https://www.basicdignities.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://www.basicdignities.org/donate daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/f0ba384d-57d4-4de5-85e5-c694fc8c95a0/2023-09.22+InternshipPhoto3.jpg Donate - Make it stand out Everline, an engineering student in Kenya, learns new construction techniques during her internship. https://www.basicdignities.org/our-team daily 0.75 2019-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1557594083585-Z1I9OP92722ACAHMEPJH/17498658_10210320521546617_7551099293111675126_n.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1557679998097-IFJXNTH84IU948TZTG3I/VIEW.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1557921455135-AD80UQ2F52L2E4KXGD28/michaelH.jpg Our Team https://www.basicdignities.org/events daily 0.75 2022-07-15 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/charity-yard-sale-1 monthly 0.5 2022-07-15 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/boy-scouts-of-america-merit-badge-day monthly 0.5 2022-10-20 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/charity-yard-sale monthly 0.5 2019-05-12 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/double-impact-day monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/music-for-water-ii monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/alpha-phi-omega-tau-mu-chapter-tijuana-flats-fundraiser monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/music-for-water monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/uganda-run-fast-5k monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/events/kisima-island-fundraiser monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/media daily 0.75 2022-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/sentinel-article-mt-vernon-lions-club-guest-speaker-basic-dignities monthly 0.5 2022-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/nctv17-spotlight-feature monthly 0.5 2021-10-24 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/nctv17-article-lights-for-liberty-rally-against-detention-camps monthly 0.5 2019-07-16 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/nc-17-spotlight-basic-dignities-october-2017 monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/wixy-1003-radio-interview monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/media/nc-17-spotlight-basic-dignities-october-2016 monthly 0.5 2019-05-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/border-supply daily 0.75 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1584037083833-2P9EBTIE44T4SUBAI97N/image-asset.jpeg Basic Necessities Project - Basic Necessities Project Providing supplies for the Caravan of Love with Border Angels https://www.basicdignities.org/bungoma daily 0.75 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622831668184-73PQ8G0B9UC2PHN0YCL4/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.21+PM.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project - Wema Children’s Centre A Kenyan Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622857445195-QS2NJAZZG17JQ5PS2NHS/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.25+PM+%281%29.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project - Wema students wearing their face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when social distancing is not possible Wema students wearing their face masks to prevent the spread of Covid-19 when social distancing is not possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/44f6627b-ef19-4a3e-a59c-5972bb6ebaa4/IMG_20211027_164139_214.jpg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project - Make it stand out Wema students using their new desks to social distance during class. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/2d5d7b29-ffbb-4314-b625-962c08fed52a/IMG_20211027_164349_427.jpg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622857757907-7SH5841BYJN81Y9NDSK4/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.21+PM.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622857777592-BOUZ71NUOQUS7I0A586G/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.24+PM.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622857694485-VNPFPFG0SZGHBL18JVT2/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.20+PM+%281%29.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1622857716923-H9YVPW413PU23YGMZSW8/WhatsApp+Image+2021-02-19+at+9.50.25+PM.jpeg Bungoma, Kenya Covid-19 Emergency Relief Project https://www.basicdignities.org/bussi-1 daily 0.75 2025-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583350646906-HAFA919DTKJNG5ZUG1F4/The+Only+existing+shallow+well.JPG Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project - Bussi Fishing Village A Ugandan Clean Water Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583350899753-N74KAX6D649UZRIPY1XS/Fetching+Water+means.JPG Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project - “Providing what the community needs and not what we THINK they need is the heart of Basic Dignities.” Brittany Sterling I President https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583351711239-N8AH76LROQ92LZIJFYBG/CDTeam+member+Helping+Moses+%26+Daniella+to+load+their+containers.JPG Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583351725778-BWCZV6HM762XK00O6VCI/Kids2.JPG Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583351794033-O6CCV70PECYZTTGQNXIY/IMG-20190803-WA0070.jpg Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1583351811790-BSWFR1GXO59Q2WFOHCND/IMG-20190803-WA0082.jpg Bussi, Uganda Clean Water Project https://www.basicdignities.org/current-project daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/6b62dd69-57f3-4c07-88ed-c6d5db3e1c19/bandage_practice.