Lotus Outreach

Many of us in the charitable community have already heard about the Girl Effect, a ground-breaking campaign launched by the Nike Foundation. But a recap never hurts, so here are some compelling stats to set the stage.

30 percent of women in Cambodia suffer from domestic violence. Every third woman in Cambodia gets abused? How could that be? I put this question to Erika Keaveney, the executive director of Lotus Outreach.

Hundreds of thousands of kids in India and Cambodia will be oblivious to the start of the academic year as they begin another day at work.

On June 12, the international non-profit Lotus Outreach will celebrate 400 child workers in India who enrolled in school for the first time in their lives.

Millions of students claiming diplomas believe in the power of education to transform their futures, and this year, 65 young Cambodian women beat the odds to share that vision.

GATE provides educational scholarships, including school fees, uniforms, text books, bicycles, lunch and boarding, to over 600 at-risk and exploited young girls in Cambodia.

More and more, nonprofit organizations are embracing what could be called "engaged giving," a fun and interactive form of philanthropy exemplified by Dining for Women.

Imagine: in your hometown, only three in 100 girls ever learn to read. This is the universal reality for the young women living in Mewat, a rural part of northern India.

Lotus Outreach is working to transform impoverished communities from the inside out.