The teachers came. Desks and books arrived. But when the new school opened in Emmanuel’s village, he didn’t know how much it would change his life. Emmanuel grew up in a family of poor laborers. Both of his parents work in the fields — harvesting, weeding, planting,...
Maybe you’ve just received your sponsorship packet in the mail, or maybe you’ve been a child sponsor for years. Either way, you may be wondering, “What does my $35 monthly gift actually provide?” While it varies a bit from program to program, every sponsored child...
Aaron gets up early and puts on his blue and yellow school uniform. It’s 7 a.m. on a Monday morning, and a week of learning awaits him. Aaron lives in Kikooba, Uganda where most children come from poor families and would have to tend to a field or cattle instead of...
Shedling climbs out of her comfortable bed and puts on her nurse’s uniform. It was only a short time ago that she was jobless and living on the streets of Haiti — trying to care for a newborn baby. She can’t believe how different her life is now. Shoulders back and...
This year, celebrate all the times your mom has cared for you by helping another mother who can’t afford to care for her sick, hungry child. Make a $50 tax-deductible donation in honor of your mom (or another special mother figure in your life), and you will provide...
