Burundi. Additional information is available by contacting Niles Sharif at [email protected]
