Stories
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
Philippines typhoon relief effort takes a depth and distance approach vs. broad and brief
Photo: A widow being cared for by our native team is happy to receive fresh groceries and clean water as she recovers from Typhoon Haiyan. Our native team is coordinating local relief efforts in response to one of history’s most powerful storms ever recorded. The storm made a direct hit across Cebu Island, where several
Uganda rural school experiences much success, and… a visit from the President!
Photo: Children at our main Uganda campus were among those gathered for a very special presidential visit. Our Uganda campus, located in a remote part of southeastern Uganda, experienced a very rare and special visit. The President of Uganda and his entourage landed their helicopter in front of our campus, local leaders gathered to greet
Nepal: Farmland produces bumper crop of vegetables, keeping fresh food on orphans’ tables
Photo: Orphans rescued from child labor and extreme poverty, now happy and enjoying daily fresh-cooked meals made from organic ingredients grown on our own farmland. In Nepal our native team is equipped with a farmland consisting of a goat house and terraced fields where they grow various vegetables, potatoes and herbs. The most recent crop
Philippines team among first responders in devastating aftermath of Super-Typhoon Haiyan
Photo: Children on the island of Cebu who are among the estimated 500,000 now homeless. Thanks to a steel-reinforced rebuild of our Philippines main campus two years ago after a similar cyclone nearly destroyed our entire facility, our native team remained safe and dry during one of the strongest storms in recorded history. This allowed
Philippines: at-risk mothers and their children empowered by crafts business program
Photo: Thanks to your support, his mother earns a good income through our crafts business program, ensuring his proper nutrition and a brighter future. Now in the third year of our craft-making business empowerment program in the Philippines, we continue to see great progress and success among the women enrolled. We originally trained 25 widows
Myanmar: A story of sustainability leading to smiles through education!
Photo: Boys at one of our Myanmar orphan homes are happy to receive new school supplies purchased with profits from our farmland enterprise! In Myanmar, our farmland enterprise efforts are empowering orphans who have come from child labor situations. Recent profits from our rice farm and piggery ventures provided the orphans with new school supplies
Survivors for Survivors: Human trafficking survivors’ seamstress program puts clothes on orphans
Photo: Human trafficking survivors at our rehabilitation home have learned how to make clothes for our orphans! The shirt she’s wearing is one of the items they’ve learned to make. Creating a cycle of hope. The young women of our human trafficking rehabilitation home, mostly teenage girls, are being equipped with many skills, one of
India: Scholarship program protects orphan girls from potentially deadly arranged child marriages
Photo: Once trapped in lives of child labor with little hope, now rescued, safe and thriving at our India Girls Home. Problem: Almost 50% of arranged marriages in India involve girls under the age of 18. Motivated by extreme cultural pressures, relatives of our Indian orphan girls try to claim legal rights to withdraw the