ND China

Eleos Project

All of us have heard stories of people in difficult situations. What they have gone through makes our hearts cry wondering how they have been able to survive and stay positive. Such is the case of the children in our Eleos Project. In their difficult situations we want them to know they are not left alone to face hardship. We want them to know there is hope.

We are helping these children with their education needs ensuring that they can improve their lives. Getting an education is their passport to the future.

Mengmeng

Ranran

Jiaxi

Caiyun

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• Foster Families
  What is family?It is the most important influence in a child’s life. Children living in families do better physically, emotionally and academically. Children thrive when they feel they belong and from the affection that comes from caring and supportive families. The earlier a child can be part of a family, the more noticeable and longer-lasting the effects.Knowing this it was devastating seeing children, in 2018 and 2019, in a nationwide initiative being taken out of families and returned to institutions.Then GOOD NEWS- the end of August 2020 we were approached by the orphanage where we have the “Savannah Project.” They had been given permission to be one of 18 orphanages nationwide allowed to place children in foster families. With no experience and limited resources they asked for our help.In November 2020 we signed a contract with the orphanage and the foster family project began with placing the first child into a foster family.SPONSOR A CHILD

 

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ND Vietnam

Guest House

We are happy to report that we have recently acquired a Guest House apartment across the street from our main partner hospital.

Our children and their caregivers often travel quite a distance from their rural homes and orphanages, and acceptable accommodations near the hospitals can be hard to find. We can now offer a clean, comfortable and home-like place to stay during the time of the children’s surgery and medical care.

This will also give our local staff more opportunity to build relationship with the families and better minister to their needs during their time away from home.

Vietnam Guest House video

 

 

Student Sponsorship Expansion

We are excited to announce a new student sponsorship program in four rural provinces in Vietnam. We have had a small program for several years focusing on educational opportunities for orphaned children studying in universities. Now, thanks to the generosity of several donors we have been able to take on a larger student sponsorship program. This larger program has existed for several years through an organization that no longer works in Vietnam. We are honored to be in a position to help this program continue. These scholarships are based on need and achievement and are intended to benefit hardworking students living in economically under-resourced situations.

We have been waiting for final approval from the provincial leadership this entire year and finally, in September, we were able to present 450 students with scholarships for this first semester and will return in December to present the second semester funds. This program has been fully funded for the 2024-2025 school year, and we are excited about the possibility of expanding to more students in the years to come.