• Help Sri Lanka: Small Projects, Immediate Impact

    Welcome to ABDF.org! — ABDF.org was formed by Bennett Hinkley, with the help of several friends and colleagues, after he visited the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka and saw first-hand the devastation caused by the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami that caused such large-scale tragedy across most of the Asian coastline.

    Students at Vantharumoolai school.

    ABDF.org is dedicated to raising funds to donate to small-scale projects that are needed by the people of this region of Sri Lanka. Our projects have a maximum total of $1,500USD, which means that donations can quickly match the need of each project and create immediate benefits for the people of Batticaloa.

    Please donate generously and tell your friends, neighbors, family and colleagues about ABDF.org. Learn more throughout this website or contact us.


A Word from the Director of Development

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For those who are new to ABDF.org, we raise money for a variety of projects designed to provide immediate as well as long-term help to people throughout Sri Lanka. Read the rest of this entry »

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ABDF.org is preparing for our project director, Bennett Hinkley, to return to his work in Sri Lanka.

Any donations you can make will be extremely useful and helpful to our many projects, including our new project that is in development, the Upcountry Teachers Project wherein we hope to send adventurous volunteers with teaching abilities to the tea producing region of Sri Lanka where English teachers are in great demand. Read the rest of this entry »

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ABDF.org now Tweeting!

February 7th, 2010
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We are happy to announce that ABDF.org is now set up with a Twitter account.

You’ll be able to follow updates from our project director Bennett Hinkley while he is in the states or in Sri Lanka, working on our various empowerment projects or the teaching project and you’ll know exactly how you can help such a worthy cause.

If you haven’t told your friends and coworkers about us, please do! Remember, our projects cost no more than $1,500 and a little money can make a huge difference.

Thanks!

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ABDF.org is a recipient of a Google Grant award.

The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program harnessing the power of Google AdWords advertising product. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of non-profit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

ABDF.org is very grateful to Google, Inc. for this grant.

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Care2 Petitionsite has a cause to help provide clean drinking water around the world.

We at ABDF.org support this basic human right and ask people to support and donate to causes like these. This is a petition to ask senators to cosponsor the Water for the World Act. Sign the petition at the Care2 Petitionsite.

884 million people do not have access to clean water

884 million people who do not have access to clean water

Provide Water for the World

Target: U.S. Senate
Sponsored by: The ONE Campaign
In his Inaugural Address, President Obama said, “let clean waters flow.” With those words, he brought recognition to the suffering of 884 million people who do not have access to clean water and 2.5 billion without adequate sanitation.

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