When Ian’s mom died, his whole world turned upside down, inside out, and shook him out into a reality he could hardly believe. She’d been sick, but not that sick – or so Ian thought. When he woke up one morning to his uncle telling him his mother was dead, he was in complete shock. […]
You Transformed the Nyasi Kinship Project in Kenya
Last month, you gave over $32,000 to open up the Nyasi Kinship Project in Kenya so they could rescue up to 30 desperate orphans from their community. Thanks to your generosity, these children will have beds and bedding, a clean water well, school uniforms and clothes, kitchen utensils, bathrooms and clean tile floors in their […]
Cleaning Up Deadly Water: How Your Gifts Saved Lives in Thailand
March 20th was World Water Day, and you celebrated in your usual amazing fashion. When you heard about the dangerous water at the Mae Pa Kinship Project in Thailand, you jumped in to clean it up for them. More Kinship Projects need clean water! Donate online now or text WATERKU to 41444, and 100% of […]
Kinship Care Profile: Cambodia
Leakena is an orphan. It happened like it could have happened to anyone – first her father died in a car accident, and then her mother died of cancer just six months later. Leakena was only five years old at the time, and she had nowhere to go. Kinship Cambodia comes alongside orphans and widows […]
Domestic Abuse: the Dark Side of Orphanhood
Losing your parents as a small child is a nightmare. Your whole world centers around the two people who love you more than anyone else, when suddenly, they’re gone. Without their parents, a child suddenly becomes a burden to neighbors and relatives, seen as someone to be exploited. And so, the abuse begins. Seven-year-old Sheila […]
