Welcome to GoodHands

Organization and mission of GoodHands

GoodHands International is a non-profit organization based in Florida. The mission is development assistance and fight against poverty and illiteracy. Priorities and tasks are socio-economic development, social business cooperation, community learning centers in slums and underserved villages, knowledge and skills improvement for adults and children who have no access to schooling due to poverty.

GoodHands international social network

The GoodHands Community and its international coalition for free learning is the social network of the GoodHands International organization. Memberships are offered to individuals, organizations, institutions and companies. Members and partners are informed about upcoming events, projects development and volunteer opportunities through newsletters.

Education and professional training

In the GoodHands Community Learning Centers, underprivileged women and youth have the opportunity to take part in classes relating to knowledge and skills improvement. Participants are the members of organized community groups, where solidarity, teamwork and self-help are also cultivated.

Empowerment and life improvement

The local GoodHands community groups have weekly meetings led by GoodHands employees and community learning assistants. Topics include basic education, skills, work, family affairs, life crises, unemployment, medical care, healthy nutrition and self-help projects for food procurement.

Human rights and social justice

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations is the ideological umbrella for numerous socio-economic projects of the international GoodHands community. GoodHands connect with human rights organizations, activists and like-minded partners.

Protected living for abused women

Coordinated collaboration between group leaders and social workers is intended to create more transparency in domestic violence and gender abuse. If urgent help is needed, GoodHands offers social advice and supports emergency accommodation measures through collaboration with local partners.

Development aid and poverty reduction

Illiteracy and a lack of knowledge and skills are one of the main causes of poverty, hunger and unemployment. Poor single mothers who have to survive in slums have the greatest problems. To reach these women in slums directly and permanently, we build and operate an international network of community learning centers and organize self-help groups for life improvement.

Medical care and healthy nutrition

Advisors from the GoodHands community network provide useful information on healthy nutrition, personal hygiene and knowledge about preventive medicine and care. Community learning centers makes it possible to provide safe drinking water to needy group members.