ASIAS HOPE

We exist to make orphanages more like families.

We're working hard to provide a high-nurture, family-style environment for each of the children currently in our care, giving those children the social, educational, psychological and spiritual resources they'll need to not just survive, but thrive as independent adults.

Perhaps more importantly, we're developing a model of care that can be emulated, adapted and applied in resource-challenged settings around the globe.

Where many advocate the abandonment of full-time residential care, we understand that there will always be a role for orphanages, and we're committed to demonstrating that they can — with the right philosophy, strategy and tactics — be nourishing, positive environments where children who have been permanently separated from their parents can flourish.

Strategy One: Enrichment

Enrich the lives of our existing children and staff: We must generously fund university and vocational training scholarships, increase caregiver training and provide additional support staff to ensure that each Asia's Hope child is given the opportunity to emerge from our care an educated and equipped individual: empowered to serve their family of origin, their community and country, and the church with their uniquely realized talents and spiritual gifts.

Strategy Two: Expansion

Expand our capacity to accept new children into our care: To support the addition of new homes, new staff members and new initiatives, we must build our organizational capacity, adding key communications, finance, and program staff.

Strategy Three: Extension

Extend our model to future generations and other organizations: We must free up our existing leaders, promote or next-generation leaders and invest in the development of knowledge, skills and personnel we need to see our model take root in developing countries around the world.

Asia's Hope's program affiliates in Cambodia, Thailand and India are staffed by skilled and empowered indigenous workers who understand the contours of their country's cultural and political landscape. We enjoy close relationships with local governments and seek the oversight and accountability that those relationships require.

Our support affiliates in the United States and Canada provide financial and logistical support for our projects in Asia. We maintain longterm relationships with generous supporters — churches, businesses, individuals and family foundations.

We have demonstrated that residential orphan care does not have to be institutional, that it can closely resemble a family and provide a healthy environment where children who cannot be safely reintegrated with their biological family or community of origin can thrive.

We have built a model that is worthy of widespread emulation. We have not yet developed the curricula and the personnel to allow us to adequately mentor orphan care providers from around the globe who have asked for our assistance in implementing our model in their countries. Nor have we achieved sufficient stature to advocate for our model on the world stage.

We have secured the funding necessary to maintain 35 children's homes and three schools in three countries. We have thus transformed the lives of more than 800 children who receive comprehensive care in our homes and hundreds more who receive education and nutrition at our schools while remaining in the custody of their biological families.

We have not, however, raised the funds we need to equip our organization to transform the entire sector, advocating for our model and training others to implement it in under-resourced communities around the world.