Stories

127 children from Myanmar residential orphan care program successfully enrolled in school; 7 orphans rescued, now safe at our homes
Photo: The children were ecstatic to receive all that they needed to be re-enrolled for another school year. We are happy to report that all 127 of our Myanmar orphans started back to school in June where they are studying their native Burmese language, English, math, geography, history, physics, chemistry, and biology. Thanks to your

Top Kampala University offers our rural high school students full scholarships; passion fruit business success, bean farm harvest, other harvests continue to feed 670 students and staff
Photo: Students are excited about new opportunities and advancements being made at our main campus boarding high school. Today we are happy to share good reports from our programs in rural Uganda. Our 300 primary school students (ages 3-12) at our campus in Mairinya have been studying diligently since the new school semester began on

Manila Children’s Hope Center enjoys summer sports camp festival, beginning of school year off to a strong start with tutoring program
Photo: Students from our after-school care program recently enjoyed multiple days of games and activities ending in a big sports festival with several teams arranged by color. We are happy to report that our Manila team organized a VBS-style outreach program on April 18-22 for 50 of the children enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center

India campus prepares for back to school, several campus improvements underway; story of one girl’s 8-year path to high school graduation and move to college
Photo: Girls living at our India Girls Home are happy that new playground equipment is being installed along with several new security measures as the new school year begins next week. As our native team strives to meet new government requirements for properly registering all the children on our India campus, we currently have 40

49 Children receive back to school supplies, shoes, uniforms at Cebu, Philippines, Children’s Hope Center; new security features installed to ensure well-being of our students
Photo: These children at our Cebu Hope Center were happy to receive new backpacks for their new semester at school. Today we share the good news that the 49 children (ages 5-18) — including the girls living in the Girls Home, our field director’s children, and the other children enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center

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