Serving Others Worldwide

Please help save this Pakistani girl's life!

2010-05-17T18:19:00.000-07:00

Serving Others Worldwide operations in Pakistan have sent an urgent request for a girl who has a neck thyroid problem and is in great pain. This has gone on for so long that now even breathing is difficult for her. She is also now having blood deficiency problems, as the growth is taking so much blood. She is almost 18 years old.

She will be in danger due to these thyroids if not treated immediately. She can not sleep well because these glands are heavy on her neck and the Doctor says she needs major surgery. This can be done in any major city hospital where all medical facilities are available. Her life should be saved but her parents are poor and can’t afford this big operation.

Please help us ensure this girl gets treatment by donating money for her surgery. Please help us safe her life!

Bringing hope through Serving Others in the Ukraine!

2010-05-03T17:02:00.000-07:00

Serving Others Worldwide volunteers just returned from the Ukraine where they were setting up programs for orphans and HIV children. You can help us by donating to bring hope to these beautiful and innocent children by clicking here.

S.O.W. is also developing an adult rehab center where homeless men and woman can re-establish healthy lives, living and working on a self-suffiecent farm. These individuals are not only turning their own lives around, but are also actively involved in sharing what they have received and serving others who are also in need!

Get involved in changing lives for the better and we guarantee it will change your life! Join us on future trips to the Ukraine by applying as a volunteer on our website and stay informed by keeping up on our blog!

Bringing the Spirit of Christmas to Orphans in Pakistan!

2009-12-09T20:32:00.000-08:00

Children in Pakistan face a variety of serious challenges ranging from malnutrition and poor access to education and health facilities to exploitation in the form of child labor. Their low status in society can leave them victim to daily violence at home and in school as well as to organized trafficking and sexual exploitation.

This Christmas we are launching a program to give gifts to widows, orphans and needy children in Western Pakistan. We know many families which have no food and clothes and are having difficulty providing for their children.

If you can donate to help it will be blessing for them during this Christmas time. You can make a positive change in their life on this Christmas. Bring a smile on their faces and show them God's love this Christmas.

For one family we only need:

Rice ………….....2 KG…….225 Rs...$2.81
Sugar…………...3 KG…….129 Rs....$1.61
Flour ……….....20 KG…….500 Rs...$6.25
Cooking Oil…..2 Liter….240 Rs....$3.00
Tea Bags..... 2 Pack…..120 Rs....$1.50
Bath Soap…..3 Tickey..120 Rs....$1.50
Total Amount...... 1334 Rs..$16.67

We need $16.67 for one family to provide them food for 15-20 days this Christmas. That is only $1 a day to make an incredible change in someone's life!

To donate or get more involved, please visit our website at www.servingothers.org/pakistan.html or contact Ray Ruppert at ray@servingothers.org

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2009-11-17T12:41:00.000-08:00

Get Involved in our New Projects in Fiji!

2009-11-13T12:43:00.000-08:00

Now is your opportunity to be involved in serving others in the South Pacific! We have scheduled a new project in Fiji for June 2010 and would like to welcome our new project coordinators Sunia and Maryanne Ritchie Leota to Serving Others Worldwide.

Our team will leave June 1st and return June 21st. This project will consist of building a community center for the locals, hold educational programs for the children, supply educational materials, provide clothing and "sow many seeds of love"!

Our projects are located in the northwest area of the main island in the Wailevu Village in Wainibuka and the team will experience first-hand the beautiful terrain, great food, and warm loving culture that Fiji is known for. To donate or get more involved, please visit our website at www.servingothers.org/fiji.html and stay informed by keeping up on our blog!

Serving the Masai in Kenya in Dec. 2009!

2009-11-12T16:28:00.000-08:00

Thirty volunteers are leaving for Kenya on December 17th to build an addition onto the previously built medical clinic for the Masai.

Medical teams will also be treating malaria, typhoid and other sicknesses in addition to holding a vision clinic and prescribing glasses thanks to Dr. Shepherd of Enumclaw Family Optometry.

Other volunteers will also be distributing clothing and school supplies and holding programs for the local children. To donate or get more involved, please visit our website at www.servingothers.org/Kenyadecember2009.html or stay informed by keeping up on our blog!

