Growth 2008 – 2020
In 2008 we partnered with a local Nepali family desiring to change lives among the undervalued and neglected of their society. Together we launched a new orphan home, a rehabilitation home for trafficking survivors, and a farmland enterprise to support these programs. While our farmland is currently up for sale as we look for land with better irrigation, it has provided several tons of produce for our programs along with profits to help fund our work. While the farmland is in transition, our current gardening project is producing a steady flow of fresh organic vegetables for our orphans and trafficking survivors.
Our “She Has Hope” trafficking rehabilitation home is providing trauma recovery for survivors of human trafficking. They are given secure housing, nutritious fresh-cooked meals, medical care, and courses designed to equip them with marketable skills or small business capabilities, along with practical knowledge such as modern gardening techniques, cooking classes, and literacy support. Some of the creations made in their craft making classes can be purchased to support their program at SheHasHope.org.
Read recent stories of impact from our Nepal programs:
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Asia Society interviews our Founder & Director about the origins and history of She Has Hope
Photo: In India, our programs provide security, rehabilitation, nutrition, and accredited education to orphan girls recovering from slavery or child labor situations. Our Founder & Director, Kirby Trapolino, was recently interviewed by the Texas Asia Society about the origins and history of She Has Hope and the stories behind the pieces our program participants create. […]
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20 Recent graduates from Nepal ‘She Has Hope’ trafficking rehabilitation home and trade school receive small business grants to start their tailoring businesses
Photo: This brave survivor recently completed her tailoring certification and has now started her new business thanks to the support of our donors. We are happy to share the great news that we have a new class of graduates at our ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home and trade school in Nepal! We are so proud […]
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41 Tons of food delivered to struggling communities in the wake of COVID-19 lockdown-related economic losses, 180,000 meals served; story of one widow saved from starvation
Photo: South India; a family in a migrant farmer’s camp receives rations from Peace Gospel’s pandemic relief program. Thanks to your support, our teams have now been able to deliver over 41 tons of food stocks to community members who are struggling to find food due to the effects of extreme lockdowns that still persist […]
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Executive Director reports on Peace Gospel’s response to COVID-19 crisis; many stories of hope in the midst of struggle; financial crisis looms but we stand ready to serve
Photo: Thanks to early preparatory action in February along with existing farmland stockpiles, we are now in a position to serve the poor and frontline workers in India and other nations. The following is an update from our Founder & Executive Director, Kirby Trapolino, regarding our response to the COVID-19 crisis: I hope you, your […]
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Nepal: Celebrating a recent graduation at our ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home; volunteers travel to teach girls new skills; Development Coordinator’s on-site report
Photo: This proud and brave group of girls rescued from human trafficking early last year is our latest class of graduates from the rehabilitation home’s trade school. Today we bring you a news round-up from our programs in Nepal. First, we want to share some older news we never got a chance to report on […]
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Nepal: New scarf company to benefit our survivor artisans; child at our orphan home wins essay writing competition
Photo: Anita Jaisinghani, founder of Queen Scarves, seen with our survivor artisans who have just begun making scarves for her scarf company, to benefit the girls and their program with fair trade proceeds. We currently have 11 girls (ages 16-25) living at our Nepal trafficking rehabilitation home, nine of whom recently completed their skill development […]
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Orphan home students complete Nepali school year with high scores; story of one courageous survivor and transformation of her life now living at our home
Photo: Girls at the orphan home are happy to have successfully completed another school year. We are happy to report that 17 of the children (ages 9-18) who live at our orphan home took their end-of-school-year exams in March, and they all received excellent scores, advancing them to their respective next grade levels. To prepare […]
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10 New trafficking rescues find refuge and healing at our She Has Hope home in Nepal; 202 girls trained in trafficking avoidance skills
Photo: New rescues are happy to be at our rehabilitation home learning skills that will help them stand on their own financially after graduation. We are happy to report that in December, 10 new girls and women (ages 16-31) were rescued from tragic slavery situations by local volunteer groups with the help of the police […]
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Peace Gospel celebrates 25 years of serving orphans and trafficking survivors with the support of 232 tons of produce yielded from our farmland projects in Asia and Africa
Photo: Thanks to your support, a look back at our history reveals restored lives and hope among the thousands of children we’ve served. Today we want to take a walk through the history of Peace Gospel to look at what we’ve done together, your donation appeal dollars at work, to transform the lives of our […]
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Orphan girl overcomes all odds to graduate high school with honors, now attending nursing college; 10 girls graduate from trafficking rehabilitation home to start new businesses
Photo: These girls are happy to have graduated from their skill development coursework in which they became proficient in many skills such as tailoring. We are happy to report that in June one of our orphans, 17-year-old Laayra*, graduated from our orphan home in Nepal with some of the highest exam scores of all 26 […]