Stories
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
India: 21 orphans rescued from child labor this summer; new school bus arrives
Photo: Girls at our India Girls Home were ecstatic to be the first to try out the brand-new school bus just delivered to our India campus. Thanks to your support, and generous contributions from our donors, our new bus arrived at our main India campus last week! The 31-seat school bus will help us safely
Nepal: 7 Girls rescued from human trafficking, now safe at ‘She Has Hope’ rehabilitation home
Photo: A girl rescued from human trafficking is learning to make embroidered purses as part of her skill development coursework at our rehabilitation home. We are happy to report that 7 girls, ages 15-23 years old, were recently rescued from the dangers of human trafficking thanks to the courageous work of our native team and
Death toll rises as Myanmar faces flood emergency, native team plans relief effort
Photo: Local children make their way through flood waters on the way to school. Today we bring you urgent news from our native team in Myanmar. Residents of the country’s low-lying delta region braced themselves last week as flood waters from the north began to flow into the area, pushing river levels dangerously high. More
Philippines: Piggery project further diversifies farmland enterprise to support education in Cebu and Manila
Photo: Our Philippines Director’s son is excited to show the photographer the new piggery. The venture will advance sustainability goals for our local programs. We are happy to report that we have expanded our farmland enterprise in the Philippines to include a piggery, which currently houses 6 pigs. Our native team cares for the pigs
Uganda: High school scholarship program for orphans striving toward sustainability thanks to tuition-paying students; recent harvest success
Photo: Part of the boarding, nutrition, and education expenses for our orphan girls are paid for by students who are able to afford tuition payments at our high school. We are happy to report that we currently have 45 paying students enrolled in our high school, and their tuition fees cover 25% of the school
Traffickers swarm Nepal in aftermath of earthquake; our grassroots prevention campaign broadens
Photo: Nepali schoolgirls gathered for a training session led by our staff. They are taught how to spot and avoid the deceptions of traffickers. In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, sex traffickers are exploiting the devastation to snatch thousands of women for brothels across Asia. The death toll from April’s disaster has reached 7,566,
India back-to-school season: our students face caste discrimination; how you can help
Photo: Students in our 5th grade class last year; now being shuttled to local government school for junior high where they face several challenges. Our orphans in India started the new school year on July 1st, but due to funding challenges, we can only provide education to our 1st-5th grade students (ages 5-12) on campus,