Save A Family Plan
1040 Waterloo St N6A 3Y1 London, ON, Canada

This year, India has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Lock-downs, self-isolating, and social distancing, accompanied by limited resources means daunting challenges for the communities we serve. Our priority now is to ensure families and communities can access basic needs, have the means to return to work, and that children are able to continue their education. During these difficult times, if you would like to help us support those most in need, please consider donating online through our website (link in bio).

Earlier this year, SAFP board member Jerry and his wife, Mary Jane, visited Deepa and her family in Kerala, India. Deepa receives monthly donations from Jerry and Mary Jane to support her participation in our Family Development Program. Check out our most recent SAFP newsletter for the full story! Our newsletters can be accessed through the View Publications button at the bottom of our website.

World Toilet Day celebrates toilets and raises awareness about the 4.2 billion people living without access to safely managed sanitation. Improved sanitation facilities help prevent water-borne diseases, malaria, dengue fever, and other deadly and chronic diseases. Last year, Save A Family Plan supported 281 families to build new toilets, reducing open defecation, preventing diseases, and providing a dignified life for many people, especially women and children. #WorldToiletDay

Happy World Toilet Day! Racharla, his wife, and his three daughters live in a single room house with no toilet. When his daughters were young, the family relied on open defecation in surrounding fields for their sanitary needs. When his daughters got older, Racharla built a temporary toilet with sheets to provide them with more safety and privacy. Despite this improvement, the family was still prone to many skin and water-borne diseases, malaria, and dengue fever. Recently, Save A Family Plan supported Racharla’s family to build a new toilet and provided awareness training on improved hygiene practices, both of which have greatly increased their health, safety, and wellbeing.

When her husband died, Sobana was faced with all household and family responsibilities, including caring for her children. Recognizing her enthusiasm and potential, SAFP provided Sobana with management and entrepreneurship training and the financial support necessary to start a business through our Family Development Program. After six years in the program, Sobana has gone from making very little money to now owning the restaurant where she used to work as a day labourer. ...She makes at least $500 per month for her family and provides jobs to many other women in her community. SAFP’s Family Development Program provides over 8,000 partner families with the kind of opportunities and support that Sobana needed to overcome poverty. #EradicationOfPoverty See more

Over the last five years, Shanty has gone from little earnings as a daily wage labourer in a local bakery to successfully cultivating a wide range of crops and rearing various livestock through her participation in SAFP’s Family Development Program. In her rural village in Kerala state, Shanty and her family cultivate plantain, tapioca, yams, galanga, and bananas through organic farming as well as rearing goats, rabbit, and chickens. These activities lead to increased income year after year to help Shanty’s family meet their daily needs. #RuralWomen #IDRW2020

Today we acknowledge the crucial role that women and girls play in ensuring sustainability of rural households and communities and improving rural livelihoods. The majority of participants in SAFP’s Family Development Program are women-headed households looking to learn the skills necessary to start their own small business. Examples of small businesses for women in rural areas include cultivation of various crops, livestock rearing, tailoring, and petty shops. #RuralWomen #IDRW2020

Join us on Thursday, October 22nd for an exclusive SAFP Zoom event! Register on our website at: http://safp.org/?p=1261 The event will feature two special guests who visited India in February 2020, providing personal insights, photos, videos, and an opportunity for questions from participants.

Today is #WorldToiletDay. Did you know that 732 million people in India don't have access to a decent toilet? Check out our new blog post about how access to sanitation can save lives and how you can help Save A Family Plan #LeaveNoOneBehind https://safp.org/leave-no-one-behind-the-difference-a-toil/

Come visit us this weekend at Victoria Park in London for the Home County Music & Arts Festival! Meet some of our staff members and pick up a Save A Family Plan button. We'll also have a fun game in store. Hope to see you there!

Come visit us this weekend at the Chatham RibFest! Our team will be there from Friday to Sunday with lots to share. Meet our newest staff members and learn about a new and exciting pilot project that will be starting in Chatham this fall. Hope to see you there!

Through our Matching Donation campaign, SAFP was able to raise $25,000 USD to help victims of the Kerala Flooding to rebuild their small businesses. These donations have been matched by a generous donor, so $50,000 will be directed to the program! We would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to this campaign. We can't wait to share the results with you!

Save A Family Plan is looking for a part-time Financial Officer (20 hours per week). For details, click the link below.

We were so happy to welcome Pedro, a seminarian from St. Peter's Seminary, to our office in Kerala, India during his reading week! "It was a real dream of mine to meet some of these families in person and see for myself how they lived and experience their culture."

This Christmas, you can change the life of a family in need. Spread some joy by supporting a family in India through our Family Development Program! For just $20 a month, you can create lasting change and offer a family hope for the future!

It’s Giving Tuesday! A day dedicated to giving back, around the world, across Canada, and in our communities. How are you taking part? Let us know in the comments below. Visit givingtuesday.ca to learn more about the charities involved and ways to participate! To support an amazing family or community in India, visit safp.org or click donate above.

A huge thank you to Lucky Iron Fish for partnering with us to improve the health and well-being of families in the Family Development Program by donating 600 fish! To learn more about this amazing Canadian social enterprise dedicated to solving iron deficiencies and anemia around the world, visit luckyironfish.com.

Giving Tuesday is just one week away! It’s the start of the season for charitable giving! How are you going to do your part? To change the lives of a family or community in India, just click the donate button above or visit safp.org to get started. Or consider purchasing a Lucky Iron Fish for a family in need at luckyironfish.com. A big thanks to Lucky Iron Fish for providing fish to families in the Family Development Program!

Save A Family Plan is happy to be partnering with Lucky Iron Fish, a Canadian social enterprise dedicated to solving iron deficiency and anemia which affect more than 2 billion people worldwide. Lucky Iron Fish will be providing fish to families in our Family Development program to help improve their health and wellbeing. Visit luckyironfish.com to learn how you can buy one and give one to a family in need. To support a family through SAFP’s Family Development Program, click the donate button above or visit safp.org.

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday imagine a day dedicated to giving back, around the world, across Canada, and in our communities. Giving Tuesday is that day! On Tuesday, November 27, you can join the movement and change the lives of a family or community in India this Christmas by donating to Save A Family Plan! Black Friday kicks off the holiday shopping season, Giving Tuesday marks the opening day of the giving season. To learn more about the charities participating across Canada and the ways you can be a part of this amazing day, visit givingtuesday.ca.

Please donate to our Natural Disaster Fund to support families impacted by the devastating floods and landslides in Kerala, India. Visit our website www.safp.org or call us at 519-672-1115 to donate. https://www.cbc.ca//londoners-call-for-help-floods-1.47925

Kerala, India is facing the worst flooding in almost a century; at least 87 killed and 500,000 displaced. Please donate to our disaster fund. Visit http://safp....org/ or scan the QR code on our coverphoto with your phone. Read the article below for more details on the flooding. https://www.cnn.com//a/india-kerala-floods-intl/index.html

Mr. Pendor was an unemployed young man living in a local village with his wife and daughter. Through Save A Family Plan Community Development Program, unemployed youth were identified by their village action team and were granted access to various programs such as vocational training. Mr. Pendor was selected to participate in the vocational training, as he had not been able to find a job in spite of all his efforts. He was given a grant to attend training on bicycle repair. ... After completing the training, he accessed a micro loan which allowed him to purchase spare bicycle parts and open a shop in the village. He has been running a very busy business. He and his family are very happy about his success.

A group of local women collecting water from a well in Gujarat.