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KINDER-USA KIDS IN NEED OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT RELIEF

aka KinderUSA   |   Dallas, TX   |  www.kinderusa.org

Mission

Our mission is to improve the lives of Palestinian children and other children in crisis through development and emergency relief.

Notes from the nonprofit

KinderUSA has been serving children in need for 20 years with support of a host of donors who share our compassion for the children in Palestine and beyond.

Ruling year info

2003

Executive Director

Dalell Mohmed

Main address

PO Box 224846

Dallas, TX 75222 USA

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EIN

75-2999028

NTEE code info

Philanthropy / Charity / Voluntarism Promotion (General) (T50)

Health Support Services (E60)

Nutrition Programs (K40)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Farmers Coopertive Program

KinderUSA supports indigent Palestinians through empowerment and nutrition by distributing fresh food baskets to families with children stocked by locally produced dairy, fresh poultry, vegetables, and jams.
 
Working in the West Bank and Gaza,  women cooperatives run by female heads of household provide fresh dairy, pressed dates, cous cous, thyme, and jams to beneficiary baskets while supporting their own families. Through training and capacity building, women cooperatives become self-sustaining within a two year period marketing their goods to the community at large.
 
A second pillar of the program is working with small scale farmers who work their land to produce fresh fruit and vegetables while caring for often extended families of 12 or more. These farmers have struggled to maintain their lands and keep them productive. With these farmers are poultry farmers who provide 2-3  live chickens  with every food basket.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Caregivers

Providing nutritional meals to children in KGs throughout the Gaza prepared by female headed household cooperatives.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Women and girls

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

CHS Alliance 2022

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of children who received school supplies

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of children who receive new clothing

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Age groups

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To bring children in Palestine to a life consistent with children everywhere. Our mission is to improve the lives of Palestinian children and other children in crisis through development and emergency relief.

Advocating on their behalf through social media, fund raising, and periodicals.

Volunteers, a board of directors, an Executive Director all of whom share the same goals.

We have fed over half a million children and will continue providing sustainable programs until our work is no longer needed.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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KINDER-USA KIDS IN NEED OF EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT RELIEF

Board of directors
as of 08/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Dr. Laila Al-Marayati

KinderUSA

Term: 2005 -

Laila A. Al-Marayati

Dr Basil Abdelkarim

Dr Jess Ghannam

Dr Bassil Kublaoui

Margaret King

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/17/2023
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

No data

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 06/23/2022

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Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.