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https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/mikewwalton-lhi-hires-7492_6a4d4223-7ea6-4e21-9ecc-cf0cf428f114.jpg?v=1752329655 Q&A: Lifting Hands International https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/the-shoe-that-grows-locally 2025-07-11T16:50:30-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/Kayla_putting_shoes_on_child_f1b6005a-24fe-4a45-9637-2522ec29ba88.png?v=1752274230 The Shoe That Grows locally https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/a-mitzvah-project-distributing-shoes 2025-07-12T08:19:00-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/2_a5909c5a-abf9-4dba-b024-79407916b05e.jpg?v=1752329940 A Mitzvah project distributing shoes https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/parents-lead-by-example-with-wear-a-pair 2025-07-11T16:51:41-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/parents1.jpg?v=1752274301 Parents lead by example with Wear-A-Pair 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https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/honoring-refugees-on-world-refugee-day 2025-07-12T08:28:48-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/mikewwalton-lhi-hires-8232_29_1acb47e4-1537-4ab6-b9f4-e06e361665a1.jpg?v=1752330528 Honoring refugees on World Refugee Day https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/juliet-namujju-kimuli-collections 2025-07-18T15:24:14-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/BECAUSE_PRODUCTS-1964_1_e98a83ed-852a-411d-92bb-c4de968d0b82.jpg?v=1752873854 Juliet Namujju (Kimuli Collections) https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/meeting-immediate-needs-in-marsabit 2025-07-12T08:31:42-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/569BA452-3A3F-4B9F-B9A5-A33170E4B76E_1_201_a_acee0f62-19c2-4fac-a18f-50e48af2be61.jpg?v=1752330702 Meeting immediate needs in Marsabit https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/neha-ahmed-educase-bags 2025-07-11T16:40:37-06:00 weekly 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Nantongo (Smart Kitchen) https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/denis-ndayizeye-baskets-for-good 2025-07-18T15:29:26-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/IMG_20170406_114124_a742b089-6e97-4717-8797-266a06e66f7f.jpg?v=1752874166 Denis Ndayizeye (Baskets For Good) https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/because-internationals-recoverable-grant 2025-07-18T15:31:17-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/Accelerator_Collage_6_x_3_in_a439f58e-e488-40cb-840b-ff3e877f1ec1.png?v=1752874277 Because International's recoverable grant https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/the-first-tiny-home-sold-for-rawhaus 2025-07-18T15:32:56-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/Building_in_progress_at_warehouse_2.jpg?v=1752874376 The first tiny home sold for Rawhaus https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/ibrahim-yusuf-tumutu-pesticide 2025-07-18T15:34:28-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/WhatsApp_Image_2022-01-20_at_09.49.39_380f2e4a-032d-465d-9c4a-039bb4ef20ec.jpg?v=1752874468 Ibrahim Yusuf (Tumutu Pesticide) https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/daniel-kisitu-muafrica-repurpose 2025-07-18T15:35:27-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/IMG_20220129_133727_e6814aa3-367b-4bf7-9427-1f8ccb765325.jpg?v=1752874527 Daniel Kisitu (MuAfrica Repurpose) https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/what-is-poverty-and-how-can-we-alleviate-it 2025-07-18T15:39:20-06:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0631/3866/0585/articles/Ending_poverty_is_not_a_matter_of_charity_but_a_question_of_justice._dc5696d6-c507-4572-800e-30ed719a5f16.png?v=1752874760 What is poverty and how can we alleviate it? https://becauseinternational.org/blogs/stories/what-is-the-sole-subscription 2025-07-18T15:36:16-06:00 weekly 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