Stories
Philippines: Our first small-scale fishery harvest yields half-ton of fish
Photo: After several hours of netting and dividing, harvest yielded over 2,700 mature fish. We are thankful to report that over 2,700 mature fish were harvested at our Philippines fishery weighing in at about 1,000 pounds. This yielded a significant profit as fish are in high demand in the market. We expect harvest rates to
Children thankful for new dining room, kitchen improvements
Photo: Children pause to give thanks for the provision they never take for granted. Thanks to support from our generous donors, along with profits from our farmland enterprise, our native team recently added a dining room extension onto one of our four orphan homes in Myanmar. The new dining space allows the children to have
New Uganda orphan home construction complete: move-in soon, improvements planned
Photo: Children on our main campus were happy to celebrate the completion of construction on the orphan home. We’re happy to announce that the Uganda orphan home construction project is now complete. The project was funded at the turn of the year, official ground-breaking occurred in January, and the basic structure and roof were in
Philippines small-scale fishery expands to a second pond; first harvest next week
Photo: Some of our students seen here enjoying the tranquility of our on-campus vegetable gardens, banana grove, and fishery pond. We are happy to report that construction is underway to build a fingerling pond at our fishery on the island of Cebu. This additional, smaller pond will enable our native team to raise the young
Myanmar main campus receives new water purification system, and a business idea
Photo: A girl at one of our orphan homes is happy to have access to clean water. We are thankful to report that we have a new reverse osmosis water purification system at our main orphanage campus in Myanmar which enables our local team to save thousands of dollars on purified drinking water. But not
India Girls Home bolstered by banana grove, farmland, and new garden projects
Photo: Children at our India Girls Home are thankful for a bountiful banana harvest! We are happy to report that plans are underway to cover every available square foot of the main India campus with gardens, including a rooftop box gardening project. These projects are an effort to introduce more fresh organic vegetables and herbs
Uganda farmland diversifies crops to offer broader nutritional benefit for orphans, students
Photo: Workers employed by our 6-acre farmland are happy for an abundant harvest of leafy greens. We are thankful to share the good news that our native-led team has been hard at work on our organic farmland to diversify the types of crops we grow. In addition to our original crop of potatoes, we now
Kathmandu slum education outreach sees first high school graduate, enrolls more children
Photo: Susma (18) is a happy graduate thanks to a scholarship provided by our farmland profits and donations to the program. We are happy to report that 5 more children were enrolled in our Children’s Hope Center education outreach program in the slums of Kathmandu, Nepal over the summer. That makes a total of 25
Philippines fishery and hen house improvements to yield more nutrition, funding for children’s outreach
Photo: Students happy about the farm-fresh eggs produced on campus! We are happy to report that improvements have been made to our hen house and fishery projects on the island of Cebu which have increased production levels. The old hen house was made of wood which rotted easily and was prone to destruction by moths.
48 students at Children’s Hope Center enjoy upgraded computer lab
Photo: Students enrolled in our slum outreach program are happy to use new computers which aid their school work. We are excited to share the good news that the computer lab at our Children’s Hope Center in Hyderabad, India, was recently refurbished to include 3 new computers, new desks and tables, and educational charts and