Current Projects 2011
India Health & Wellness Project
We cannot rest until we complete the 2011 Health and Wellness Project! We have committed to dig five wells in the Andhra Pradesh region of India by Christmas morning of 2011. Giving people clean water is simple. For a donation of $5- one person can have clean water for five years. A cup of Starbuck's coffee is more than that! You do the math- imagine what we can do with $25,000!
We never seem to remember what we give or receive on Christmas- this year it will be unforgettable! Every time we turn on the faucet to wash dishes, every time we take a shower or do laundry- think about those neighbors in India and the Christmas that changed everything…now we just need $15,000.
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Home for Orphans Project
House Heneka is a special needs infant institution in South Africa that cares for disabled, terminally ill and HIV infected children. These children are usually abandoned by their biological parents because they are mentally or physically challenged- ranging from blindness, deafness, epilepsy, aids and a number of other serious conditions. House Heneka strives to fill each child's heart with love by affording them the touch, care and affection that they deserve.
Due to the fact that some of the babies do not have a significant life expectancy as a result of their disabilities or illness, many tears have been shed at this house every time a precious children passes on. However, House Heneka experiences the joy of being able to care for a new addition to their family shortly after each such sad moment- when a new baby arrives home! The need is so great that the empty place is filled almost immediately.
The budget for this Project is $75,000 and includes help with: Groceries, Operation costs, Medical expenses,
Bus for disabled children, Repair and maintenance of facilities, and items for children’s physical care. That is a long list of Literal Salvation!
Bus for disabled children, Repair and maintenance of facilities, and items for children’s physical care. That is a long list of Literal Salvation!
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Things You Should Know
Unsafe water and the lack of basic sanitation cause 80% of all sickness and disease, killing more people annually than all forms of violence including war.
Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to collect water that is likely to make them sick.
Of the thousands of deaths that occur every week from unsafe drinking water and lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under the age of 5.
Every 20 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water; this means that more than 4,000 children die daily because they do not have safe drinking water!
Many people in the developing world, usually women and children, walk more than three hours every day to collect water that is likely to make them sick.
Of the thousands of deaths that occur every week from unsafe drinking water and lack of basic sanitation, 90% are children under the age of 5.
Every 20 seconds a child dies from lack of clean water; this means that more than 4,000 children die daily because they do not have safe drinking water!
A Few More Things
The number of orphans in South Africa is expected to rise to 2 Million by 2015.
1.4 Million Children in South Africa are orphaned due to aids.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 8 boys under 16 are raped each year.
85 in every 1,000 people in South Africa suffer a disability.
44% of the South African population is children.
1 in 3 persons in South Africa is under 15 years of age.
1.6 Million Children in South Africa do not attend school.
6 out of 10 children in South Africa live in poverty.
1.4 Million Children in South Africa are orphaned due to aids.
1 in 4 girls and 1 in 8 boys under 16 are raped each year.
85 in every 1,000 people in South Africa suffer a disability.
44% of the South African population is children.
1 in 3 persons in South Africa is under 15 years of age.
1.6 Million Children in South Africa do not attend school.
6 out of 10 children in South Africa live in poverty.