We have a team departing for Zambia on November 4th, and I am looking for to so many things.
During this past month's fundraising furor, we have raised funds for travel expenses, construction at the Orphanage site, and child sponsorships. To include all the commitments not yet collected, we have raised nearly $17,000 for construction costs at the Orphanage and child sponsorships.
For this round of funding, we only have about 1,200 bricks to go. It has been encouraging to see so many people come together for these kids.
We will be funding construction of another home in November and December, $10,500, furniture for the home at $3,500, and will be seeking sponsors for the remaining children.
As of 10/29/08, we still have 8 of our 19 children that are not sponsored. We currently are spending approximately $85 per month to care for each child, and our sponsorships are either subsidized by GO! from our general fund, or in some cases the child is sponsored twice. Our sponsorships are $50 per child, per month, with a one year committment.
For more information on supporting our children please see: http://www.globalorphanrelief.org/ChildrenofSilembe.html
Blessings!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
SA will have 2,5m orphans by 2010
October 24 2007 at 08:40AM
By Mercury reporter
Little children are not supposed to die before grownups, but a staggering number in South Africa do, because they are left without proper care by a society overwhelmed by the rising need for social welfare.
In many state-funded child welfare centres, social workers - who are among the worst paid professionals in the country - are battling with 300-500 cases each, says Antje Hockley who runs the Thokomala Orphan Care Organisation, founded by Unilever.
Hockley, speaking at a fund-raising function organised by Unilever this week, said an estimated 25 000 new social welfare cases were presented to social workers countrywide every month, and children's homes were battling to cope.
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By Mercury reporter
Little children are not supposed to die before grownups, but a staggering number in South Africa do, because they are left without proper care by a society overwhelmed by the rising need for social welfare.
In many state-funded child welfare centres, social workers - who are among the worst paid professionals in the country - are battling with 300-500 cases each, says Antje Hockley who runs the Thokomala Orphan Care Organisation, founded by Unilever.
Hockley, speaking at a fund-raising function organised by Unilever this week, said an estimated 25 000 new social welfare cases were presented to social workers countrywide every month, and children's homes were battling to cope.
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Weeping orphan tells of her lonely life
September 08 2008 at 10:40AM
By Gavin Stewart
A sobbing teenage girl has told a packed Methodist Church in this eastern Cape Town that she had lived alone in her home since her parents died, with no money and little food.
The girl, identified only as Nomzamo, burst into tears as she began speaking.
"After my mother and father died I had no money to go to school. I had to give up. I have nothing."
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By Gavin Stewart
A sobbing teenage girl has told a packed Methodist Church in this eastern Cape Town that she had lived alone in her home since her parents died, with no money and little food.
The girl, identified only as Nomzamo, burst into tears as she began speaking.
"After my mother and father died I had no money to go to school. I had to give up. I have nothing."
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Orphans need homes - state appeals
October 28 2008 at 09:28AM
The number of orphaned children in South Africa is estimated at 1,5-million, according to Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya.
Although the country had done "incredibly well" to provide a safety net for the poor, which included giving a child support grant to 8,3-million children, more needed to be done, Skweyiya said on Monday.
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The number of orphaned children in South Africa is estimated at 1,5-million, according to Social Development Minister Zola Skweyiya.
Although the country had done "incredibly well" to provide a safety net for the poor, which included giving a child support grant to 8,3-million children, more needed to be done, Skweyiya said on Monday.
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
Journalists schooled on child rights protection
Last Updated: Saturday, 25 October 2008, 8:10 GMT
The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday organised a workshop to sensitise journalists on the importance of ethical reporting on child rights protection issues.
According to Mr Iddris Abdallah, a UNICEF consultant on child protection with the DSW, recent media reporting on child abuses and issues relating to their health, had not been treated ethically, as most of them had either exposed these vulnerable ones to further stigmatisation or public ridicule.
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The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday organised a workshop to sensitise journalists on the importance of ethical reporting on child rights protection issues.
According to Mr Iddris Abdallah, a UNICEF consultant on child protection with the DSW, recent media reporting on child abuses and issues relating to their health, had not been treated ethically, as most of them had either exposed these vulnerable ones to further stigmatisation or public ridicule.
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Finding a Home
Finding a Home: Local Christian advocates want more people to help orphaned children
By Amber Baker
Loveland Reporter-Herald
By Amber BakerLoveland Reporter-Herald
Some local Christians are stepping up as advocates for children who need homes — orphans and foster children alike.
“We want to make people aware that there are kids in need of homes,” said Loveland resident Kari Stewart, co-director of Welcome Child, an adoption ministry based at Timberline Church in Fort Collins.
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By Amber Baker
Loveland Reporter-Herald
By Amber BakerLoveland Reporter-Herald
Some local Christians are stepping up as advocates for children who need homes — orphans and foster children alike.
“We want to make people aware that there are kids in need of homes,” said Loveland resident Kari Stewart, co-director of Welcome Child, an adoption ministry based at Timberline Church in Fort Collins.
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Creating possibilities
A Minnesota entrepreneur uses his economic success to change lives half a world away by offering high-quality education to dirt-poor Tanzanian students.
By JACKIE CROSBY, Star Tribune
Last update: October 26, 2008 - 5:30 PM
ARUSHA, TANZANIA - Francisca is beaming. She has just solved a troubling geometry question, with a bit of guidance in Swahili and English from her teacher at Peace House Secondary School. The 16-year-old breaks into a smile so big, both rows of her teeth show.
Two months earlier, Francisca Anania Kimario's future held little of this brightness. It most certainly didn't include going to school.
Abandoned at birth by her father, Francisca lost her mother to AIDS when she was 2. As so often happens to Africa's orphans, Francisca was passed around to relatives who barely had enough money to feed their own children, much less someone else's. Francisca suffered beatings and threats, and made it through primary school only after nuns at a nearby Catholic church offered to pay for it.
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By JACKIE CROSBY, Star Tribune
Last update: October 26, 2008 - 5:30 PM
ARUSHA, TANZANIA - Francisca is beaming. She has just solved a troubling geometry question, with a bit of guidance in Swahili and English from her teacher at Peace House Secondary School. The 16-year-old breaks into a smile so big, both rows of her teeth show.
Two months earlier, Francisca Anania Kimario's future held little of this brightness. It most certainly didn't include going to school.
Abandoned at birth by her father, Francisca lost her mother to AIDS when she was 2. As so often happens to Africa's orphans, Francisca was passed around to relatives who barely had enough money to feed their own children, much less someone else's. Francisca suffered beatings and threats, and made it through primary school only after nuns at a nearby Catholic church offered to pay for it.
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