Group Serving Russian Orphans Returns

2009-09-22T12:12:00.000-07:00

Twelve volunteer’s from humanitarian aid organization Serving Others Worldwide returned to Seattle after helping orphans in Southwest Russia. These volunteer’s and their supporters represent the selfless humanitarian focus of many individuals and companies throughout the U.S. Much thanks goes to all the families and friends in support of these volunteers!

The focus of their trip was to visit the orphans and orphanages being sponsored and assist in developing new programs for older orphan graduates leaving the orphanages seeking higher education and to become productive members of our world society. Volunteers established child sponsorships, supplied educational materials and clothing, and provided programs for children to grow mentally, physically, and spiritually.

About Serving Others Worldwide:
Serving Others Worldwide™ is a non-profit organization focused on providing aid to the poor, the distressed, and the underprivileged, and seeks to assist underdeveloped communities around the world in improving their quality of life physically, mentally, and spiritually while providing short-term volunteers with a hands-on experience in humanitarian service.

For additional information on the news in this release or interest in volunteering or donating to this charity, contact Isaac Heckman, Executive Director or visit http://www.servingothers.org/ and stay informed by keeping up on our blog!

Serving Others Worldwide helps Local Communities!

2009-05-10T11:54:00.000-07:00

Serving Others Worldwide would like to commend it's local project coordinator, Angela Anacker for going above and beyond the call of duty and organizing a group of volunteer's to help bring joy to her local woman's shelter just after she returned as a volunteer with Serving Others Worldwide in Southwest Kenya working with us to build a birthing center for the Masai tribe.

Angela says, "Going to Africa with Serving Others Worldwide helped me realize how important it is to be involved in actively serving others, whether here in the States or abroad. I can't wait to organize more projects here locally through this great organization and give others that same opportunity to volunteer on projects that impact people's lives for the better and be a part of Serving Others Worldwide!"

Angela's next project for Serving Others Worldwide is currently gathering volunteers for a Habitat for Humanity building project in Tacoma, June 20th 8:45am-3pm. To sign up to join her in this effort, email her at angela@servingothers.org

Executive Director, Isaac Heckman invites everyone to get more involved in serving our world family in need and says, "Much of the work we do focuses on improving the quality of life for families around the world. Weather building homes, schools, orphanages, or medical clinics our desire is to build relationships... and while promoting education, health and well-being, most of all we are sowing seeds of love through the example selfless service!"

For more information on future projects and how you can get involved, email us or visit our website at http://www.servingothers.org/ and stay informed by keeping up on our blog!

Help us help orphans in Russia!

2009-02-17T11:19:00.000-08:00

Serving Others Worldwide is promoting a program called Alone No More and planning to take a group of volunteers to Kursk, Russia in September 2009 to help 8 different orphanages.

There are more than 1 million orphans and homeless children in Russia. Statistics show that if these children are not helped that only 1 out of 10 orphans becomes a functional member of society!

If you have a burden for making a difference in young lives, this is a great cause to give to. The Bible defines true religion, "pure and undefiled in the sight of God, to look after widows and orphans in their time of need." With Serving Others Worldwide's - Alone No More programs we are truly looking after these orphans in their "time of need" and can make possible for them the hope of a stronger future.

You can donate to this cause by going to our website at http://www.servingothers.org/make and donating to "Russia Orphans"!

Stay informed and keep up on our other programs through our blog!

Serving Others Worldwide receives large donation from Crocs!

2009-01-29T11:08:00.000-08:00

When we found out that the majority of poor children and adults get worms just because they do not have shoes, we thought, “We can fix that!” And now with the innovative creation of the rubber Croc shoe and their willing participation through SolesUnited we are able to give a quality product that will breathe without socks, will not break down in the water during monsoon season, and will protect feet from injury and worms.

The Crocs company has donated to Serving Others Worldwide hundreds of crocs that we can take on our projects to give to the locals and schoolchildren we serve.

Thank you Crocs and Soles United for helping us meet this very important need!

View the video about this program!

A little cultural info about the Masai Tribe!

2008-12-26T18:36:00.000-08:00

Here is a little more information on the Masai tribe that we are helping in Southwest Kenya and Northwest Tanzania.

See the video on our blog

To learn more about our upcoming trip to the Masai Mara in March and how you can get involved visit our website at www.servingothers.org

Project India: Don't let these kids living in waste, waste-away!

2008-11-18T17:47:00.000-08:00

Amazing children in India living cheerfully in poverty and filth need our help. They may be living in waste and working in waste but their lives need not be wasted. Help us help these beautiful kids overcome their surrounding and realize their dreams!

