Donate
Right Sharing of World Resources

Impact Stories

  • A woman holds up a piece of chicken with tongs. It appears she is about to place it in a fryer.

    “God willing, my goal is to build my oven.”

    Hermelinda is known by those in her community of Maraxcó as a hardworking woman and a kind neighbor. She has known profound joys, like the joy of being an abuela, and deep sorrows, including the murder of her husband, a security guard, and the deaths of several children.  To sustain her household Hermelinda started her…

    Read full story

  • Small gifts create lasting change.

    When you drive into Radhika’s town, you see the factories right away. Big buildings with piles of clay lamps stacked outside. That’s where she learned this work, pressing lamps for hours for someone else’s business. It was steady work, but it wasn’t her own. At some point, Radhika started thinking about doing it differently. “Why…

    Two boys stand in front of a shop made of corrugated metal with their mother.

  • A Life of Faithful Giving: Remembering Patience Schenck

    For decades, Patience (Pat) Schenck practiced quiet, steady generosity. Known in Annapolis. MD for her social and racial justice work, Pat served the Human Rights Commission, Conflict Resolution Center, and Maryland Alliance for Justice Reform (MAJR), which she helped found. She was very proud to receive the 2017 Peace Maker Award from the Dr. Martin…

    A woman sits on a chair on a grassy lawn

  • “We are not only taking care of ourselves; we are taking care of our whole village.”

    Through partnership with Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR), the Thisaigal Women’s Federation in rural Tamil Nadu is demonstrating how locally led women’s groups can create lasting change — not only for their members, but for entire villages. What began with just 39 women has grown in two years to more than 140 women across…

    A woman wearing a beige sari sits on a chair in front of a group of women. The women are sitting on the floor behind her in a room with teal walls.

  • Caring for One Another in Migori

    Today, Lengo Tahidi Women’s Group provides a safety net and a foundation for growth.

    Lavinda with daughter in her arms, in front of vegetable stall

  • Quaker Testimonies in Action

    Julie first learned of the Right Sharing Conversations series through an email invitation. The topic immediately caught her attention: What is Enough? She registered, curious to see where the conversation might lead.

    Julie Pearson

  • Determination and Mentorship Change Lives

    In Southern India, Iswarya grows her business and gives hope to many women in her community.

    Iswarya stands behind her vegetable stall