• Stitched with love Nov 9, 2008
Make a Difference is also offering those who can recruit five or more friends to help at its orphanages in Zambia and Tanzania or a school in India a chance to experience Africa and India for free, except airfare. The charity will cover costs for accommodations, meals, ground transportation, local guide and translator and visits to the gates of Kilimanjaro and Chuga Caves in Tanzania or a day-long safari in Zambia or a trip to a palace in India. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Turkish FM expresses uneasiness over Ferguson Nov 8, 2008
According to diplomatic sources, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan expressed Turkeys uneasiness with Britain's Duchess of York, Sarah Fergusons, undercover investigation into government-run orphanages. First of all, Mrs. Fergusons attitude is wrong. (H?rriyet)
Worldwide Orphans Foundation Celebrates Honorees For Dedication to Vulnerable Children at 4th Annual Gala, Raises $1.3 Million Nov 8, 2008
The WWO founder invited supporters to become more deeply engaged with WWO by volunteering their time, energy and skills as Service Rangers to help children living in orphanages worldwide. We are responsible for these children and must keep our promises, proclaimed Aronson, who emphasized that WWO is committed to ensuring that no child is forgotten. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Why can't Fergie keep her secret missions to herself? Nov 7, 2008
This week Sarah, Duchess of York and her children Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie went undercover in an ITV1 documentary to expose the appalling conditions in Turkish state-run orphanages. The press reports showed her disguised - albeit badly - in a wig and headscarf, visiting institutions for disabled and unwanted children in Ankara and Istanbul. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Freeman Foundation provides funding for innovative study abroad program Nov 7, 2008
Students are expected to participate in service learning projects while abroad such as working at schools, orphanages and supporting other worthy programs. In your voice. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Afghanistan bans street begging Nov 7, 2008
The government in Afghanistan has banned begging on the country's streets and called on the authorities to send beggars to care homes and orphanages ... It has asked the Interior Ministry to arrest beggars and send them to orphanages or care homes run by the Red Crescent Society. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Squeezed by Sluggish Economy, Many Find Charity Begins at Home -- On the Computer Nov 6, 2008
Charities you can contribute to include non-profits, local churches, schools, orphanages and foreign aid programs. Microsoft tracks your earnings and makes an annual collective donation to your selected organization. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Turkish government angered by ITV orphanage report Nov 5, 2008
ITV1 current affairs show Tonight's undercover footage of state orphanages in Turkey could be raised in discussions between the British and Turkish foreign ministers this week. According reports in the Turkish media, the issue will be raised by the Turkish foreign minister Ali Babacan, who is visiting British home secretary David Miliband in London on Friday. (guardian.co.uk)
Freeman ready to embark on 13th mission to Nigeria Nov 5, 2008
By AnnMarie Rowland, HT Correspondent Tuesday, November 4, 2008 3:18 PM EST Bill VanRyckeghem checks boxes full of gift bags that will be taken and distributed on a mission trip to two Nigerian orphanages ... The group from Gaylord will take more than 600 two-gallon plastic zip bags full of gifts to two orphanages, each with 300 children ... The orphanages are part of Walk By Faith Ministries of Gaylord, and San Antonio, Texas, providing shelter, food, clothing and education for more than 600... (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Duchess accused of smearing Turkey's image Nov 4, 2008
Sarah Ferguson went undercover to visit two state-run orphanages ... ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish minister on Monday accused Sarah Ferguson, Britain's Duchess of York, of smearing Turkey's image on a TV show about orphanages in Turkey to be aired on a British television channel later this week ... Ferguson went undercover to visit two state-run orphanages in Ankara and Istanbul, to expose conditions there, Britain's Press Association said. (MSNBC -- International)
DOCS defends drugs for kids in care Nov 3, 2008
Children in orphanages were used in pharmaceutical tests in the past (published studies confirm this, e.g. Salk vaccine in the 50s and 60s. I wonder how much big pharma pay the Government to allow this testing to continue under the guise of 'medicating uncontrollable children. (ABC Online)
Barclays marks 'Make a Difference Day' with clean-up exercise Nov 2, 2008
