To provide the means by which individuals in any community can receive the knowledge and skills needed to build and maintain a healthy society – transforming the people who will transform the world.

Formerly Support A Child International, A Better World is 20 years in the making. In fulfilling our mission to create a sustainable future for our children, our programs evolved to affect their surrounding environment and systemic issues.

Our focus is global, with projects that embrace the needs of America’s at-risk urban neighborhoods, as well as impoverished international regions. 

A Better World’s evolvement and growth is a reflection of our culture and process of never ending improvement and dedication. Our work is never done.

A staff of forty people and volunteers administer A Better World’s programs. 

A Better World has developed youth programs in the U.S. focused on behavior health, nutrition, physical fitness, media literacy, youth civic engagement, media arts, violence prevention, tobacco prevention, STI/HIV/AIDS prevention, academic enrichment, journalism, environmentalism, and cultural enrichment. 

International initiatives in Africa focus on strengthening local food systems, organic farming, regenerative health, clean water, economic development, renewable energy and sustainable village development.

Learn more about our programs:
Urban Youth
Community Health
Restoration Village
Sustainable Technologies
Social Ventures

A Better World (formerly Support A Child International), is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  A Better World (ABW) was incorporated in 1989 by local community men and women who were interested in minor fundraising efforts for children.  The first seven years were spent providing charitable support to needy children in Africa. 

With the hiring of A. Moriel McClerklin as Executive Director in 1997, the programs expanded to embrace the needs of at-risk youth living in urban neighborhoods in the U.S. as well as impoverished communities in Africa.  After much organizational development, in August of 2007, the name was officially changed from Support A Child International to A Better World to reflect an expanded scope. 

At A Better World, it is our pledge to serve mankind utilizing sustainable approaches.  The work we do is an expression of our values.

Innovation: Our creativity is never-ending.  We continually strive to find new ways to create social value, raising the bar set only by our own standards of excellence.

Resourcefulness: Our ingenuity is one of our greatest streng ths. By maximizing the use of our assets, we increase the scale and impact of our programs, allowing us to expand the scope of our services.

Transformation: Our deep respect for people and the planet drives our responsibility to change the world for the better.

Commitment: Our unwavering promise is to teach our vision and values to the communities we serve.