Education United Kingdom Project #30650

Aid Children's Health & Education in 5 Countries

by Children's Helpers Worldwide

Aid Children's Health & Education in 5 Countries

Project Report | Aug 14, 2023
You are making a big difference for the children

By Catherine Franks | Founder of Children's Helpers Worldwide

Activity at Stepping Stones, China

Thank you very much for your care and support for the children and young people at our projects. Your help is making such a positive difference for them!

Below are some updates from the projects that your donations have been supporting:

Assistance for students in Ghana

New Life, in Ghana, runs a centre, school and outreach programme. New Life has asked CHW for assistance for some of the young people who are currently studying. Over the past couple of months, your donations have helped with the cost of school items and basic needs of a teenage boy in Senior High School (the final three years of school in Ghana) and resources for two female students who are both in the first year of their studies. One is studying education to become a teacher and the other is studying fashion design.

As these young people are at a stage in their lives where they are self-conscious about having details about this assistance shared online, we have cropped some photos (so as not to include the students' faces), showing the food supplies received by a student and a laptop being given to a student.

Thank you very much for supporting these young people while they complete their education. This will enable them to have many more opportunities for the future.

Helping with safety and security at a school in Ghana

New Life's school needed to have a wall and security gate installed around its building and land, to ensure safety for the schoolchildren. We are grateful that your support helped to make this possible!

In a message from Derrick, the director of New Life, he wrote, "New Life is now secured with a gate. The children are safe all thanks to CHW... and all [supporters]."

Food for families in Romania

We are very thankful to all who make it possible to continue to support Refugiu's food distribution programme, serving children and their families in a village in Romania. Since the price of food has risen, we are grateful for all additional help to be able to keep this vital programme going.

Robert, the head of Refugiu, has said that the food is a big support for the families.

Educational materials for migrant children in China

As well as providing English classes and coding lessons to the children, a new programme has been launched, called Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Miki from Stepping Stones gave an example of some outdoor activities arranged for the children in a local park, involving English lessons and SEL. She wrote:

"In the English-themed outdoor activity, [the children] were divided into groups and given a 'Colour Hunt' guide book. Children and volunteers set out on expeditions around the park in search of spring colours.

In the SEL outdoor activity, students learned about basic emotions and how to deal with the strong ones confidently. We talked about embarrassment and had a mindful walk in the park in small groups."

Your help is so wonderful for these children and young people. Thank you for the impact you are having in their lives.

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With thanks to Derrick (New Life), Miki (Stepping Stones) and Robert (Refugiu) for the photos included with this report.

Food and drink supplies for a student in Ghana

Laptop for a student in Ghana

Wall being built around New Life's school in Ghana

Gate installed at New Life's school in Ghana

Food supplies for a family at Refugiu, Romania

Painting activity at Stepping Stones, China

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Apr 23, 2023
Thank you for supporting the children!

By Catherine Franks | Founder of Children's Helpers Worldwide

Horse-assisted therapy session in Argentina

Thank you so much for supporting the children and young people at our projects through our page on GlobalGiving. Your help is making such a difference in their lives.

A special thank you to all who contributed, or shared our page, during GlobalGiving's recent "Little By Little" campaign. We are so grateful to know there are caring people around the world. People contributed from Australia, England, Scotland, South Africa and the USA! We are thankful for your kindness!

Below are some updates on how your donations have been helping the children and young people.

Food Programmes in Romania and South Africa

Refugiu in Romania regularly gives food supplies to families in a village. As the price of food has risen, we have had to raise more funds to provide the same amount of food. We are very grateful to all who make it possible to continue to help with this provision of food to the families and children.
Robert, the Head of Refugiu, has said that this assistance is a big help for the families.

The Future Factory, in South Africa, has been involved with supplying meals to children and families since the first lockdown of the pandemic. It was envisaged to be a short-term project, in response to the emergency conditions of the pandemic and lockdowns. However, with all the economic issues and rises in prices, the need for assistance with food is now greater than ever. This programme is continuing. Thank you to all who are helping the children with this vital need.

