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Seven Hills Neighborhood House
Cincinnati's historic West End neighborhood has experienced a long stretch of disenfranchisement common to many of America's cities. Seven Hills Neighborhood Houses is an organization rooted in the West End which offers programs and services that truly improve the quality of life of its neighbors. With the COVID crisis threatening to displace residents, the Neighborhood House's Eviction Assistance Fund offers relief and stability when it's needed most. This is what it means to be community.
Mwika North - Tanzania
Coffee is Tanzania's largest export crop and is the livelihood of 400,000 families. Historically, progress has taken the form of increased production, but "home processing" led to inconsistency in cup quality and thus lower prices on the international market. Mwika North, a cooperative of 180 farmers, has cultivated a vision of how a centralized mill and member education could boost quality and create consistency. It is a community-focused project that is primed for partnership.