These garbage dump communities are home to refugees, lepers, abuse victims, orphans, and other extraordinarily vulnerable groups.
Due to the lack of opportunities in these communities, building wealth is next to impossible, trapping families in generational poverty.
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International Solid Waste Association
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UNESCO
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Danny
Samaritan Scholar in Honduras
Holistic Scholarships
Our scholarships cover not only school fees, but living expenses, medical care, and other essential costs that push students to drop out of school.
Safe Water & Safe Spaces
In communities that struggle with sanitation and violent neighborhoods, we prioritize bringing clean water and a safe meeting place to each community.
Still Shocking
This past June was my second time standing in a dumpsite. I never expected it would be so long before I returned on a trip with...
Awe and Wonder
In the midst of anguish and despair, I’m struck by the mountain-moving power of God and the love of friends and strangers. More than 50...
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weekend reflections
As a Samaritan, you’re integral in building the Samaritans for Life network, our growing group of graduates that are changing lives. Each year, about 50 Samaritan Scholars graduate from college or trade school with a shared commitment to:
- Love God with their whole heart, soul, body and mind.
- Love their neighbor as Jesus loves them.
- Raise their family to do the same.
The Samaritan scholarship program is dedicated to growing these exemplary young people so they can lead their communities.
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Thank you so much for investing in me, thank you for helping me to realise my dreams. As I venture off into the world, I will ensure to hold the banner of this foundation high! I will make it my duty to make you proud.
Dr. Micashane Myton
A Samaritan for Life: Graduate from Jamaica
I had no hope. I was living, breathing, shuffling about, but I’m not sure that I was alive. My life was dark, my dreams darker. That meeting with IntSam changed my life. Hope came upon me like a dove from heaven bearing my renewed dreams in its beak.
Biniam Adem
Samaritan for Life: Graduate from Ethiopia
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I am a girl who has many dreams, but, above all, I’ve always wanted a better life for my family. I knew I needed an education. Sometimes I doubted that I could achieve this… I doubted that I could graduate. But because of you, here I am. Thank you.
Jennifer Gonzalez
Samaritan for Life: Graduate from Guatemala
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