# WARM HEART WORLDWIDE

> Empowering communities in Thailand & Africa through education, healthcare, and sustainable solutions like biochar to combat poverty and climate change.

## Pages
- [Home](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/)
- [10 Ways to Fight Climate Change](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/10-ways-to-fight-climate-change): Climate change can feel overwhelming--but your everyday choices matter. Learn how you can help now.
- [15th Anniversary](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/15th-anniversary)
- [15th-year-anniversary](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/15th-year-anniversary)
- [17th Anniversary](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/17th-anniversary)
- [18 years](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/18-years)
- [2024 Annual Report](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/2024-annual-report)
- [5 Climate Change Myths Debunked](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/5-climate-change-myths-debunked): Think climate change isn’t real? Learn the truth behind 5 common myths and discover how you can take real climate action today.
- [5-reasons-to-itemize-your-2026-us-taxes](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/5-reasons-to-itemize-your-2026-us-taxes)
- [7-simple-suggestions](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/7-simple-suggestions)
- [990-2024](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/990-2024)
- [A Helping Hand](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/a-helping-hand)
- [About Us](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/about): We are driven by a profound commitment to combating climate change and building a brighter, greener future for all.
- [Access to Care](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/access-to-care): Over 1,000 visits each year to the poor, isolated, elderly, and disabled individuals in remote parts of the region who are unable to access public resources.
- [Access-to-care-volunteer](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/access-to-care-volunteer)
- [Africa](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/africa)
- [Africa Advisory Board](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/africa-advisory-board)
- [Africa-biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/africa-biochar)
- [Art-program](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/art-program)
- [Articles-of-incorporation](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/articles-of-incorporation)
- [Asia](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/asia)
- [Basic-biochar-french](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-french)
- [Basic-biochar-spanish](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-spanish)
- [Basic-biochar-swahili](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-swahili)
- [Basic-biochar-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-thai)
- [Basic-biochar-training-english](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-training-english)
- [Basic-biochar-urdu](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-biochar-urdu)
- [Basic-planting](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/basic-planting)
- [Better-harvest](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/better-harvest)
- [Beyond-going-green](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/beyond-going-green)
- [Biochar-carbon-removal](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-carbon-removal)
- [Biochar Charcoal](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-charcoal-briquettes-crop-waste)
- [Biochar in Africa](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-in-africa)
- [Biochar Life](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-life)
- [Biochar-quality-basics](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-quality-basics)
- [Biochar-research-articles](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-research-articles)
- [Biochar Training Multi- Language](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-training-multi--language)
- [Biochar-training-resources](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-training-resources)
- [Biochar Training Videos (English)](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-training-videos): Our biochar training videos show how to make your own biochar oven, and how to use the biochar to benefit your soil with homemade biochar fertilzer.
- [Biochar-trench](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-trench)
- [Biochar Uses](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-uses)
- [Biochar Videos (Thai)](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/biochar-videos-thai)
- [Board of Directors](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/board-of-directors): Warm Heart Worldwide's Board of Directors
- [Box Solar Oven](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/box-solar-oven-plans): Learn how to build a powerful box solar oven using simple, low-cost materials. Step-by-step instructions, cooking times, water pasteurization information, and practical solar cooking tips from the Warm Heart Learning Center.
- [Calendar-of-events](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/calendar-of-events)
- [Can-your-town-save-the-earth](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/can-your-town-save-the-earth): Cities can lead the fight against climate change by turning green waste into biochar. Discover how your town can reduce emissions, save money, and build a cleaner future.
- [Canada](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/canada)
- [Caring-for-the-earth-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/caring-for-the-earth-thai)
- [Charity-dinner](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/charity-dinner)
- [Chiang-mairsquos-hidden-gem](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/chiang-mairsquos-hidden-gem)
- [Childrens Homes](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/childrens-homes): Providing safe, nurturing homes and education for Thailand’s hill‑tribe children--where they grow, learn, and thrive with love, guidance, and community support.
- [Childrens Programs](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/childrens-programs): Empowering hill tribe children in Thailand with safe homes, education, and sustainable skills to break the cycle of poverty and build brighter futures.