"Such activities include awareness creation on health challenges such as HIV/AIDS, Breast cancer, diabetes and also include organizing seminars on basic book-keeping for traders, talks on savings, mentoring school children, fun activities for orphanages, painting school buildings and hospitals, clean-up exercises and the construction of sheds and rest stops," he said. Mr. Mensah said last year, 16,389 Barclays staff in 25 countries and 120,000 members of the public got involved in 917 projects... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Easy Ethnic Election Nov 1, 2008
Committed to sharing the principles of family values, Kohinoor makes both fiscal and in kind donations in support of Mother Teresa's Orphanages throughout India. For more information please visit or contact Jen Woo of Christie Communications at (805) 962-1347 or via email jwoo@christiecomm. (PR Newswire)
Beaches couple to adopt 7 children Nov 1, 2008
Five girls and two boys, all from the same family, but split between two Mexican orphanages ... While providing transportation for children in orphanages, Middleton got involved with advocacy groups, including Save the Children. (Florida Times-Union)
Treat for theatre buffs Oct 31, 2008
It also provides financial assistance to orphanages, homes for special children, paraplegics and social organisations that develop welfare programmes. The second night, Nov 6, will be co-hosted by Hilton Kuala Lumpur and HSBC. The performance is open to the public. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Love or hate Jon and Kate (plus 8)? Oct 31, 2008
probably like children who live in orphanages. I am smelling a cult here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
U.S. Airmen Teach Aviation in Chilean Schools Oct 31, 2008
Airmen, Chilean school 'partner' to teach children aviation. " Each volunteer sat at a table with four children for the two-hour event, mentoring their group to build the most airworthy aircraft possible. "It was a super experience for all participants. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Fulton church makes Christmas boxes for needy children Oct 29, 2008
They deliver them to orphanages and hospitals, Sampson said. A lot of times they are little kids that have been hurt in a war and that makes them perk up a little bit. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Relationships and politics. Oct 28, 2008
I ve been to orphanages and such. They don t get that attention or lessons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Tucson airmen head to Latin America to cement ties Oct 25, 2008
The airmen will job-shadow their foreign counterparts, visit schools and orphanages, attend church and cook with local families. They also will take part in civic projects, such as building a library addition at a school in northern Chile, Broshear said. (AZCentral -- News)
Senior Center notes Oct 23, 2008
Adrienne will present information on a variety of programs and organizations that accept knitting donations, such as hats for the homeless, baby blankets for hospitals and orphanages, and afghans for Afghans. Learn about these great charity opportunities and brush up on your knitting skills. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
TEMECULA: Speaker to urge Prop. 8 support Oct 23, 2008
TEMECULA: Speaker to urge Prop. 8 support : North County Times - Californian. (North County Times)
LETTER: Abortion is the most compelling moral issue Oct 22, 2008
Orphanages, group homes, and child care resources have gone by the way side. If every conception resuled in a baby, where would they go, what kind of lives and loving environments, can they expect, fill that void, and the choices increase. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Fighting in Kashmir gives rise to orphanages Oct 22, 2008
Before 1989, when separatists began their uprising against India, Kashmir had few orphanages ... Kashmiris have responded generously to the plight of orphaned children by donating to the orphanages, "especially at Ramadan," says Dr. Khalid ... "We shouldn't have needed orphanages," she says. (Christian Science Monitor)
Miss Isabel is 2008 Washington Parish Fair Mystery Person Oct 21, 2008
She has been president of her ladies group, the Womens Missionary Auxiliary (WMA), for many years and worked on projects that have helped buy missionaries airplanes, funded orphanages, construct new church buildings, provide medical assistance and carry the gospel all over the world. She has been a member of the Eastern Star for 50 years and was a Worthy Matron. (Bogalusa Daily News, LA)
* Community Compass: Taipei American School, 3M take honors at dinner Oct 21, 2008
These projects have included financial help and weekend outings for the Chung-Yi and Cathwel orphanages in Taipei, clothing and food donations to Aboriginal communities around Taiwan, a Christmas party for Pearl S. Buck Foundation children and donations for orphans or disaster victims in other countries. The club also organizes tutoring groups for the Taipei School for the Visually Impaired in Tienmu and Hunger Days at TAS to raise awareness of global hunger and money for groups such as Oxfam,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Malawi: Beauty Queen Runs For Parliament Oct 19, 2008
