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A man in his sixties, accompanied by another who looked as if he could be his adult son, emerged from a narrow alley hand-in-hand with two young prostitutes in their early teens. The alley separated a seedy brothel from its next-door neighbor, a beauty salon. The beauty salon is run by a teenage girl, Mai [...]
Every year, millions of children around the world share a single holiday wish. Instead of hoping for the latest toy or most popular game, these children long for something deeper, a home. That is the focus of World Orphans and our church partners around the globe, in 16 different countries. This holiday season we’re asking [...]
Updated 10/28: We’ve reached our funding goal. Thank you! We have a unique way a church or individual can partner with World Orphans work in Haiti. Many people don’t know that French – not Creole – is the primary written language taught in most schools in Haiti – including at our OVC (Orphan and Vulnerable [...]
You might be surprised at all the ways you can help orphans. For example, you can book a vacation rental, and you’ll still be helping orphans! Meaningful Vacations has partnered with World Orphans and is giving a portion of their profits back to our work around the world. For a list of select properties that [...]
Eight-year old Marlow is enjoying her summer like every other kid who welcomes a break from school. But she’s using some of that free time to help other kids through World Orphans. Marlow opened up her “Ade for Aid” lemonade stand with all the proceeds benefiting World Orphans. Marlow’s dad has seen the work of [...]
With two weeks left in his fundraising campaign, Justin is more than half way to his goal of raising $600 for orphans. Justin has pledged to walk a 100 mile-journey as a way of taking action. “I ‘talk the talk’ concerning the issues I take to heart, but I can never decide on the manner [...]
Moldova, a country located in eastern Europe, is a prime target for child traffickers. In a dark country void of Christian orphanages, these children are often unaware of the realities of sex and commercial trafficking. At age 16 they are forced to leave the government orphanages, often ending up on the streets and lured by [...]
We love seeing the creative ways that people raise money to help care for orphans. In mid-December photographer Steve Debenport pledged to give $0.50 for each of his photos that he sold on stock photography web site istockphoto.com. In two short weeks the site recorded 1,139 downloads of Steve’s photos. That amounted to a $569.50 [...]
This has been an exciting year for World Orphans. Your generosity, support and prayers have helped us to achieve some great things in 2010. We: Facilitated a multi-ministry response to the Haiti earthquake (Haiti Orphan Relief Team) Launched the Orphan & Vulnerable Child program in Haiti with 10 churches, rescuing 200 children Provided caregiver training [...]
When Grace, 7, was given the choice between a pet cat or a pet chicken, she chose the pet chicken because of it’s ability to lay eggs. Grace immediately recognized that if she sold her chicken’s eggs, she could help others in need. Now her chicken coop has grown and Grace has donated $180 to [...]
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