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Empowering Communities

helping people help themselves out of poverty

Malawi child carrying bananas

Our Mission:

To gather talents, resources, and partnerships to empower communities to live financially secure and dignified lives.

Children from Tijuana playing on slide

How We Empower Communities

Malawi child coloring

Education

We serve the world's forgotten poor by supporting and building up local schools. We do this by identifying barriers to access to established education, and then providing resources like computers, reading materials, school supplies, and school furniture.

Malawi woman learning to sew

Livelihood Development

We believe in a model of empowerment by providing opportunities to make positive and life-giving choices that leads to a place of financial independence. We do this by offering job training skills, supporting micro entrepreneurship, and more.

Nursing checking lungs of poor child from Tijuana

Medical / Health

As part of the medical outreach to the community, we partner with doctors and nurses to provide on-site medical treatments, supplies, and training to empower people locally to have the tools and training to deal with medical emergencies efficiently.

Crops growing in Malawi

Community Development / Food Sustainability

Food insecurity is a huge challenge facing the families we journey with. At Open Road Global, we gather partners and volunteers to address ongoing food shortages and help develop a sustainable food source system.

Want to know more about how we empower communities?

Our Projects

Community people of Malawi
Young Malawi girl with new shoes

Malawi

Little girl from Tijuana receiving essentials
Cooking food for the Cuidad de Dios community

Mexico

Opportunities provide both dignity and a sustainable path out of poverty

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What’s New

Blog
What Faith Can Do
What Faith Can Do

As we gathered up to cut the ribbon, not only were we surrounded by kids from over eight nations, but we all gathered together from various nations ourselves, from different churches and organizations, all walks of life, color of skin, and tongues.

Refugees, locals, governments, nonprofit organizations, and churches, all united by one thing: a deep love for Jesus and His love for His kids.

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Andrea’s Story
Andrea’s Story

Andrea arrived at Ciudad De Dios at the age of 20 as a single mom with two kids, seeking safety from a violent relationship. Today, she leads the artisan group at Ciudad de Dios with fearless devotion and careful attention to those who are hurting the way she was when she arrived. This is the story of how God redeemed her past, into a present-day treasure.

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Corn Grain Grinding Program
Corn Grain Grinding Program

Many families in Malawi's villages rely entirely on corn they harvest as their only food source. To grind the corn into a usable form, they must carry the bags far by foot, and the cost of using a corn grinder is too costly for many of the poorest families.

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Our Partners

Our partner relationships are fundamental to how we create change.