Orphanages and schools are another priority. As Miss Malawi, Msiska fundraised for charities dealing with orphans and the elderly. (allAfrica.com)
Canada-Afghanistan Business Council Recognizes Ehsan Bayat, Entrepreneur and Humanitarian, for Corporate Social Contributions in Afghanistan Oct 18, 2008
Chairman Ehsan Bayat said, "The Afghan people living in the remote regions now have visibility on the progress in Kabul and other rebuilding efforts throughout the country because of the information provided by Ariana Radio." The Bayat Foundation is the largest private donor in Afghanistan focused on building hospitals and maternity clinics, educational training centers, orphanages and sports facilities where needed, and is also committed to cultural preservation, the provision of food and... (PR Newswire)
Aid Agencies Send Fourth U.S. Food Shipment to North Korea Oct 17, 2008
On arrival at the western port of Namp'o in the latter half of November, the food will be rationed to recipients through public distribution centers, orphanages, school, hospitals and nurseries in Chagang and North Pyongan Provinces. The program, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID) office of Food for Peace, is the first U.S. food assistance program for North Korea since 2000. (AlertNet)
SLeone 'child-smuggler' arrests Oct 17, 2008
A senior policeman told the BBC the suspects used to work for a local aid agency running orphanages in the north. He said two suspects then set up an orphanage, and persuaded poor parents to give up their children for adoption. (Yahoo News -- Sierra Leone)
Lisa Lopes solo album coming Oct 16, 2008
Proceeds from the album will benefit Lopes' foundation, which aims to build orphanages and schools in Honduras, Marose said. . (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hairdressers help in Mexico Oct 14, 2008
The group, which formed in 2001, has been traveling to migrant camps, poor neighborhoods and orphanages in the United States and Mexico offering haircuts and hair xcare to people of all ages. It adopted the Cannon Instituto, a small beauty school, in Vincente Guerrero on the Baja Peninsula. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
A Family Affair Oct 13, 2008
He supported schools and camps for children, orphanages, aid societies and hospitals. He also helped build an important technical school for Jews in Palestine. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
STALIN'S CHILDREN Oct 13, 2008
The family's descent into hell started with the sudden arrest of Boris Lvovich Bibikov, Matthews' maternal grandfather, in 1937, a move that landed his children in a prison camp and a series of orphanages that aimed to mold them into perfect communists. The tragedy of the Bibikov family is Dickensian in some aspects, yet it does not belong exclusively to the past; it has a bearing on the darker side of the new Russia, which Matthews explores as a reporter in the present day. (New York Post -- Opinions)
DOROTHY L DEREERE, 83, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008. Oct 13, 2008
Dorothy volunteered in orphanages in Guatemala and in Columbia, and also at a children s clinic in Nogales, Ariz. Dorothy is survived by George A. Dereere, her husband of 61 years; daughter Sandra (and Kyle) Converse of Thompsonville, Mich. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Wrong practices and unbalanced education Oct 12, 2008
Ever wonder about the state of our schools, homes for the elderly, orphanages and libraries. At the other end of the spectrum, ever wonder why administrative buildings and mosques are built in grandiose fashion without an ounce of thought about user values or the concept of Islam and democracy. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Bali Airport Oct 8, 2008
So many orphanages and old age homes are springing up. Why, why so many why's pop up in my mind. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
South Koreans Are Shaken by a Celebrity Suicide Oct 8, 2008
And for women without a movie star's bankroll, there's limited public financial support available, forcing some women to place their children in orphanages for long stretches or even put them up for adoption. "There's still a negative notion about single moms," says Lee Mijeong, a fellow at the Korean Women's Development Institute. (Time.com)
Of Survival and Science Oct 7, 2008
From 1942 to 1946, Capecchi was in and out of orphanages, a hospital and the Balilla, Mussolini's youth army. These places, usually bereft of food and run by Dickensian masters, proved worse than simply fending for oneself on the street. (Scientific American)
* Community Compass:FEATURE: Taiwan move can be hard with special needs kids Oct 7, 2008
One of the campaigns is to raise funding for a program in Russia X where 95 percent of children with Down syndrome were in orphanages when the campaign was launched in 1996 X by doing activities Garret called inspirational to sponsors such as walks in the Arctic and climbing mountains in Switzerland. There are a lot of people out there who just see the human needs irrespective of the geographical boundary, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Taking ActionOIT junior spent one month in Lebanon with Athletes in Action Oct 6, 2008
