By Geography

Susila Dharma USA currently supports more than 20 programs located in different countries across the globe. We will put your dollars toward the project(s) most in need and let you know how they will be directed. You can choose to give to a specific geographical area by earmarking your preferences on the donation form.

Click on any of the programs below to view complete descriptions of their work.

   AFRICA

• International Child Development Programmes (ICDP) - Angola, Congo, Mozambique, and Tanzania: Working with UNICEF, ICDP provides training to parents and caregivers to keep children healthy and alive amidst poverty, migration, war and disease as well as natural disasters
• Q Fund - The Q Fund is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization whose mission is to collaborate with communities in turmoil and build school-centered, self-sustaining environments that nurture, educate and empower vulnerable children by honoring diversity, cultivating creativity, and fostering respect for the earth.

   ASIA, INDIA, AND INDONESIA

• Anisha - Bangalore City, India: Works with women heads-of-households in the slums, providing micro-credit programs,pre-primary education, services to neglected children and the elderly through nutritious meals, free legal counseling, and HIV/AIDs care.
• Clear Path International - Central Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand: Supplies direct medical and social services to landmine survivors and their families as well as equipment to hospitals. The U.S. State Department matches up to $60,000 in contributions.
• International Child Development Programmes (ICDP) - India: Working with UNICEF, ICDP provides training to parents and caregivers to keep children healthy and alive amidst poverty, migration, war and disease as well as natural disasters.
• Mithra Foundation - Bangalore City, India: Provides services in slums that include: preschools; education for older children and women; job training; and healthcare. Mithra also addresses child labor and domestic violence, and promotes human rights programs.
• Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM) - Indonesia:  YUM oversees: the Children’s Village Orphanage; Preparatory Schools (operating in multiple slum areas); and the Indonesia Relief & Development Network (providing food, microcredit, supplies, and education to families in crisis). Yum operates the Clean Water Project for various communities through building wells and reservoirs, and trains local citizens to manage these facilities. The program also includes the Teunom Preschool, a collaboration that has rebuilt an Aceh preschool destroyed by the 2004 tsunami.

   CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, & SOUTH AMERICA

• Asociación Vivir - Ecuador: Supported by EU, UNICEF, and the UN, enables people to participate in family education, health services and sustainable community development projects. Vivir was established by Susila Dharma USA in conjunction with other Susila Dharma Nationals.
• Fundación Amanecer - Colombia: Fundación Amanecer was founded in 1991 to develop programs, projects and activities in the areas of social, community, cultural, educational and enterprise development. After five years working with the International Child Development Program (affiliated with UNICEF), the Fundación became an independent non-governmental organization.
• Fundación Despertar - Argentina: Through reading workshops and teacher training, promotes personal growth and empowerment to impoverished rural children. Books are also loaned to the children who take them home and share reading with their families.
• International Child Development Programmes (ICDP)- Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Uruguay: Working with UNICEF, ICDP provides training to parents and caregivers to keep children healthy and alive amidst poverty, migration, war and disease as well as natural disasters.
• Subud San Diego: Tijuana Children – Mexico: Supported by the San Diego, CA Group, this program collects and distributes school supplies and clothing to children living in poverty in the border town of Tijuana.
• Tierraviva - Argentina: Strengthens ties between mothers and children to break the cycle of incarceration through self-expression, by giving art, drama, and dance classes to imprisoned women and their preschool children who live with them.

  EUROPE

• International Child Development Programmes (ICDP) - Denmark, Macedonia, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine: Working with UNICEF, ICDP provides training to parents and caregivers to keep children healthy and alive amidst poverty, migration, war and disease as well as natural disasters.

   UNITED STATES

• Badger Camp (formerly Tuning In) – Greater Fresno Area, CA: Provides music, art, drama, crafts, writing, and puppetry to low income children to foster self-esteem through artistic expression, creativity and self awareness.
• Quest Center – Portland, OR: Offers holistic care and education to people with critical illnesses, including HIV/AIDS and cancer. The emphasis is on healthy meals, alternative therapies, community building, and nutrition education.
• Teen Moms and More - Kirkland, WA and Los Angeles: Encourages teenage parents to continue their education while providing positive parenting skills. Also provides essential school supplies to impoverished and disaster-affected schools.
• Subud San Diego: Tijuana Children - U.S. and Mexico: Supported by the San Diego, CA Group, this program collects and distributes school supplies and clothing to children living in poverty in the border town of Tijuana.