Global Giving

Celebrating Six Years of Global Giving

Since 2000, the Western Union Foundation has granted nearly $40 million in humanitarian aid to more than 1,500 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in more than 70 countries.  We are proud to have awarded 485 non-traditional students, many of whom are immigrants, with scholarships to fulfill their dreams of a college education, and to have responded with compassion and generosity to over 50 relief operations worldwide.  Every donation made to the Foundation saves lives, empowers families and communities, and fosters real hope and opportunities in nearly every corner of the globe.  See for yourself the incredible impact the Western Union Foundation is making.

Click on the story links below to read profiles about a few of the Foundation grantees from 2006.

Global Grants

United States –Language acquisition program in Brooklyn helps people in their everyday lives

Ghana –Sustainable interventions that improve the lives of children and women

China –600 at-risk children now have the opportunity to attend school in rural Liaoning Province, many for the first time

United States –Chinese immigrants in New York City have access to English classes and social services

Argentina –Soccer star helps families with permanent and improved shelter for Argentina’s poorest families 

2006 list of all Global Grants

Scholarships

Geneva Johnson –Sees a future as a pediatric neurosurgeon

Adeng Maluk Leek –Lost Girl of Sudan on Road to Becoming Computer Information Specialist

Ruben Roque Castro –Determined to be a Judicial Circuit Judge

2006 list of all Western Union Scholarships

Disaster Relief

Philippines –Helping to rebuild lives after devastating mudslides in the Southern province of Leyte

Kenya –Improving access to water during a drought

Indonesia –Providing immediate relief to victims of the May 2006 earthquake

Thailand –Rebuilding and sustaining the livelihood of a fishing village after the Tsunami

2006 List of Disaster Relief grants

Agent Gift Match Partnerships

Mexico –Giving the opportunity for deaf children to hear

Vietnam –Restoring vision to blind children

Pakistan –Offering children left homeless and parentless a home and an education

Kuwait –Life skills to improve the lives of young people

2006 List of Agent Gift Match grants

Employee Engagement

US Colorado – Building a new home in Denver for a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina

US New Jersey – Supporting organizations that help the community of Montvale, NJ