Like everyone on the team, including support personnel, Daley had to learn to share his Christian faith in three minutes, which was done at halftime and after games, during camps and at orphanages. Our task was to help establish the ground work for AIA in Lebanon, he said. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Why Maoists so keen on owning up? Oct 6, 2008
who will run Orphanages. Who will run Hospitals. (Express Buzz)
SHIPS CARRYING REUNIONS DOCK Oct 6, 2008
Deployed with Destroyer Squadron 40 Engaged in a number of relationship-building exercises, including helping build and repaint schools and orphanages in 13 Caribbean and Central and South American cities. USS McInerney. (Florida Times-Union)
Endeleo Project makes progress Oct 4, 2008
While in Kenya, Hersh visited several orphanages and discovered the Vision and Passion Orphanage and Fellowship Home (VISPA). He learned that while one orphanage, Huruma, was able to raise money through its relationship with a church organization, VISPA did not have that kind of financial safety net. (NJ.com -- Times)
Tragedy sparks wealth of giving Oct 3, 2008
Padder also paid for the weddings of 10 young women who grew up in orphanages in Kashmir, is setting up a loan program for small businesses there and is buying a vehicle for a mobile eye clinic in Pakistan that does 100 cataract operations a week throughout the country in a rented vehicle. The unit will be named after Padder's late wife, Amira, who grew up and went to medical school in Pakistan. (Laurel Leader, MD)
Abortion takes a heavy toll Oct 3, 2008
tmt wrote on Sep 27, 2008 8:50 AM:" Presidents don't get to choose if the abortion law stays or not. Why does the public believe they can?Second, have you ever surrendered a child for adoption? Have you investigated the after-affects of adoption on adopted children (as a whole)? Do you know many adopted children- even those adopted into good homes wish they had never been born? Do you know there are HUNDREDS of societies that have been created to cater to adopted children searching for their... (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Obits: Wallace, McGregor & Hanson Oct 3, 2008
In recent years, Edith has crocheted over 500 infant caps that have been sent to hospitals and orphanages all across the world. She was an avid bowler, and participated in the sport well into her eighties. (Marshall County Journal, SD)
In a fairy-tale village, Russian orphans thrive Oct 3, 2008
While increasing numbers of orphaned Russian children are entering foster care, 200,000 are still housed in orphanages often living there until age 18 and thousands more enter the institutions each year. Kitezh was named for a mythical Russian city that escaped decimation by an invading army by disappearing, leaving only the peal of church bells behind. (International Herald Tribune)
Palestine: Frombad to wretched Sep 25, 2008
Equally disheartening is that the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has actively shut down Muslim charities, kindergartens, orphanages and schools in the ongoing tit-for-tat action between rival Fatah and Hamas. It's simply implausible that the animosity between both parties has reached the point of victimizing society's most unfortunate: orphans, widows, the physically and mentally impaired; 82 children didn't return to school this year - they were killed in the previous year - and over... (Asia Times Online)
Get out those shoe boxes! Operation Christmas Child starts now Sep 23, 2008
The boxes were sent to the OCC Headquarters in Minneapolis to be screened and then flown to orphanages and needy children in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Latvia, Estonia, Macedonia, Albania, Tajikistan, Georgia and Ukraine. This year s campaign kicks off today, with the Devils Lake Journal once again serving as the shoe box pick-up and drop off site. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
Has my Indonesia really sunk this low? Sep 21, 2008
Why not send the food off directly to hundreds of orphanages or nursing homes, which may receive donations during Ramadhan but for the most part struggle to survive for the rest of the year. It may not get you peer approval, garner media attention or win your company a CSR award but, if there's any Islamic teachings on sincere giving I do remember, when your right hand doles out charitably, even your own left hand doesn't need to know. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Family leaves home behind to travel the world Sep 21, 2008
"It was extremely touristy and not as relaxing as the day before when we visited the Ek Balam ruins." To some, a trip to the world's various countries and taking in the sights might sound like a glorified vacation, but according to the family's mission statement on their Web site, it is not "a vacation in the strictest sense of the word, but an immersive, life experience. We will visit orphanages, schools, clinics, villages and out-of-the-way places to be truly immersed." The family has already... (Bradford County Telegraph, FL)
