Just over a year ago, we got a call from Bertie County shelter – which had a euthanasia rate of ZERO for 2022 – for two very feral and very pregnant dogs. These two sister pups were so terrified that the staff were not able to interact with them, only giving them as much care […]
Read More →Beautiful Together is working to create a Relief Center for the families displaced by a devastating landslide that occurred on March 12th. A disastrous landslide occurred in Korah, Ethiopia on March 12th. The death toll has now risen to 115 people – mostly women and children – and a significant number of injuries. Many more are still very […]
Read More →Our Beautiful Together Safe Showers for Homeless Youth Project is FULLY FUNDED! We are thrilled to announce that our latest Beautiful Together project, Safe Showers For Homeless Youth, focused on improving the quality of life for impoverished youth in America – specifically, homeless youth who have recently cycled out of foster care and are struggling to find a […]
Read More →I wanted to share a recent update on our Build an Orphan Feeding Kitchen project in Korah, Ethiopia. I was, and still continue to be, amazed at the generosity that allowed the work to begin so quickly. Things are progressing and the developments are amazing! The biggest shift is that the new kitchen capabilities will allow for […]
Read More →We have been partnering with Life To Live for Korah for a while now in opening a feeding center to try to feed as many children in Korah as soon as possible. To date, they have made food right on the spot in a small mud home – but with so many more children to feed, […]
Read More →Beautiful Together is excited to announce our new Transformation Fund! We have partnered with our friends and founders at Make Your Mark to help transform the lives of children living on the streets in Ethiopia. Make Your Mark reaches out to the forgotten orphans in the world by providing the resources needed in order to change the […]
Read More →From the Tamara Lackey Blog: Beautiful Together Feeding Fund is grateful to partner with Life To Live for Korah, working to feed the children in Korah, Ethiopia. One of the more impactful experiences we had on our last trip to Ethiopia was spending a couple of rather meaningful days in Korah. We not only visited […]
Read More →From the Tamara Lackey Blog: We are so grateful to have completed renovating the orphanage bathrooms in Ethiopia – the children living there now have clean, safe bathrooms with new toilets, lovely sinks, updated plumbing, and (my favorite) hand sanitizers! These newly renovated bathrooms have made a big improvement in the orphanage. We are also currently finishing up our […]
Read More →From the Tamara Lackey Blog: We are thrilled to announce that the orphanage bathroom renovation that has been in process for nearly two months is finally, totally, beautifully completed!! When we first announced this Beautiful Together project, we weren’t sure exactly how long it would take or what kind of complications we might run into, […]
Read More →From the Tamara Lackey Blog: When we founded Beautiful Together, our 501(c)(3) all-volunteer, non-profit organization focused on supporting children without families, we knew that one of the benefits of doing this type of work would be meeting others who were doing similar work. We knew we would want to partner with a few key organizations and […]
Read More →From the Tamara Lackey Blog: Last week I wrote about my concept for a portrait photography gallery for the Kidane Mehret orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. And I spent two full weeks photographing the approximately 65 children who live in this orphanage with the intention of creating this gallery, feeling a strong desire to create it for a few reasons. First, […]
Read More →HUGE THANK YOU! We want to thank the four Myers children who raised $200 from hosting multiple lemonade/cookie stands, accepting donations for orphans in Africa. They often explained to “customers” that their family is in the process of adopting and they had been learning about the great needs in Africa and wanted to help. They […]
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