See the video on our blog

Anyone interested in working with these children, feel free to contact us at helpus@servingothers.org or visit our website at www.servingothers.org

Sponsor a Child from Ethiopia

2008-10-19T19:21:00.000-07:00

During our recent trip to Ethiopia to plan a future school building project, we met many remote village children who would like to be educated but cannot afford it.

We decided to start a child sponsorship program where you can help provide education for only $20 a month. This small amount will really make a difference and can change a child's future!

Please visit our home page at http://www.servingothers.org/ where pictures of these children are being presented and click on the picture to select and sponsor the special student of your choice.

Masai and the Black Rhino

2008-08-10T09:56:00.000-07:00

Here is an interesting video about how young Masai Warriors pits their wits against an ancient and worthy adversary - the Black Rhino.

The Masai Tribe is quite a peaceful tribe and do not even hunt the wild game around them but rather live in harmony with them, tending their flocks of goats and cows amoung various wild animals from the age of 8 years.

Rhino - Massai Warrior Skills

If you are interested in learning more about the Masai, consider applying as a volunteer for one of our trips the Masai Mara in Kenya. You can visit our Kenya volunteer sign-up website at: www.ServingOthers.org/Kenya2009.html

Land grant from Ethiopia!

2008-07-21T22:14:00.001-07:00

In response to Serving Others Worldwide's request to build a school and assist in humanitarian aid to those suffering with famine in southern Ethiopia, we have received notice that the Ethiopian government has agreed to donate 10,000 square meters of land in rural Hadero, free of charge, for us to build an eight room elementary school and use as a base to help those in need.

This is an amazing confirmation that we are to step out in faith and do all we can to accomplish this mission as soon as possible. The cost for the materials of an eight room school building and food relief is $60,000. This is where you come in! We need all who are able to donate to this project so that we can accomplish all that we have offered to the Ethiopian locals. We also need all able bodied volunteers to email us their interest in going to construct the building and distribute the food. Email us at helpus@servingothers.org

Below is a short video on the situation there in Hadero:

Time to Sign Up for Kenya 2009 Trips

2008-06-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

We are now scheduling return trips to the Masai Mara, Kenya. One trip is planned for March 2009, and the other is planned for December. This is a great trip for volunteers of all ages and all are encouraged to apply. This is an unforgetable experience and a great way to give of your time. We help you raise funds to cover the cost of your trip. Please contact us at helpus@servingothers.org

Project Goals: Build a secondary school, set up a windmill to generate power at the school, have a medical team treating typhoid, malaria and other sicknesses, and hold a program for the children.

Group Size:: 20-30 individuals
Age Group: 08-65 years old
Duration: March 2-18, 2009
Application Deadline: 09/01/08
Status: Open to applications
Cost: (US$ funds to raise or pay per person): $3,700 (Includes food, lodging, airfare, visa, leadership, and a portion of the building materials, and medical supplies and a safari day!)

www.servingothers.org/kenya2009.html

Crocs for Kids Campaign

2008-05-01T13:47:00.000-07:00

When we found out that the majority of poor children and adults get worms just because they do not have shoes, we thought, “We can fix that!” And now with the innovative creation of the Croc we are able to give a quality product that will breathe without socks, will not break down in the water during monsoon season, and will protect feet from injury and worms.

We are asking everyone to donate crocs that we can take on our projects to give to the locals and schoolchildren we serve.

Please send sizes 2-10 to :

Serving Others Worldwide
3702 So Fife St #255
Tacoma, WA 98409

March 2008, Masai Mara Humanitarian Project

2008-04-02T12:00:00.000-07:00

We would like to thank all who gave and all who participated in our Kenya 2008 project. Thanks to you, our trip to the Masai Mara was a complete success. We built an extension to the Olopikidong'oe school and held a medical clinic where the Doctor and his assistants treated the locals for malaria, typhoid, and dysentery. We also erected a windmill for power and distributed much needed school supplies and held a program for over 600 children.

Our group this time consisted of 32 individuals comprised of half adults and half students. The benefit of taking students is that you not only change the life of the people you are going to serve, but you also impact the world view of each student thereby making them more aware and willing to give back as they grow into responsible adults.

We encourage you to continue to share our vision by either making a donation of financial support, taking time out to personally participate, or if you are a business - consider pledging matching funds toward a project. For more information feel free to email us at helpus@servingothers.org.