Tots doing trade Sep 20, 2008
Some travellers insist on seeing both the real Cambodia and the Cambodia made for mass tourism, and a good part of the real deal is often found in the countrys many orphanages ... Most taxi or tuk-tuk drivers, as well as hotel staff, are happy to point out the nearest orphanages ... Some orphanages are known to be managed in ways that do not put the interests of the children first. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A woman 4000 children call mother Sep 20, 2008
"Mahboba's Promise now has 90 projects in Pakistan and Afghanistan. She estimates she has helped 4000 orphans and hundreds of young widows. There are orphanages and community centres in Kabul, the remote Panjshir Valley and in Jaghori, in Ghazni province, where literacy rates for women are 10 per cent - among the highest in the country.Her uncle Haji Fazal Ahmad, now 65 and living in Kabul, runs one orphanage with 45 children. The rest are staffed by widows and the orphaned children who grew up... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Blame parents for truancy? Sep 19, 2008
Otherwise create state orphanages and put the kids in there ... Can t we open state run orphanages again ... We can take these kids from their useless parents and put them in orphanages that will operate with 3 squares a day and mandatory school. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Anti-abortion groups to buy ads on Google Sep 18, 2008
and how many kids have no home stuck in orphanages, care homes etc where they are just a number. Stuck in limbo until a family takes them in. (Times Online)
Soccer group donates jerseys for mission trip Sep 17, 2008
In addition, the mission team spent time at two orphanages, Divino Nino and Casa Bernabe. The mission team raised more than $40,000 for ministry in Nicaragua. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obstacles slow Triangle aid to Haiti Sep 14, 2008
Dozens of churches in the area support missions in Haiti, including orphanages, schools, churches and medical clinics. Many send groups from their congregations to do physical labor, or what Kathy Walmer of Family Health Ministries calls "a ministry of presence," where they spend a week or two with residents and offer friendship and emotional support. (News & Observer)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 11, 2008 Sep 12, 2008
chuck wrote on Sep 11, 2008 3:21 AM:Mr Crews, if only you bashed the terrorists for 9/11, and their daily bombings of roadside, markets, hospitals, clinics and orphanages as much as you bash America, you might have credibility. chuck wrote on Sep 11, 2008 3:26 AM:Maybe Hussein can look in his own backyard. (North County Times)
* No way home for Indias stolen kids Sep 11, 2008
India has a huge problem with orphanages crammed with genuinely unwanted children; it is estimated that there are 11 million abandoned children in the country. Last year the Indian governments Central Adoption Resource Authority announced that it planned to make international adoption easier, especially for British parents. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Letters for Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Sep 11, 2008
These trips include three weeks of study, and the Peru trip will include a service component in orphanages or with the elderly. It is a magnificent opportunity for the student to immerse themselves in the culture and language and learn firsthand the issues that face many people. (Missoulian, MT)
UI senior helps Kenyan children cope Sep 11, 2008
The UI elementary-education major found the teaching position at Cornerstone Academy through International Volunteer Headquarters, which places travelers in schools, orphanages, clinics, and other sites around the world. He flew to Kenya's capital, Nairobi, in June and became one of the six full-time teachers for the teenage students. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Oklahoma’s annual abortion law Sep 9, 2008
Real American wrote on Sep 5, 2008 3:10 PM:" Enough of people trying to put their interpretation of the bible into legislation. There is no place in the US Constitution that says this is a Christian country. Don't believe me? READ it.Women have a right to do what they want to with their bodies, their bodies belong to them and nobody else unless they choose to share it--and no one (especially children) should be forced to carry a fetus if they don't want to. If you truly believe that God wants... (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Floridians agonize over Haiti's fate Sep 9, 2008
Sends supplies to orphanages; now collecting relief supplies for flood victims. (772) 626-2256. (The Palm Beach Post)
Squeezed by Sluggish Economy, Many Find Charity Begins at Home -- On the Computer Sep 6, 2008
Charities you can contribute to include non-profits, local churches, schools, orphanages and foreign aid programs. Microsoft tracks your earnings and makes an annual collective donation to your selected organization. (Pekin Times, IL)
