Mission
East Meets West declares its mission "to transform health, education and communities of disadvantaged people in Asia by building partnerships, developing opportunities and creating sustainable solutions". They believe that every person should have access to clean water, proper medical treatment and decent education, which are estimated as fundamental elements of normal life.
It operates in the fields of healthcare, education, and clean water and sanitation aiming to help people in Asia to achieve self-sufficiency.
Among the key programs are: providing low-income children with a good education, clean water and vital medical care, surgery program to heal heart defects in children (Operation Healthy Heart), scholarship program to improve educational outcomes (SPELL), dental program, support for children with disabilities, and an innovative clean water and sanitation program.
In the year of 2011, East Meets West invested over $13 million USD on its programs. East Meets West has a four-star rating and was listed as one of the "10 Charities Expanding in a Hurry" on Charity Navigator.
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