- [Childrens-water-safety-drowning-prevention](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/childrens-water-safety-drowning-prevention): Warm Heart partners with the Chiang Mai International Rotary Club to bring internationally accredited water safety and drowning prevention training to children in rural northern Thailand.
- [Climate-change-solutions](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/climate-change-solutions)
- [Coffee Waste to Clean Water](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/coffee-waste-to-clean-water): Warm Heart Worldwide helps coffee mills in Ethiopia turn coffee waste into clean water, biochar, and local income--100% off-grid.
- [Companion-planting-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/companion-planting-thai)
- [Conflict-of-interest](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/conflict-of-interest)
- [Consent-policy](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/consent-policy)
- [Contact Us](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/contact-us)
- [Crop-rotation-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/crop-rotation-thai)
- [Daf-gift-notification](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/daf-gift-notification)
- [Direct-bank-deposit](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/direct-bank-deposit)
- [Dit's Home](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/dits-home)
- [Do Good](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/do-good)
- [Do Good Art Gallery](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/do-good-art-gallery)
- [Do Good Modules](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/do-good-modules)
- [Document-retention-and-destruction-policy](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/document-retention-and-destruction-policy)
- [Donate](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/donate): Your donation helps empower communities and support sustainable development initiatives.
- [Donor Advised Funds](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/donor-advised-funds): Support Warm Heart using your Donor Advised Fund (DAF). Make an impact with children, elders, and the climate. Simple steps. Real change.
- [Double Your Impact](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/double-your-impact)
- [Earth-day-26](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/earth-day-26)
- [Eco-village-tours-chiang-mai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/eco-village-tours-chiang-mai): Experience real village life in Chiang Mai with Warm Heart’s eco-village tours. Stay, learn, and connect through sustainable living and community.
- [Education](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/education): Education Initiatives by Warm Heart Worldwide
- [Education-volunteer](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/education-volunteer)
- [Empowering-hill-tribe-children-through-education](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/empowering-hill-tribe-children-through-education): We are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of families and children through our focus on education and sustainable initiatives.
- [Engaging Your Children](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/engaging-your-children)
- [Environmental-ebooks](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/environmental-ebooks): Environmental eBooks and articles by Dr. D. Michael Shafer. Free download, Climate Change Primer, Biochar, more.
- [Environmental-program](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/environmental-program)
- [Europe](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/europe)
- [Every-child-has-a-story](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/every-child-has-a-story)
- [Every-problem-has-a-solution](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/every-problem-has-a-solution)
- [Everyday Heroes](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/everyday-heroes)
- [Fall Prevention Program](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/fall-prevention-program)
- [Field-guide-for-biochar-safety](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/field-guide-for-biochar-safety)
- [Financials](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/financials)
- [Flame-cap-trough](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/flame-cap-trough)
- [Foam Cement](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/foam-cement)
- [Food Security](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/food-security): Climate change is already hitting the world’s most vulnerable communities hardest--especially the smallholder farmers who produce over 30% of the world’s food.
- [Giving-tuesday-2023](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/giving-tuesday-2023)
- [Giving-tuesday-2025](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/giving-tuesday-2025)
- [Global-biochar-program](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/global-biochar-program): Revolutionize Agriculture with Biochar: A Path Towards Sustainable Prosperity
- [Climate Action and Biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/global-stop-the-smoke): Global Stop the Smoke, an initiative aimed at empowering smallholder farmers and promoting sustainable agriculture practices worldwide.
- [Green-cafe-regenerative-learning-center](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/green-cafe-regenerative-learning-center): Follow the development of Warm Heart's Green Café, the first building of our Regenerative Learning Center. Built with recycled Styrofoam bricks and designed to showcase solar power, rainwater collection, sustainable gardening, and green building technique
- [Green Tech DIY](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/green-tech-diy): Discover practical Green Tech DIY projects from Warm Heart, including solar cooking, solar dehydrators, solar water heating, biochar, rainwater harvesting, sustainable building, and other affordable technologies for resilient communities.
