Light-It-Forward
Foundation
HELP IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE CREATE REAL INCOME
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What We Do
Impoverished families in rural Guatemala don't have opportunities to create sustainiable income for their families.
With your donations we help families create viable products and businesses to produce sustainable income.
We market and sell these products directly and online through Good Always. (goodalways.com)
(Donations can also help provide
direct humanitarian aid to families.)
Here's how you can help!
Donate
3 main ways to support Light-It-Forward's mission to end extreme poverty:
Humanitarian Aid
Help impoverished families have their basic human needs (Food, Water, Shelter) met.
Business Investment
Donate to help invest in current businesses and fund the creation of more!
Purchase Product
Purchase products from Good Always (goodalways.com). 100% of their profits help end extreme poverty!
The Light-It-Forward Way
Step 1
You Make A Valuable One Time Business Investment/Donation To Start A New Business With Talented and Motivated People.
Step 2
You Receive A Tax Write Off. You Keep All The Humanitarian and Social Capital.
Step 3
We Leverage Your Investment/Donation 4 to 6 Times In The First Year!
Step 4
We Keep The ROI and The Profits From Business Operations To Grow Light-It-Forward Foundation Businesses.
Step 5
As Our Businesses Grow, We Employ More and More Talented People Who Are Looking For “A Hand Up – NOT A Handout”.
Step 6
We Educate More and More Children Living In Extreme Poverty by working with our sister organization Stones of Light Education Foundation.
Our Journey and Progress
Light It Forward Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Public Charity.
8 different locations 12 new Businesses
Using our innovative business model, in the past 7 years we have started 12 new businesses in 8 different locations in Guatemala.
Benefits:
- Directly improved the lives of 500+ people and improving the lives of 1000’s more; through increased trade and more consistent income earning opportunities.
- Children attending schools in their own villages – Better family nutrition – Improved living conditions.
All of our products are Original Sourced
We original source all of our products. We work exclusively with the people who actually make the products; often meeting in their homes which are frequently located in remote villages. We literally pay our artists and craftsmen 2x to 5x more than they ask for their products.
Benefits:
- Self Reliance.
- Higher Quality Products.
- Improved Self Esteem.
- Increase in Personal Education.
Central America Networking
We have created strong social and business networking groups in Central America.
Benefits:
- Increased positive cultural impact.
- Importation and exportation of products.
- Working through governmental regulation.
- Business to Business.
- Increase in Light-It Forward Foundation’s productivity and acceptability in Guatemala.
Legally functioning Social Enterprise
We are establishing Light-It-Forward Foundation as a legally functioning Social Enterprise in Guatemala. This structure allows for a 100% distribution of profits.
Benefits:
- Legal, banking and accounting advantages.
- Distribution of earnings and donations to non-profit organizations working in Central America.
Co-Owners ofGood Always, LLC
Light-It-Forward owns Good Always, LLC with its sister organization Stones of Light Education Foundation. goodalways.com
Benefits
- Vertical integration of product supply to retail.
- Building awareness of our artisans and products.
- Creating a brand focused on helping impoverished people!
We want to hear from you!
Please don't hesitate to reach out!
Scott & Adriane Kim Hosking
Call or Text
435-851-4989
Light-It-Forward
Foundation
62 East 200 South
Ephraim, Utah 84627