Today is World AIDS Day. For many of us, AIDS can seem like a faraway thing. A huge issue, but not one that affects our day to day lives. But for the kids that live in many of our Kinship Projects, particularly the ones in Africa, HIV/AIDS is an incredibly big deal. It’s something that […]
Six Orphans Remind Us to Be Thankful EVERYDAY!
For an orphan, it is all about the little things. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I asked Giovanni, our in-country leader in the Dominican Republic, to ask a couple of the children living in the Cayacoa Kinship Project a simple question, “What are you thankful for?” Don’t forget, he’s asking this question to a […]
World Orphan Day – And YOU’RE the Hero!
Today is World Orphan Day. A day created to remind us about orphans in our world, and how we should care for and protect them. At Kinship United, we don’t need to be reminded of this day. It’s marked on our calendars, and more importantly, it’s marked on our hearts. And we know, based off […]
How to Throw a Birthday Party for an Orphan
When’s your birthday? Our birthdays form part of our identity, and most all of us enjoy celebrating them. But imagine if you had no idea what month, day, or year you were born. You wouldn’t even know exactly how old you were. And if you were an orphan, you’d have no one to tell you. […]
Modern Slavery in the Dominican Republic, and How You Can Help
Dark hands chop sugar cane morning until night, and only make enough money to eat one meal the next day. These hands belong to a Haitian child who is an illegal immigrant in the Dominican Republic. He can’t go home, but he can’t stay here either. He’s a slave. Can you imagine working at the […]