- [Hang-dong-learning-center](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/hang-dong-learning-center)
- [Hang-dong-past-events](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/hang-dong-past-events)
- [Heart Warming Good Deeds](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/heart-warming-good-deeds)
- [Help-us-train-farmers-to-fight-climate-change](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/help-us-train-farmers-to-fight-climate-change)
- [Warm Heart Founders](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/helping-others): Over 38 years of marriage, Evelind Schecter and Michael Shafer have made a commitment beyond their wedding vows always to helping others in need.
- [Higher Education](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/higher-education)
- [Hospitality-embraces-biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/hospitality-embraces-biochar)
- [How-to-weigh-biochar-in-the-field](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/how-to-weigh-biochar-in-the-field)
- [Images](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/images)
- [July-bonus-day](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/july-bonus-day)
- [Keep-the-wheels-turning](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/keep-the-wheels-turning)
- [Kenya-biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/kenya-biochar)
- [Legacy Giving](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/legacy-giving): Through a planned gift, donors can provide ongoing support to Warm Heart programs to build communities and make a better world.
- [Legal Documents](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/legal-documents)
- [Living Fence](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/living-fence): Learn how Warm Heart's Living Fence project uses living plant cuttings and bamboo to create low-cost, regenerative fencing that improves soil, captures carbon, supports wildlife, and strengthens communities.
- [Making-char-in-a-trench](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/making-char-in-a-trench)
- [Making-em-solution-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/making-em-solution-thai)
- [Malawi-biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/malawi-biochar)
- [Marketing-pr-communications](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/marketing-pr-communications)
- [Matching-funds](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/matching-funds)
- [Monthly-giving-club](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/monthly-giving-club)
- [Municipal-guide-to-biochar-solutions](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/municipal-guide-to-biochar-solutions)
- [Nagomi-pastel-art](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/nagomi-pastel-art)
- [New-home](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/new-home)
- [Operations](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/operations)
- [Original-can-your-town-essay](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/original-can-your-town-essay)
- [Our Mission](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/our-mission): Empowering rural communities to create and maintain sustainable livelihoods and generational wellbeing.
- [Our Programs](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/our-programs): Explore Warm Heart's initiatives in education, elder care, climate action, and sustainable livelihoods empowering communities in Thailand and Africa.
- [Parabolic Solar Cooker](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/parabolic-solar-cooker): Learn how to build a parabolic solar cooker using reflective materials and sunlight to create powerful high-heat cooking without fuel or electricity. Discover how solar cooking supports climate resilience and sustainable living.
- [Pdf-biochar-oven-specs](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-biochar-oven-specs)
- [Pdf-how-to-make-a-biochar-oven](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-how-to-make-a-biochar-oven)
- [Pdf-how-to-use-em-solution](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-how-to-use-em-solution)
- [Pdf-make-your-own-bokashi-starter](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-make-your-own-bokashi-starter)
- [Pdf-making-biochar-fertilizer](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-making-biochar-fertilizer)
- [Pdf-making-em-solution](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/pdf-making-em-solution)
- [Photography-contest](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/photography-contest)
- [Privacy-policy](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/privacy-policy)
- [Project Reports](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/project-reports)
- [Resources](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/resources): Access free resources on biochar, climate change, and sustainable practices.
- [Respect](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/respect)
- [Setting-up-a-backyard-biochar-system](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/setting-up-a-backyard-biochar-system)
- [Share-this-resource](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/share-this-resource)
- [Simple Solar Cooker](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/simple-cardboard-panel-solar-cooker): Learn how to build a low-cost cardboard solar cooker using simple materials. Includes step-by-step instructions, cooking times, water pasteurization tips, and sustainable cooking education from Warm Heart.
- [Sister-paulette](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sister-paulette)
- [Sitemap](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sitemap): Easily find any page, or topic with our Sitemap.
- [Solar Cooking](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/solar-cooking-and-solar-food-preservation): Learn about simple solar-powered cooking and food preservation systems, including panel solar cookers, box solar ovens, parabolic solar cookers, and solar dehydrators. Discover how these low-cost renewable energy systems can help boil water, cook food, pr
- [Dehydrator Solar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/solar-dehydrator-plans): Learn how to build a low-cost solar dehydrator using simple materials. This step-by-step guide explains how solar food drying works, what materials are needed, how to build the system, and how to dry and store food safely.
