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When schools shut down across the world in March, Kinship Kids were sent home without any resources or plans to continue learning. While children in America hung on for a couple of months and made it to summer break, the school year in Africa had just begun in February. They were losing precious time. The Human Rights Watch recently concluded research in multiple African countries, including many where Kinship United operates, surrounding the challenges and effectiveness of e-learning in Africa. The study found that children who already faced socioeconomic inequalities were at extremely high risk of falling behind or dropping Newsletter

Families living hand to mouth before the pandemic quickly found themselves on the verge of starvation. But thanks to a partnership with Feed My Starving Children and your generous contributions, Kinship Projects in Kenya were able to share life-saving food with hundreds of families in August. Manna Packs rich in nutrients, cooking oil, and brown sugar were among the food you provided. And it came right in the nick of time for many people who weren’t sure how much longer they were going to make it. Thanks to your gifts and to FMSC, hundreds are fed and cared for during Newsletter

Kindness in contagious! And your big heart for helping orphans in need is reflected in the children themselves. Like James from the Bosnia Kinship Project in Kenya. This kind-hearted young man has found a passion caring for one of God’s littlest creatures… baby chicks! James joined the Bosnia Kinship Project family eight years ago after he was rescued with his four siblings. And since then, he’s discovered that he loves to look after the Kinship Project’s chickens and their chicks. He feeds them so no one goes hungry. He makes sure their eggs are kept in a safe place inside Child Stories

It’s hard for children living on the street to picture a future for themselves. When their stomachs are aching with hunger and they’re desperately searching for a safe place to sleep at night, their only focus is survival. But when a child joins a Kinship Project, your gifts help them do more than survive. You make it possible for them to thrive! Meet two young girls who are currently thriving at the Bosnia Kinship Project in Kenya: Brenda Mercy and Lydiah. Thanks to your support, the Bosnia Kinship Project is able to encourage these girls to pursue their passions and Child Stories

Have you ever wished you could do something big? Like you see someone’s extreme need, and wish you could help them out by taking care of the whole thing? Well now you can! And you won’t have to do it alone. There are countless opportunities for you and your support system of friends and family to hugely bless an orphan or a widow when you join the ranks of our Orphan Rescue Champions. What’s an Orphan Rescue Champion? An Orphan Rescue Champion is exactly what it sounds like: a champion for orphaned and abandoned children struggling to survive. These Champions Newsletter