08/07/2017
We Love Girls' Clubs
Tigist is one of 200 girls who joined a girls’ club in the Villages of Shoa this year. She is the chair of the ... Read More
07/15/2017
Glimmer Influences Widespread Change
Glimmer brought together leaders from our Ethiopian partner organizations for a week-long workshop to discuss the unique challenges and solutions to working in rural ... Read More
07/05/2017
Global Changemakers
This summer students at the Austin Tennis Academy are launching a $100,000 campaign to bring education and clean water to children in rural Ethiopia. ... Read More
03/22/2017
Water Overflows In Gonok
Nowhere else in our work have we seen people come together to solve a water crisis like we did for Gonok Village. When others ... Read More
02/03/2017
Holding Up A Community
Glimmer donors rallied to raise funds for families of drought-impacted AdiKeyh Senale. Students stayed in school and communities stabilized. Read More
10/05/2016
Big Change for Little Birchiko
In the early morning before school, 10-year-old Birchiko grabbed her yellow jerry can and joined her friends on the short walk to the new ... Read More
09/06/2016
Progress for the People of Shoa
Six months ago, a group of Glimmer staff and supporters joined villagers in Shoa to experience their daily struggle to collect drinking water. After ... Read More
08/04/2016
Emergency Delivery Saves Mother and Son
In a rural village, Tarikua, a mother of six, awoke to signs of labor and immediately began to experience complications. After a difficult night, ... Read More
08/04/2016
Despite Challenges, Gonok Finds a Way
We are so close to bringing clean water to Gonok thanks to the perseverance, creativity and commitment of the community and our local partners. ... Read More
06/22/2016
Rapid Response Saved Lives
Thanks to our supporters, Glimmer provided emergency relief in two communities hardest hit by the severe drought in Ethiopia.In March, we launched a food ... Read More
03/08/2016
Seeing Is Believing
A group of Glimmer’s most committed donors recently visited the Shoa community for a firsthand look at the need in this area — as ... Read More
03/01/2016
Looking Ahead to Our Next Phase of Work
With construction on Year 2 projects officially underway, we’re now shifting our focus toward raising funds for the next phase of work in Year ... Read More