Anne, the founder of The Future Factory, said that they are grateful for "your assistance and support as it's very tough currently... whole schools are struggling as many children don't have enough. This is beside the community [food programmes]." Anne also mentioned that the high unemployment rate contributed to all the difficulties, leaving families struggling to provide food for their children.

Support for a child with disabilities in Argentina

Some of your donations went towards sponsoring horse-assisted therapy sessions for a little girl with spastic quadraplegia in Argentina. The sessions are run by the organisation, Fundación Cordobesa de Equinoterapia, which helps people with a range of disabilities. This sort of therapy is highly beneficial for the children's physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.

On hearing that we would be able to continue to sponsor sessions for a child in 2023, the project's founder, Verónica wrote [as translated into English from Spanish]: "What a joy! It is wonderful, all the effort that you have made to help us! Thank you, thank you!".

The school year in Argentina started in March and the therapy sessions have been going very well! Thank you to all who made it possible to support this project!

We are so honoured to know such great people around the globe who want to make a difference for the children. Thank you so much for being part of our projects and for helping to meet the needs of the children and young people. You are truly making such a positive impact in the world!

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With thanks to Anne (The Future Factory), Robert (Refugiu) and Verónica (Fundación Cordobesa de Equinoterapia) for the photos included with this report.

Horse-assisted therapy session in Argentina

Food supplies to be given out by Refugiu, Romania

Photo from The Future Factory, South Africa

Food being prepared in South Africa

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Dec 19, 2022
Thank you for making a difference for the children

By Catherine Franks | Founder of Children's Helpers Worldwide

Refugiu, Romania: Children given coats and boots

After responding to the pandemic, the Ukrainian refugee crisis and now the cost-of-living crisis, we want to express so much gratitude to each person who has continued to support the children and young people at our projects, over the past few years. Life has been challenging for people around the world and we are so thankful to you for caring about the children.

Here are some recent projects that your donations through GlobalGiving have been supporting:

Food for children in South Africa

The Future Factory in South Africa has been involved in supporting food programmes, supplying hot meals to children and families around Cape Town, since the first lockdown in South Africa. With the rising prices of food, the need for this programme continues. Thank you for helping these children with this most vital and basic need.

Anne, the founder of The Future Factory, wrote: "You help our feeding programmes once again in a big way... Lots of gratitude to CHW for all your love and support."

Winter boots and coats for children and teenagers in Romania

Refugiu, in Romania, assists families living in a village with food throughout the year. Winters in Romania can be very harsh and Refugiu wanted to be able to give warm coats and boots to fifteen children and teenagers from the village. We are very grateful to CHW's supporters for making this possible!

Robert, the Head of Refugiu, sent a message to say that the children were so happy to receive the coats and boots. He also said "many thanks to [CHW's] supporters!"

Repairing a roof for a school in Ghana

New Life in Ghana assists children and youth in the local community in a variety of ways and it also runs a primary school, making sure that the children have an education. There were heavy rains and the school's roof was damaged. Repairs were needed to stop rain water leaking into the classrooms. With thanks to the generosity of CHW's supporters, it was possible to repair the roof!

Rising prices in Ghana meant that we had to raise more than we had originally planned. It took us a while to fundraise for this project and in the meantime, the building materials had become more expensive. However, it was thanks to the help of those of you who had donated through this page on GlobalGiving, that it was possible to fund everything that was needed to fix the roof!

Derrick, the director of New Life wrote: "We thank CHW and supporters to have helped us fix the leaking roof. No leakages, safe learning."

At CHW, we are so truly grateful to you for making it possible to support the children and young people at projects like these. You are the ones who make it all possible!

We wish you a happy and peaceful festive season and all the very best for 2023! Thank you for making a difference for children and youth in 2022!

Refugiu, Romania: Children given coats and boots

The Future Factory, South Africa: Food programme

New Life, Ghana: School roof repairs

New Life, Ghana: School roof repairs completed

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Photos from Refugiu: Giving the children the coats and boots

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