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India Girls Home enjoys improvements; Hope Center slated to double space
Photo: Older girls from our India Girls Home are thrilled to soon have new bathroom facilities, which are due to be completed next month. We are happy to report that we’re installing new bathroom facilities on the third level of our Girls Home. When construction is completed in December, there will be 10 separate toilets
Abundant garden harvest aids Nepal team in effort to overcome crippling India blockade
Photo: Part of the ‘She Has Hope’ coursework for girls recovering from human trafficking is learning advanced gardening techniques. Today we bring you news from our native team in Kathmandu, who have recently been affected by an economic blockade unofficially imposed on the people of Nepal by their neighboring country of India. They are now
Myanmar team plans new preschool education outreach; facility improvements underway
Photo: One of our caregivers plays with a young child at our main campus orphan home. We are happy to report that our Myanmar native team has begun work to open a preschool set to launch in May of next year. While also providing valuable education to our orphan home children, the preschool will give
Major improvements to Uganda main campus to ensure safety and improved hygiene of our children
Photo: A pump will supply well water to this new water tower creating water pressure for plumbing on campus. We are happy to report that the installation of a new plumbing system on our Uganda campus is underway. We are installing a motor pump to route the water from the water well source to the
Philippines: 660 pounds of fish harvested at fishery project; solar power to be installed
Photo: Profits from another abundant harvest at our fishery project will aid our orphan care and education programs in the Philippines. We are happy to report that earlier this month over 900 mature, healthy fish were harvested at our Philippines fishery weighing in at about 660 pounds (300 kgs). This is our third harvest since
40 children rescued from child labor; successfully completed first three months of Indian school year
Photo: These girls are thankful for the opportunity to attend academic classes through our Children’s Hope Center outreach program in India. We are happy to report that our Children’s Hope Center in Hyderabad, India, began its 6th school year on June 15th. 40 children rescued from child labor, ranging in age from 7 to 12
Nepal team training over 500 school girls monthly in human trafficking avoidance
Photo: Our staff goes into rural schools to train girls in ways to avoid the common tricks and traps of the traffickers. We are happy to report that we have continued our trafficking awareness counseling classes for girls ages 14-18 in about 4 different schools a week. We have been reaching 500 girls monthly through
Worst Myanmar flooding in decades affects one million; our native team responds
Photo: One of our native team members prepares water bottles for distribution by boat to those hit hard by the floods. Today we bring you an update from our native team in Myanmar, who have been hard at work these past six weeks, responding to one of the worst flood events in Myanmar’s history. Severe
Philippines program celebrates 12 years; solar project and new slum outreach facility planned
Photo: Children at our Children’s Hope Center in Manila are happy to be provided with nutritious meals and access to education. We are happy to report that our native team has been hard at work blessing the lives of our children on the island of Cebu for 12 years now. One way that our team
Uganda team prepares to enroll 481 at-risk students in back to school season
Photo: This week our teachers are preparing their classrooms on three campuses for the return of students from summer break. We are happy to report that the new Ugandan school semester for both our primary and high school students begins on September 7th. After a month-long holiday break, our teachers and students are eager to