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Update! Flood Relief!

Bennett Hinkley — Fri, 06 May 2011 05:42:11 +0000

As you know, Batticaloa District was ravaged by floods in January and February of this year; floodS far worse than any previous in living memory. As a result, ABDF responded by disbursing emergency cash to some of our partners and project recipients. The description of our disbursement can be found here, while photos of Batti [...]

Another Devastating Tsunami

Melton Cartes — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:27:03 +0000

Today’s reports of a massive earthquake in Japan, measuring a record-breaking 8.9, brings us again more tragic news of the after-effects caused by the resulting tsunami. This same sort of destructive force was unleashed in the 2004 Tsunami that affected the entire eastern Pacific rim, including Sri Lanka, causing an enormous loss of life. Take [...]

Flood update: “Here Comes the Rain Again”

Bennett Hinkley — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:45:34 +0000

The monsoon rains that triggered massive flooding in Batticaloa stoped for a week and a half, allowing flood waters to recede, road repairs to begin, and supplies to be trucked into the area. The rains have begun again, however, setting off a new round of flooding. As of yesterday, the 3rd of February, waters had [...]

Update! Ex-Militant Livelihood Project!

Bennett Hinkley — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:39:13 +0000

This time, due to the sensitivity of the subject of returning ex-militants, I thought it best to do this as matter of factly as possible. Meaning not hidden, but not especially drawing attention to the arrival of the chair either. So it was just Bob and I and I actually preferred it over the usual way.

New Layout!

Melton Cartes — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:31:01 +0000

To all of our friends and donors who have been following our efforts to fund projects in Sri Lanka, thank you! You may have noticed that we’ve recently spruced up the website and hopefully it’s working across all of the popular web browsers. We’d like to know your thoughts about the site and anything that [...]

ABDF.org raises money to help people in Sri Lanka

Melton Cartes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:26:43 +0000

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. Begun as a response to the 2004 Tsunami that devastated so much of Southeast Asia, ABDF.org focuses on projects that cost no more than $1500. So, [...]

ABDF.org is preparing to send Bennett back to Sri Lanka

Melton Cartes — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:53:42 +0000

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 [...]

ABDF.org now Tweeting!

Melton Cartes — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:32:02 +0000

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 [...]

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

Melton Cartes — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:30:50 +0000

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 [...]

Provide Clean Water for the World

Melton Cartes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:51:05 +0000

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. [...]