Giving Back
TherapySouth is proud to be partnered with the following organizations in an effort to give back to those in need.
- The Bana Project of Lesotho is a humanitarian organization working on behalf of orphaned and vulnerable children.
The core focus of The Bana Project of Lesotho from their inception has been the weekly food outreach. We began by feeding 25 to 30 orphans a week through a grass-roots community network supervised by committees organized in the various villages. Now there are over 1,800 orphans registered with our program in some 28 villages outside of the capital city of Maseru. We provide direct care for these orphans who continue to live within their own villages.
The Bana Project seeks to not only provide regular hot meals in the village areas most affected, but also provides blankets, shoes and school uniforms and supplies to the registered orphans. We also are in the process of establishing an agricultural program to teach gardening, farming, and animal husbandry to the orphans and the Village Committees who oversee the direct care of the orphans in each village.
Bana means children in the Sesotho language. Bana: the children of Lesotho, Africa, who need real care! Bana: the life-giving focus of a project which now cares for hundreds of AIDS orphans, leveraging indigenous networks for critical training and care.
- Greater Birmingham Ministries
GBM is an expression of the commitment to social justice and to mercy and compassion for all which is found in the core beliefs of these faith communities. The faith, prayers and generosity of these groups, along with the support of many other groups, congregations and individuals, make GBM's work possible. GBM's initial focus on responding to poverty and building faithful community relationships for all people continues to guide its work today.
During its history, volunteers and staff working through GBM have assisted thousands of area residents and have worked closely with low-income individuals and neighborhoods. Many times that has meant meeting immediate needs, such as food, clothing or assisting families with expenses for rent, power, gas, water, medicines, and transportation.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Annual Scholarship
TherapySouth is proud to offer this annual scholarship to be awarded to a deserving physical therapy student in their second year of the doctoral program.