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - 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Make it stand out Brittany speaking to a group of students at Highway Academy in 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/b6c8ace5-6296-47dd-a93b-c79e3bacd1b2/Alinafe%26Violet_1.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - Make it stand out Violet Chibambo wth Alinafe Kapengule, a Basic Dignities’ scholarship receipient at Mzuzu University in Malawi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/cde516f8-b61b-43be-9953-09621c5038c6/Nyombi_Photo.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - Make it stand out Nyombi (pictured above) acts as an educator and mentor to women in the Basic Dignities Womens Scholarship Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1628272983703-EGIJPETM206LKXCO95WS/IMG-20210729-WA0008.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - Millicent Nafula University: Sigalagala Technical College Degree: Civil Engineering Program Length: 6 years Cost: 138,200 KSH/year ($1,229 USD/year) Expected Graduation Date: July 2026 Total Funds Needed: $7,374 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/2106d450-fe49-4ba2-9b60-0f8b4478471b/JEMIMAH+AWINJA+NAFTALI.jpeg Women's Scholarship Program - Jemimah Naftali University: Alupe University College Degree: Bachelor of Education (Chemistry/Biology) Program Length: 4 years Cost: 101,000 Ksh/year ($832 USD/year) Expected Graduation Date: May 2026 Total Funds Needed: $3,330 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/13a68299-b60c-4a9b-a16a-4f0df16a363c/Violet_Photo.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - Violet Gondwe University: Mzuzu University Degree: Bachelor of Nursing Sciences (specializing in Orthopedic Nursing) Program Length: 4 years Cost: 1,000,000 K/year ($975 USD/year) Expected Graduation Date: May 2026 Total Funds Needed: $2,450 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/951d13ba-d800-42b4-9ccc-72fe85fd34af/2025-02.10+MercyInFrontOfStatue.jpg Women's Scholarship Program - Mercy Wafula University: St. Camillus School of Nursing - Tabaka Degree: Bachelor of Nursing Sciences Program Length: 3 years Cost: 275,000 K/year ($2,050 USD/year) Expected Graduation Date: May 2027 Total Funds Needed: $7,250 USD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1635780021648-V74UL4R7MCVZTVNGEESE/nina.png Women's Scholarship Program - Make it stand out Nina-Régine Bibina Akue graduated from the Bongolo Hospital School of Nursing in July, 2023. Nina is an exceptional student and graduated first in her nurshing class. She is now working at the Bongolo Hospital in Gabon, Africa as a nurse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/8bea9714-2799-4543-b6b3-7fe5a9f22827/e1edf317-1b79-487c-a5f3-8cdbd0415c78.JPG Women's Scholarship Program - Make it stand out Aria Nahurira graduated from the Mbarara University of Science & Technology in Uganda in December, 2024. In 2025, Aria completed her government-mandated internship at a hospital in Uganda. 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Millicent, a Basic Dignities Women’s Scholarship Program recipient, assists with the construction of the well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/6de576e5-2548-470a-b5c6-3c0a23789771/9e37e66c-798d-4d22-a514-dd0155dc8238.JPG Soy, Kenya Water Project - Make it stand out Water survey details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/c684b49e-1320-43cd-afe2-1a4b79509562/416650a9-64af-4438-acdd-34631e578863.JPG Soy, Kenya Water Project - Make it stand out Drilling rig, well casing and packing material for the well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/3b589408-c16e-4176-8a55-1efaef38468e/IMG20230701174920.jpg Soy, Kenya Water Project - Make it stand out Storage tank, panels and well as funded by Basic Dignities in Phase 1 of the Soy Water Project. https://www.basicdignities.org/store daily 0.75 2025-02-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/store/counseling-and-guidance monthly 0.5 2025-02-11 https://www.basicdignities.org/about-us-mojave daily 1.0 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1557510438846-IYLBRPXK1U9O6AOR86HU/Grace+will+have+to+do+it+twice+before+dinner.JPG About Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cb8b0564d546e43dc91f3b6/1557532401712-UPZH72J4XPP19AR76DVO/Family+Zaina%2C+Racheal+%26+Prossy+.JPG About Us