About Us
History Print E-mail
Mary Steiner and Rose

In 1998, Mary Steiner Whelan and daughter Shawn traveled to the eastern part of Africa as part of a volunteer organization. They were confronted daily with poverty of an unbelievable magnitude—the unemployment rate soars as high as 85% in some areas, the water supply is contaminated, AIDS and other diseases are spreading, and families are struggling just to stay alive. The magnitude of the poverty that confronted them daily quickly challenged Mary and Shawn to do more than they could accomplish within the volunteer organization.

 

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Inside Give Us Wings Print E-mail

Give Us Wings is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1999, that works at the grassroots level with people in Kenya and Uganda.  We support community development projects, and the medical and education needs of the poorest of the poor in forgotten villages. 


Mission

Give Us Wings works together with adults and children in Kenya and Uganda to eradicate poverty. Through person-to-person support, both financial and educational, people overcome poverty and become self-sufficient. 


Board & Steering Committee


Mary Steiner- Director & Co-Founder

Shawn Whelan- Co-Founder

Mary Albright

Therese Anderson

Jane Cacich

Betsy Davies

Jennifer Kinkead

Andrea Kisch

Shannon Lacy

Barbara Mahr

Ruthie Pallow

Kristin Peterson

Melanie Tauring

Allison Widboom

Amy Winkel


Give Us Wings Staff members


Mary Steiner- Founding Director

Mary Albright- Project Coordinator

Ben Clary- Volunteer/Bookkeeping Coordinator

Anika Walz - Program Director, Africa


Copies of the following policies and filings for Give Us Wings are available upon request:

  • IRS Filings for the 990
  • Whistle Blower Policy
  • Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Document Retention Policy

 Please contact the Give Us Wings office at 651-789-5606 or by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to request this information.

 


 
Our Approach Print E-mail

With an approach of transformation rather than merely direct aid, Give Us Wings funds community development projects, provides financial assistance and training for economic self-sufficiency, and funds educational and medical needs of adults and children in Africa.

There are young girls in Kenya who are no longer have to walk six miles a day to haul extraordinarily heavy containers of contaminated water back home; there is access to safe drinking water now in their village and the girls are in school. There are men and women working as partners to bring health and sustainable businesses back to their community, while ensuring gender equity and environmental sustainability. 

 

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2009 Annual Report Print E-mail

Highlights Include:

Updates on Projects 2009 Financial Report New Executive Director 2009 Donor


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Annual Report

 
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Give Us Wings
450 N. Syndicate, Suite 290
Saint Paul, MN 55104
651.789.5606
information@giveuswings.org