A HOPE AND A FUTURE

Projects for Orphaned Children in Africa

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

 

Children, especially orphans, are the greatest victims of war, famine and disease. Ten million children under the age of six will die this year from preventable diseases. Tragically, global issues such as AIDS and other crises are causing the numbers of orphans to rapidly increase. The future of the world depends upon the children, yet the children's future depends upon us.

We read these statistics and watch on TV the images of children in Africa and other parts of the world; little bodies starved, wasted and diseased.We wonder what can one person do to help. What can a busy working woman, mother and grandmother, living in Sydney Australia do to make a difference? I decided to use my hobby, making jewellery, and my home based business, distributing high quality skin care, to support the two projects below.

 

Nakuru Baby Orphanage

My contribution to Nakuru Baby Orphanage, Kenya, is to provide dietary supplements to the children, mostly babies. Most of these babies have been orphaned by HIV AIDS and many are HIV positive.

Endowment Australasia is the Australasian arm of MannaRelief Through the Blessing Program. MannaRelief assists to provide nutritional supplements to orphans on every continent.

Watch the children taking their supplements

To contribute to the Mannarelief project that provides these supplements to the children in Nakuru Kenya quote reference B000007 when making a donation

Mission in Action have many other projects that need your help.

You can sponsor a child or contribute to one of MIA projects here.

James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress

Watoto Children's Village

My Watoto project is to help to build a school in Gulu, for the ex-child soldiers of northern Uganda. The school will be set up within a Watoto Childrens' village. You can read about the Watoto model and about the many projects this mission group are using to help the women and children of Uganda.

If you wish you can donate directly to Watoto on their website.

Invisible Children: It is estimated there are 30,000 children that have been abducted by the LRA to be trained as child soldiers. For news on developments in Gulu, Uganda visit the Invisible Children.

and Watch the Invisible Children video

The Colour Sisterhood is a group of women who have partnered with Watoto to finance the many projects for the women and children of Uganda. Groups of women are fundraising to build homes, build schools and baby clinics, a baby orphanage. They place orphaned children in a home of eight children with a widowed mother to care for them.

Proverbs 31: 20 She opens her arms to the poor
       and extends her hands to the needy

My Sisterhood project is WAT1127.

For more information please email me

 

Handmade Jewellery

I sell handcrafted beaded jewellery to provide funds for two projects in Africa, Nakuru Baby Orphanage in Kenya and to build a school in Gulu, Uganda. all profits from the sale of the jewellery go to these two projects.

Click here to see the jewellery:

Earrings
Bracelets coming soon

Pearl Shell Metal Edge Necklace and Earrings set

Lampwork, Glass, Ceramic Necklace and Earrings set
Gemstones, Bone, Ceramic Necklace and Earrings set

Jewellery includes freshwater and glass pearls, gemstones, murano glass, faceted glass, glass foil, lampwork, millefiori, Indian glass beads, painted glass, bone and wooden beads, all sizes and styles. Bulk purchases and consignment sales to shops is available..

For more information email me

The Optimal Skin Care System

Defend your skin against a harsh world. Pollutants, stress and weather all take a toll on your skin. With Optimal skin care products you can protect yourself and maintain healthy, hydrated skin. These extraordinary products are formulated without paraben preservatives* or other potentially skin-damaging substances. These products are produced in Japan for the company Mannatech.

All profits of the sale of this superior skincare from this website support the two projects - Nakura Baby Orphanage in Kenya and Watoto Children's Village in Gulu.

To purchase these products.

For more information email me

 

Sponsor a child through Compassion

Our Compassion children are part of our extended family - Sreymaw in Cambodia, Derefina in Kenya and Annah in Uganda. Zoe sponsors Ricky in Sri Lanka and Regina in Uganda. Ben sponsors Fuad in Ethiopia.

Watoto also provide a sponsorship program for mothers living with HIV/AIDS to pay for anti-viral medication, and nutritious food.

This program called "Living Hope" is a holistic outreach to the most marginalised and wounded people in Africa. To avoid the growing number of African children becoming orphans ways must be found to keep mothers healthy.

The mother that we sponsor is Rose. She has 4 children and lives in Gulu, Uganda. With God's grace these four children will never be orphaned but grow to adulthood with a healthy mother.