Video editor volunteer Jo gives us the scoop on her experience working with illuminAid’s Unsheltered TV initiative and how much it’s opened her eyes to the community around her.

To decide to change your behavior or learn something new, you have to trust the source of your information. If you wanted to learn how to bake, you’d look for a reputable cookbook or expert chef. Want to take up scuba diving? You’d take a class with somebody who wouldn’t let you drown.

We are so pleased to introduce four wonderful interns and volunteers helping out at the office this summer!

When we’re not bringing video communication skills to places like Mali, Cambodia, and Guatemala, what does illuminAid do?

New Name, Same Mission to End Global Poverty. We are pleased to announce OMPT is now illuminAid! Our new name now better reflects our mission and goals:

“Most people here live hand to mouth. We would end up having to choose which death we prefer: coronavirus or hunger.”

Rohey Njie, Senior Program Officer for the Directorate of Health Promotion & Education with the Ministry of Health in Gambia, participated in a Video Education Workshop with OMPT three years ago and now uses her video creation skills in community health.

These times are some of the most challenging in recent memory. The COVID-19 pandemic has dominated news headlines and stirred up a worldwide frenzy since the beginning of 2020. It may seem like the world is ending, but I assure you that it won’t. By how well we can follow the best practices set forth by medical professionals and the extent to which we protect those most vulnerable.

is offering a radical new turnkey solution to help battle COVID-19 among Butte County’s unsheltered population. This solution, known as the “UnshelteredTV” initiative, uses portable, handheld projectors to help local aid organizations share important messaging about handwashing and social distancing to people experiencing homelessnes.