Stories

After a 4-year wait, electricity connection finally installed at Children’s Hope Center
Photo: A young girl enrolled in our program is now out of child labor, being equipped with an education that will take her far. Good news! After a 4-year wait—yes, 4 years—we finally got our electricity connection at the Children’s Hope Center in the slums of Hyderabad. All this time we’ve been running on lanterns

Philippines team continues typhoon recovery plan with help of improved hen house
Photo: Students at our main campus are happy to show you eggs yielded from the newly renovated hen house. In November we brought you news of Typhoon Hayan, one of the worst storms in history, making a direct hit to the island on which our native team faithfully operates. We had told you we committed

Children’s Hope Center in Hyderabad enjoys several improvements
Photo: Students rescued from child labor enjoying the newly improved computer lab and classroom space. In one of the world’s most populous and fastest-growing cities—Hyderabad, India—there’s a slum colony situated on the edge of one of the city’s major landfills. In this colony made up of make-shift homes pieced together from discarded vinyl ad banners,

New land acquired for Manila slum outreach center, new facility to be built
Photo: Children in our Manila slum outreach education program enjoy after-school activities including computer literacy classes. Deep in the heart of one of Manila’s most hazardous slums, our children’s outreach center is shining the light brightly into the darkness of child labor and malnutrition. Situated on the edge of a huge city landfill, the Payatas

Over 40 children rescued from child labor at our slum outreach education center
Photo: A reason to be joyful! Girls rescued from a life of child labor in the slums are being equipped for a life of hope—at our Children’s Hope Center in Hyderabad. As a lesser-known but massive city with a population of almost 8 million, the South Indian metropolis of Hyderabad faces extreme infrastructure and poverty

Orphanage building fundraiser a success, new home construction begins soon
Photo: Boys at our orphanage home are excited about the news of a new, vastly improved home soon to be under construction. We’re extremely happy to announce that funds have been raised for a new orphanage home on our Uganda campus. The home is currently located in a dilapidated rental facility that is off-campus and

Girls Home expansion fully funded, work on next phase already underway; thank you!
Photo: Girls who were once orphans trapped in child labor, now free, safe and full of hope at our India Girls Home. This summer we had announced that, due to increased enrollment at our Girls Home, we needed to expand our facilities and improve security. Slowly but surely over the course of the last few

Uncooperative landlord leaves Uganda orphanage in urgent need of new home
Photo: Girls at our orphan home find joy in the loving environment that’s given them a new hope. Recent developments at our Uganda orphanage home have left our faithful native directors in a bind. They’ve adopted several children as their own, providing what little space they have in their tiny rental home. These children all

Myanmar rice harvest yields 33 tons to feed 100 orphans, staff for a year; excess to be sold
Photo: One of the orphans plays in the rice straw from our recent harvest. We’re very pleased to report that the second harvest at our Myanmar rice farm was a huge success. The crop yielded approximately three tons of rice per acre at the 12 acre farm, or approximately 30,000 KGs. We’re extremely overjoyed with

Sustainable approach allows for the rescue and rehabilitation of orphans in Nepal
Photo: Girls rescued from child labor and malnourishment are now safe and thriving at our orphanage home in Kathmandu. This year in Nepal, thanks to your support, we’ve been able to rescue 3 more orphans from child labor, bringing our enrollment up to 23 children. Orphan children in Nepal are some of the most at-risk