About

Generations for Global Giving is a non-profit organization founded in 2006 by Eileen & Howard Putter after spending October 2005 volunteering in Lima, Peru. Howard worked in two Lima hospitals doing Orthopedics while Eileen spent each day at Los Martincitos, a program serving 100 of the poorest Andean elders who have been abandoned by their families. Los Martincitos is located in Villa El Salvador, a shantytown about a half hour outside of Lima, with a population of 800,000 people. This non-profit, grassroots program provides food, minimal healthcare, community & survival to those whom society has forgotten. Each elder lives on less than $1 per day. The program spends $0.50 a day to feed each elder. The staff of Los Martincitos is incredibly dedicated, compassionate, and loyal to the elders and the program. Howard & Eileen had never experienced poverty at that level and were amazed at despite their struggles, the elders are still remarkably loving and resilient. Each day they were greeted with a hug and kiss from every elder in attendance. They simply could not leave this program without providing some ongoing support for these elders, which is why Generations for Global Giving was created. In 2013 after another visit to Peru, Howard & Eileen spent time at Casa Hogar Orphanage, a newly established facility that provides care for 20 emotionally-challenged children ranging from age 5 to age 12. They knew they had to help these children and were fortunate that their donor base had grown to a place where they could add a second organization. Their first fundraiser for Casa Hogar Orphanage was to transform the dirt field into a turf field that their children could use all year round. Howard & Eileen travel back to Peru every two to three years to ensure all donations are being maximized. Donors are encouraged to join them on these trips, and many have already joined them.