iGive Global

The mission of my non-profit, iGive Global, centers around helping women, children, and refugees around the world to be invested in so that they are able to rise up to their full potential.

There are many great lives struggling because of a lack of someone seeing them and investing in them to help them rise above. My goal with iGive Global is to be a nimble non-profit that seeks, finds, and delivers a hand-up to those with great potential but needing someone to help them realize it.

So this fall I'm wanting to raise funds for 3 orphanages I have connection to that serve children that need a hand-up. 2 of the orphanages are in Ecuador and 1 is in Belize.

In Ecuador, our involvement is concentrated on two Quito-based orphanages – San Vicente de Paul and Santa Lucia. While the former, managed by Catholic nuns, is a sanctuary for approximately 60 children, the latter serves as a home to over 30 children. Our contributions are coordinated through our partner, Orphanage Support Services (OSSO).

We are also contributing to Hope Haven Belize, in Ambergris Caye, Belize. This is a children’s home and community center focused on poor, neglected, and at-risk children. They provide food, shelter, counseling, and educational development activities. Mike was able to visit this location earlier this year and learn more first-hand about their work and efforts.

I'm trying to bring together my love of fitness challenges and these needs as a way to raise funds. I'm signed up to complete my longest triathlon to-date, a Ironman 70.3, in North Carolina on October 21, 2023.

With a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike, and a 13.1 mile run totalling 70.3 miles, it's my longest endurance race and it will be a physical challenge but I'm doing it to try and raise $3070.30 to split among the 3 orphanages.

This goal of giving to the orphanages is propelling me forward in my training and through injuries to focus on crossing the finish line and being able to deliver this investment in the lives of children to these 3 orphanages.

I'm inviting you to consider giving and joining me towards this $3070.30 goal. I'll be focusing on getting my body and mind ready to complete the 70.3 and with your support we'll reach the fundraising goal as well.

Thanks for considering how you can be part of this cause!

-Mike Gingerich

You can make a difference by donating today to iGive Global!

We are helping those at risk around the world to be assisted and equipped to thrive to their full potential, with a focus on efforts with women entrepreneurs, single-mothers with children, and indigenous people groups in rural areas and difficult urban locations.

A donation goes towards our work contributing small loans to grow micro-businesses in global places. These are people that don't have access to loans or decent rates. Who already have something going and need a boost to get to the next level. We have partners on the ground who do training and provide support. We just need to get more loans and get more people involved in this great effort.

If you can't provide for yourself or your kids, you can't think about anything else in life. You feel alone and you need someone to have your back. That's what these small loans do! They give hope, they build capacity, they build lives!

Will you join us in reaching our Q1 goal? We've got 48 loans invested, can we get to 75 soon?