Grant Results: April - July 2016We were able to provide 25 families with pigs, chickens, and ducks, and some of them also received cows. The livestock gave the beneficiaries a source of income that allowed them to provide food and education for their families. Some were also able to pay for medical care.
Grant Results: January-July, 2016We were able to buy end of the year prizes for all of our students and host a party to celebrate the end of the school year. Over the summer, we are hosting various enrichment activities for students, including baking, playing at the park, and visiting the zoo. End of the School Year PartyWe hosted our annual end-of-the-school-year party in June for students and volunteers. The party included outdoor games, water balloons, photo frame signing, and prizes for students. As usual, it was a lot of fun. We are proud of our students and volunteers for finishing another successful school year! Career Aspirations
One Heart World-Wide's mission is to decrease maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity in remote rural areas. Our partnership with them is helping women in Bhojpur, Nepal receive skilled birth attendant training. Skilled Birth Attendant Spotlight: Ms. Bishnu Gurung
“This training was beneficial as we learned many clinical technicalities to save and protect both the mother’s and baby’s life. Before this training I was unable to handle the delivery complications. I was in a dilemma before, but now after getting this training I am confident in my ability to save the lives of mothers and newborns by giving them proper care as needed. Indeed SBA training has given me more strength and courage to save lives at birth.” Ms. Bishnu thinks that this training has solved a lot of problems that were present previously. “Before the training there used to be a lot of complications related to the delivery, which had to be referred to the district hospital for management. That took four hours by vehicle and 10 hours by foot. Pregnant women who are referred are always at risk during the transportation. SBA training has improved the way we take care of mothers and newborns by enabling us to manage birth complications locally, unless the case is too serious to be referred. I am really grateful to One Heart World-Wide for providing financial support for my SBA training, which is helping to save the lives of mothers and newborns in these remote rural areas of Bhojpur, Nepal during and after delivery.” UpdatesHere are some quick updates and snapshots of the work One Heart World-Wide has been doing in Bhojpur. 1) Healthcare Training2) Identifying Disadvantaged GroupsElisabeth Kam organized a craft camp to raise funds for Rui Rui, a girl in China whose congenital heart disease is too complex for operation. Thank you, Beth, for combining your creative passion with philanthropy! Written by Elisabeth Kam From a very young age, I have loved all kinds of crafts. Over the years, I have learned knitting, weaving, cross-stitch, embroidery, sewing, and needle-felting. Since my sisters and I have been running Young Musicans Workshop for four summers, I decided to try to teach a new camp focused on my passion for fiber arts.
Written by Emily Kam Journal Entry 6: Streetlife MinistriesJuly 8, 2016 "Would you like some salad? What kind of dressing?"
I tried to understand the garble the man was saying. Was he speaking Italian? Spanish? Elvish? Finally, I uncertainly drizzled ranch over the small pile of lettuce and cucumbers and passed the paper plate on to the next person. "Would you like some salad? What kind of dressing?" "Yes, thank you! Thousand island dressing, please." At Streetlife, I meet an assortment of people, people who are not so different at all from the people I encounter everyday...except for the fact that they are homeless. Since January of 2016, I have been making regular visits to the Menlo Park train station with my siblings and mom. Sometimes I bring my ukulele and sing worship songs for the homeless men and women gathered around. After worship and a short sermon, a van comes along and I, among the other volunteers, help to set up the tables and the food and drinks. Ironically, the first few times I visited Streetlife Ministries I neglected to eat dinner before I went, so I would be serving hot plates of beef, corn and beans, soft rolls with butter and iced tea to the homeless, while I myself would be starving. My hunger was amplified by seeing the plates of delicious food pass through my hands. This is just a taste of what the homeless go through each day - watching other people eat nourishing meals, so close to their reach and yet untouchable. After about three weeks, I started eating my dinner before visiting Streetlife. But I can still remember vividly what it was like to have a glimpse of how the homeless might feel. And I haven't even counted in other factors, such as not having showered in weeks, dirty clothing, cold weather... I love attending the street church each week. Currently I am working up the courage to interact with the homeless, to talk to them and get to know them better. Little Red Scarf is in Lanzhou, Gansu and Yunnan provinces and provides financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide families with post-operative care and help the children sustain a healthy lifestyle. Raised by a Widowed FatherJiang Ai, an eight-year-old girl, received financial aid from Little Red Scarf to have heart surgery for Endocardial Cushion Defect (a congenital heart disease) in February 2016. Four years ago, Jiang Ai lost her mother to breast cancer. At the time, Jiang Ai was only four, her younger brother was only one, and her two older sisters were only in elementary school. After their mother passed away, their father was forced to take on the roles of both mom and dad. It was miserable and hard work to raise four children as a single father.
Changing Young Lives Foundation is a Hong Kong registered charity striving to identify underprivileged children, youths and their families in Hong Kong and mainland China and change their lives for the better. "Smart Mom" is a support program for underprivileged mothers on childcare and family cohesiveness. With the generous support of Transparent Fish Fund, “Smart Mom” has launched various self-enhancement learning classes, parent education workshops, parent-child activities as well as playgroups for single and underprivileged mothers. These activities help strengthen the mothers’ social skills, realize their potentials, broaden their visions and social networks, and improve parent-child communication skills. The overall family relationship will be enhanced through increased problem solving ability and family cohesiveness. The mutual support among these families will also be strengthened. Parent Education WorkshopsExperienced instructors use different activities such as crafts, playing card games and video sharing to illustrate how to facilitate harmonious parent-child relationships. The mothers gain insights and share their difficulties on communicating with their children. They are encouraged and supported each other through the process.
Changing Young Lives Foundation is a Hong Kong registered charity striving to identify underprivileged children, youths and their families in Hong Kong and mainland China and change their lives for the better. The School Social Worker Support Project aims to support the psycho-social well-being of left-behind children in Dongxiang County, Gansu. Tailor-made extracurricular activities are organized for students including interest courses, field trips and special events. Furthermore, counselling service and home visits by social workers provide mental support to the children and their parents. Over the last few months, the school social worker has collected students’ personal information for building the database of left-behind children in Dongxiang Township. This will help the long-term project planning for community development.
We are pleased to announce a new partnership with ZOE, a Christian organization that strives to reach every person with the love of God and rescue every child from human trafficking. Through their comprehensive prevention, intervention, and restoration programs, they’re able to transform each child from her past and give her an opportunity for a better future. Program InformationWith generous support, ZOE began construction on three multipurpose buildings, which were completed in 2010. These buildings have dormitories for every age, vocational training centers, staff offices, and a kitchen with a dining room. ZOE continues to make improvements to the lives of the children they rescue from human trafficking and will build additional safe houses and housing as God provides. Since 2010, ZOE has provided comprehensive aftercare for more than 115 rescued children in Thailand. Background InformationZOE International Foundation, Thailand became official in 2007. This status enables the anti-human trafficking organization to purchase land and build facilities as a protected foundation and safeguard for its partners. Through the years, ZOE has made solid relationships with government leaders who have endorsed the ZOE leadership and the work they are accomplishing in the nation of Thailand.
ZOE Children's Homes in Thailand currently cares for 75 children on a long-term basis. These are children who are orphans or have been rescued from human trafficking and have no other place to go. ZOE's primary goal is to unite children with loving family who are wiling and able to care for them. However, in some cases, the children simply cannot return to family members. This may be because the family is complicit in the trafficking of the child or that there are no family members. |
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