Any school needs classrooms, a library, and a laboratory. It also needs a kitchen to prepare the food for hungry students, as well as a place for them to gather to sit and enjoy their meal break in between their classwork. Such as the Kebeneti Secondary School in...
For one brief, heartbreaking period in their young lives all that the three brothers Wilson, Samuel and Joseph had was themselves after unbelievably being abandoned by their mother. And it was on a dark, rainy evening in Kenya when a neighbor heard their desperate...
In Zambia, Angela Miyanda takes in the country’s most vulnerable children and provides them with a loving home. But equally important is the fact that in doing so, she also prepares them for the day they will walk out when they must be ready to live on their own –...
While many organizations that help orphans in Africa work to address critical issues like clean water, healthcare, poverty, and education, millions of children remain highly vulnerable. When there is so much to do, it can seem like a long-enduring uphill battle. We...
In Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe there are millions of young boys and girls who walk long distances to school, eager for an education that will bring a better life for themselves, their families, their communities and their countries. And today, many of...
While Ebola is the most immediate health concern in Sierra Leone, that does not mean that other equally life-threatening illnesses have vanished, and our partner there, Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone (CHASL), continues on its mission to meet basic health...
While many Americans may be thinking that the Ebola crisis in West Africa is over as it’s not dominating the national news as it was last fall, that is not the case – far from it. The reality is the deadly virus is still taking the lives of many children, women and...
Local Partner: Christian Health Association of Sierra Leone Program Director: Walter Carew Areas Served: Communities located in all districts of Sierra Leone, with a total population of more than five million people. Program Goals: Christian Health Association of...
Rev. Frances Mambu, founder and executive director of our partner in Sierra Leone, Faith Healing Development Organization (FHDO), is worried about the future of his country which is continuing to experience the ravishes of the Ebola outbreak. “I’m a bit discouraged...
