Reflections

Reflection from Africa New Day Partner Visit to Irvine, Ca

Reflection from Africa New Day Partner Visit to Irvine, Ca

Last week, The Braided Cord Foundation, alongside our parent company Omega Accounting Solutions, was privileged to host our partners from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Esther and Camille Ntoto, founders of Africa New Day, at our office in Irvine, CA. They shared...

Reflection from El Salvador

Reflection from El Salvador

War does horrible things to a country, to a people. A war doesn’t end when the fighting stops.  In the case of El Salvador the effects of the civil war which “ended” in 1992 can still be seen decades later.  The exploitation of natural resources has had a drastic...

Reflection from Democratic Republic of Congo

Reflection from Democratic Republic of Congo

If we at The Braided Cord Foundation endeavor to bring change to the darkest places, Goma has to be on that list. Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo is a city of roughly 600,000 where only 30% of the population has access to clean water and electricity.  Once you...

Reflection from Kenya

Reflection from Kenya

When we contemplate global aid, our thoughts often gravitate towards places like Africa, envisioning the charitable organizations that funnel portions of our contributions into sending essentials like shoes, meal kits, and water to distant communities in need....