Children smiling together

Every child deservesa good night

We partner with local community representatives to learn what children actually need, then deliver Friendship Bags of pajamas, books, toys and hygiene essentials, plus grants for bigger community projects.

The feeling inside every Friendship Bag

Our Mission

We collaborate with local representatives in underprivileged communities to provide its youth with the basic and essential resources that support their well-being.

Tailoring donations to the specific needs of each community we serve.

Ava presenting pajamas to President Kagame of Rwanda
Ava presenting pajamas to President Kagame of Rwanda

Our Vision

Comfort and care for every child, everywhere

Partner with global leaders

Lasting relationships with community leaders around the world.

Improve children's lives

Better days and better nights, for every child we reach.

Support communities in need

Essentials and grants shaped by what each community asks for.

Every bag builds a bond

A quick hello from Ava

Intro film · coming soon

What's in a Friendship Bag

Pajamas

Soft + Warm

A brand new pair in every child's size.

Hygiene

Clean + Fresh

Soap and other cleaning items for daily routines.

Toys & Play

Just for Fun

A ball or toy to call their very own.

Books

Bedtime Stories

A story to read again and again.

Friendship Bracelet

Handmade with Love

A reminder that someone cares.

Led by the people who know their communities best

The annual cycle

How a bag finds its child

One community per year, chosen with care, then a simple, transparent pipeline.

1

Outreach & needs assessment

We ask; we don't assume. Local representatives like Viateur tell us what their community's children actually need, from clothing sizes to bigger dreams like a playground.

2

Community fundraising and production

Donors fund the year's initiative, then volunteers hand-produce and pack each Friendship Bag for a specific child: pajamas, hygiene set, books, toys and a friendship bracelet.

3

Distribution & grants

Bags are handed over with our community partners, and grants go to the year's local projects, from a community kitchen to chairs for children with disabilities.

Current initiative · 2026

Mwogo, Rwanda

Each year we choose one partner community, announced every January, and shape the whole year around what its leaders tell us their children need. This year it's Mwogo village.

~300 Friendship Bags for the children of Mwogo
A grant toward a community kitchen
A grant toward a village playground
10 chairs for children with disabilities

Working directly with our long-time community representative Viateur Uwambajimana.

Friendship Bags being shared with children in Mwogo village
Ava with new pajamas ready for their journey

Our Story

Ava’s Jammies is a nonprofit dedicated to collaborating with local representatives worldwide to improve the quality of life for children in need.

The dream for The Beeyond Foundation (originally named Ava’s Jammies) initially began when Ava was a little girl. Possessing a deep adoration for her jammies, she was heartbroken when she saw the worn-out clothes many of the kids were wearing at Gisimba Orphanage in Rwanda. After that visit, Ava and her mom worked together to establish Ava’s Jammies, a foundation that originally worked to provide kids in underprivileged communities with a simple luxury like pajamas. Throughout the past decade, the organization has handed out thousands of pajamas to children in Kazakhstan, South Africa and Rwanda.

"Every child deserves a good night."

Ava Holtzman · Founder