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Typhoon Relief Brings Clean Water and Supplies to Cebu Communities
Following the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines in 2025, Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) provided a grant to support relief efforts led by Children International and its local partner, Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. in Cebu Province. In the aftermath of the storm, communities faced urgent needs related to water, sanitation, and hygiene. Floodwaters from nearby…
Read MoreGrant Supports Life-Saving Medicines for Children in Pakistan
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has provided a grant to support the purchase of essential medicines for pediatric emergency rooms operated by the ChildLife Foundation in Pakistan. ChildLife Foundation works within government hospitals to strengthen pediatric emergency care and improve outcomes for critically ill children. Pakistan faces one of the highest under five mortality rates in…
Read MoreBBF Supports Diagnostic Care at St. Patrick’s Health Centre in Malawi
BBF provided a grant for the purchase of an ultrasound machine for St. Patrick’s Health Centre in Rumphi, Malawi, helping strengthen the facility’s ability to diagnose and treat patients in a rural region where medical resources are limited. The health center will use the equipment to help reduce infant, maternal, and cardiac mortality in the…
Read MoreFinal Grant Report: Fire Relief Efforts in Altadena, California
This article summarizes the final report submitted to Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) for a grant issued in 2025 to support fire relief efforts in Altadena, California following the Eaton Fire. On the evening of January 7, 2025, the Eaton Fire began and quickly spread to more than 1,000 acres as thousands of residents evacuated their…
Read MoreBBF Grant Supports Expanded Health Services in Malawi
A grant from Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) supported several key health initiatives at Mulanje Mission Hospital in Malawi, strengthening services in maternal and reproductive health, HIV care, eye health, and malaria prevention for the communities the hospital serves. One focus of the grant was improving maternal and reproductive health services. Funding supported reproductive health supplies…
Read MoreBBF Supports the Second Phase of Water Project in Ghana
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has provided a grant to Hope for Ghana to support the second phase of a major clean water project in Jarigu, located in Ghana’s Northern Region. This stage focuses on the electrical and mechanical installation now underway and represents a critical step toward delivering safe, sustainable water access to more than…
Read MoreEducational Materials Reach Students Across the Philippines
In April 2025, Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) shipped thirteen 40-foot containers of McGraw Hill educational materials to the Philippines in partnership with Children International. The shipment included English and math textbooks, along with teacher edition packages designed to support classroom instruction and strengthen literacy programs. Children International recently shared their report describing the distribution and…
Read MoreGrant Supports VOOM Foundation Scholarship Program for Open-Heart Surgery Patients
BBF has provided a grant to support the VOOM Foundation Scholarship Program, helping expand access to open-heart surgery for patients in Nigeria who cannot afford care. Through the scholarship program, families are identified prior to each surgical mission and awarded assistance based on financial need. The support covers free patient evaluations, hospital stay expenses, post-operative…
Read MoreExpanding Access to Hearing Care Through the Communication Van
In fall 2025, BBF donated a mobile health clinic van to the Eye and Ear Foundation of Pittsburgh as part of its Mobile Health Clinic Program. In its first months on the road, the Communication Van has already shown how mobile healthcare can break down long-standing barriers to hearing care for underserved communities across the…
Read MoreA Letter from our President Ozzy Samad
A Foundation Built to Serve For more than six decades since our founding in 1958, Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has remained committed to serving humanity with integrity, compassion, and purpose. Today, following this commitment to purpose, BBF is proud to be a globally respected organization with a proven track record of impact. At the heart…
Read MoreA Letter From Vice President of Development and Communications Laura Kelly
Dear Friends, Brother’s Brother Foundation was founded in 1958 with a simple but powerful belief: when resources are shared with care, lives can change. That belief has carried this organization across decades, continents, and countless moments of need. But longevity alone is not what defines us. What defines Brother’s Brother Foundation is our willingness to…
Read MoreBBF Legacy in Action
What 1958 Built and How It Serves the World Today In June 1958, Dr. Robert A. Hingson and a small team of physicians set out on a global medical survey that would lay the foundation for what would become Brother’s Brother Foundation. The team traveled more than 45,000 miles across Asia, Europe, and Africa. They…
Read MoreGrant Helps Provide Winterized Tents for Displaced Families in Gaza
BBF provided a grant to Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) to support the procurement and distribution of winterized tents for displaced families in Gaza, where the need for safe shelter remains urgent. According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), about 91 percent of all homes in Gaza are now…
Read MoreHurricane Melissa Response in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025, as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds exceeding 185 miles per hour. The storm caused widespread destruction across the island, including severe flooding, landslides, power and water outages, infrastructure damage, and significant agricultural losses. BBF has provided grants to Food For The Poor and Cross Catholic…
Read MoreThe Right Tools at the Right Time
BBF’s third year of Adopt-A-School support delivers supplies to students and teachers. BBF has completed a grant to The Education Partnership (TEP) to support the third and final year of the three-year commitment to the Adopt-A-School program. Supply kits funded through BBF’s sponsorship were distributed to students and staff at Pittsburgh West Liberty PreK-5 School…
Read MoreVolunteer With BBF and Make an Impact
The Hygiene Kit Assembly Program is a cornerstone of our disaster response and one of the most direct ways volunteers help meet urgent needs when communities are facing crisis. After disasters, conflicts, and other emergencies, access to basic hygiene items is often limited or lost entirely. Each BBF hygiene kit includes essentials like soap, shampoo,…
Read MoreGrant Supports Solar Power Installation at School in Zambia
Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) has provided a grant to support the installation of a 10-panel solar power system at Daltorio School, located in the rural community of Simoonga Village in Zambia. The project will bring reliable, sustainable electricity to a school that serves underprivileged children from surrounding village and remote areas. Daltorio School is dedicated…
Read MoreFinal Report: BBF’s Response to Earthquake in Afghanistan
In September 2025, a powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, devastating villages, destroying homes, and leaving hundreds of families without food or shelter. In response, Brother’s Brother Foundation (BBF) partnered with Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) to support families affected by the disaster through two targeted grants, one focused on emergency food assistance, followed…
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