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20 orphans at Nepal orphan home successfully enrolled for 2018-19 Nepali school year; girls at ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home enjoy photography workshop sponsored by Fuji Cameras
Photo: Girls at our trafficking rehabilitation home were happy to benefit from the therapy of photography as an art form during a 3-day workshop. We are happy to report that all 20 of our orphans (ages 7-17) started back to school in April. They are hard at work studying their native Nepali language, math, science,
Myanmar team diversifies agricultural efforts with expansion to additional campus now growing various vegetables; children celebrate water festival with special camp experience, prepare for back to school
Photo: Crops being grown on the new campus are helping to keep our orphan home pantries fully stocked with fresh vegetables and food supplies, with excess produce being sold at market to generate further funding for our programs. Our native team recently acquired 5 acres of new land outside the city which will be a
Two young women rescued from human trafficking in Uganda, enrolled in ‘She Has Hope’ home in Kampala; 143 at-risk students gear up to start back for new semester at our elementary school
Photo: Some of our students seen here gathered behind our school playing during lunch break. The school is located in the Katoogo slum colony in Kampala, near the shores of Lake Victoria. In a tragic yet redemptive update from our Kampala, Uganda program we bring you news of two recently rescued trafficking survivors who are
Uganda rural team leases additional 20 acres of land to grow adequate food for 670 students; boarding high school seeks funding for improvements
Photo: Our program directors Frank and Susan stand proudly among the new crops to show us how they’re coming along. This week we bring you a report of empowerment and an effort to deepen sustainability in our rural Uganda education and orphan care programs. Thanks to the success of our boarding high school receiving the
60 Manila, Philippines, ‘Children’s Hope Center’ students wrap up school year successfully; story of one girl’s path to improved grades
Photo: The elementary school children and volunteers of the program were happy to gather in front of their new facility for a recent group photo. We are happy to report that the 60 students enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center after-school care program completed the school year at the end of March after successfully taking
Cebu farmland sees abundant harvests, hen house yielding 93 dozen eggs weekly; girls home students complete school year with awards
Photo: Girls from our girls home are happy to take part in collecting eggs from the hen house project. We are happy to report that we harvested 450 coconuts from our farmland enterprise in February, which gave us a profit of $43 at market. While it may not seem like much, in the local economy
India orphan home students prepare for final exams; story of one girl’s path to becoming the first among her entire extended family to attend school
Photo: Children at our on-campus primary school are studying hard to prepare for their final exams this month. We are happy to report that the 83 orphans (ages 5-14) enrolled in our on-campus primary school are almost ready to take their final exams before the conclusion of the current school semester at the end of
7 trafficking survivors graduate from Nepal rehabilitation home, 11 new rescues enrolled; two U.S. jewelry designers visit as guest teachers
Photo: Some of our recent graduates proudly holding their coursework graduation certificates. We are happy to report that 7 girls (ages 16-22) graduated from our Nepal ‘She Has Hope’ trafficking rehabilitation home in February. All of these girls are planning to start their own tailoring businesses in their home villages. We hope that with their
Myanmar orphans complete school year, celebrate at camp experience; new campus being prepared for future home
Photo: Two girls from one of our orphan homes are overjoyed to have completed final exams and enjoy an end-of-school camp hosted by our native team. We are happy to report that all 120 of our Myanmar orphans, who are in the 1st through 10th grades, completed their final exams this month. They diligently prepared
Uganda farmland harvesting a fifth-ton of passion fruit weekly; high school students score top in region, 300 boarding students re-enrolled for new school year
Photo: High school students at our rural boarding school enjoying their new chemistry and physics lab. Today we bring you good news from our farmland enterprise in rural Uganda, which is thriving thanks to our native team’s diligence and hard work. In October we began to harvest our newest crop of passion fruits and since