The local non-profit, A Better World Canada, is calling its 2017 compassion challenge a success, with many people across the province inspired to perform good deeds throughout the year.

Executive director Eric Rajah said not every act of kindness was recorded but there were some indicators that there was “good response” to the campaign.

Rajah said volunteer turnout was higher.

“Generally speaking, the number of people involved with us in doing things was definitely more than last year,” Rajah said.

“My vision for this was families would do good things at least once a month. I think this idea of bringing Canada back to what it really stands for inspired a lot of people.”

As well, he said the organization saw 225 new donors, attributed to the challenge.

Photo of those that traveled with A Better World Canada for its international projects.

A new dorm for 50 girls at Semikwa Secondary School in Tanzania.

Of the deeds that were recorded on the charity’s website, one couple made numerous donations to the Boyle Street homeless shelter in Edmonton.

Rajah said the local Rosedale Valley Strings Orchestra also raised $15,000 for a refugee health clinic in Calgary through a concert.

A few of A Better World Canada’s projects were branded as being part of the compassion challenge, including renovations to the Sylvan Lake food bank.

Also, three infrastructure projects in east central Africa: a physiotherapy centre in Rwanda, a staff housing complex at a remote school in Kenya, and a dorm for girls in Tanzania.