- [Solar-powered-clothes-drying-system](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/solar-powered-clothes-drying-system): Discover how a solar-powered clothes drying system uses sunlight and natural airflow to dry laundry faster, save energy, and protect clothes during Thailand's rainy season.
- [Solar Water Heater](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/solar-water-heater)
- [South-america](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/south-america)
- [Sponsor a Child](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sponsor-a-child): When you sponsor a child, you are helping severely disadvantaged children transform their future.
- [Story-one-families-success](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/story-one-families-success)
- [Story-one-mans-success](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/story-one-mans-success)
- [Strategic Partners](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/strategic-partners)
- [Styrofoam Recycling](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/styrofoam-recycling)
- [Support-small-farmers](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/support-small-farmers)
- [Sustainable-farming-practices](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sustainable-farming-practices)
- [Real Solutions](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sustainable-solutions-solar-water-biochar): Discover real sustainable solutions in action--solar energy, rainwater systems, biochar, and recycled building methods improving lives today. Alternate (more emotional): See how solar power, clean water, and biochar are already transforming lives in our c
- [Sustainable Work](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sustainable-work)
- [Sweet Sixteen](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sweet-sixteen)
- [Sweet-sixteen-party](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/sweet-sixteen-party)
- [Meet Our Team](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/teams): Meet the dedicated staff that help make Warm Heart a successful community nonprofit organization.
- [Thai-volunteer](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/thai-volunteer)
- [Tlud-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/tlud-thai)
- [Top Down Burn](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/top-down-burn)
- [Upskills-program](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/upskills-program)
- [Using-em-solution-thai](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/using-em-solution-thai)
- [Video-biochar-life](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-biochar-life)
- [Video-farmer-interviews](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-farmer-interviews)
- [Video-nagomi-art](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-nagomi-art): Video on how to make Nagomi Pastel Art. Great art project for Children.
- [Video-warm-heart](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-warm-heart)
- [Video-warm-hearts-15-years-of-impact](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-warm-hearts-15-years-of-impact)
- [Video-what-is-biochar](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/video-what-is-biochar)
- [Videos-africa](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/videos-africa)
- [Volunteer Application](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/volunteer-application)
- [Volunteer](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/volunteer-opportunities): Join us in making a difference through various volunteer opportunities in Thailand.
- [Volunteer Video](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/volunteer-video)
- [Warm-heart-documentary](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/warm-heart-documentary)
- [Warm Heart Family](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/warm-heart-family)
- [Microenterprise - Womens Artisan Co-ops](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/warm-heart-microenterprise-program): Fashion accessories made by local women’s co-ops was our first microenterprise project.
- [Wastex-project](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/wastex-project)
- [Styrofoam Bricks](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-are-styrofoam-bricks): Discover how Styrofoam bricks transform one of the world's most difficult waste products into lightweight, insulated building materials. Learn how this innovative solution reduces landfill waste, creates economic opportunities, and helps communities build
- [What is Biochar?](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-is-biochar): Discover how biochar can improve soil health and sequester carbon.
- [What-is-biochar-and-why-it-matters](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-is-biochar-and-why-it-matters)
- [What-is-climate-change](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-is-climate-change): Climate Change Primer provides a definition of climate change in layman terms.
- [What is Climate Change ?](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/what-is-climate-change1): Understand the causes and impacts of climate change. Learn how Warm Heart Worldwide's biochar initiatives combat global warming and promote sustainability.
- [Where Are They Now?](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/where-are-they-now): Transforming the lives of marginalized children through opportunity for education.
- [Whfacmir](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/whfacmir)
- [Whistleblower-policy](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/whistleblower-policy)
- [2025 Annual Report](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/year-end-report-2025): See how Warm Heart strengthened education, trained 4,000+ farmers, expanded water safety, and supported vulnerable elders across Thailand and Africa in our latest year-end impact report.
- [Young Smart Farmers](https://www.warmheartworldwide.org/young-smart-farmers)