Tim and Jodi Eberly have dedicated their entire lives to caring for others, working as pharmacists for over 40 years before retiring to the beautiful mountains of Bend, Oregon. Their deep love for the African continent blossomed during their extensive travels to more than ten African countries.
But it was a profound, humanizing encounter in a South African township that truly opened their eyes and captured their hearts.
While visiting a local community, they met a resilient woman named Charlotte. She proudly welcomed them into her modest home, which had dirt floors and relied on a shared community bathroom. Despite her lack of material wealth, Charlotte was overflowing with joy, expressing that she had everything she needed in life because she was surrounded by her beloved friends and family.
During that same journey, Tim and Jodi witnessed children eagerly learning complex anatomy and chemistry in a dirt-floor classroom. It was a powerful reminder that these communities are filled with brilliant, hardworking individuals who simply lack systemic resources.
“๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ… ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ,” Tim reflects.
This realization sparked a lifelong mission for the couple. “๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐, ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐,” Jodi shares.
To answer that beautiful calling, Tim and Jodi have made a breathtaking donation to ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (Projects 006 and 007). Because of their boundless empathy, over 2,000 resilient people in Northern Ghana will receive the clean water and healthcare they so deeply deserve.
Their generosity brings our entire Impact Funnel to life on the ground:
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ก๐จ๐ซ: Drilling deep, mechanized wells to provide the foundational, life-saving gift of safe, clean drinking water for the entire village.
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ & ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐: Delivering crucial health screenings for Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and HIV, followed immediately by Hepatitis B vaccinations to create an instant immunological defense against disease.
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ญ: Wrapping these communities in care through mass deworming medications, which eradicate parasites and restore vital nutritional absorption for growing children.
โ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ฅ๐: Distributing sanitary pads to protect the dignity of young women and keep them in the classroom, alongside condoms to halt disease transmission.
Tim and Jodi’s compassion doesn’t stop with these two events. They have deeply committed to leaving a portion of their estate to the Colussi Family Foundation (a U.S. 501(c)(3) Nonprofit) to ensure their legacy of love continues to reduce suffering in the region for generations to come.
When we come together as a global community, we have the power to break down the walls that hold people back. You don’t have to fund an entire medical event to change a lifeโas we often say, even giving up a single cup of coffee can provide three life-saving vaccinations.
Join Tim and Jodi in our movement of compassion. Please, donate whatever you can today at https://donate.givebasicneeds.org and help us prove that ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ. ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ. is more than a motto, it is a promise to humanity.
