A beautiful story of the children of St Joseph’s school (FIAM) putting the Good Samaritan ethos into practice. Written by Janaki Menni of FIAM. I am very happy to share that most of the children are showing kindness and helping minds and behaving like very responsible children. We organized a…
Early Life and Family Background Kera is a 25-year-old woman from Dessie. She was raised in a stable and supportive family environment, with four brothers and two sisters. She completed grade 8 in school and is an Orthodox Christian. Kera was raised by her family in a supportive environment. Her…
Ivan (in school uniform) met GNPDR staff when he was 13 years of age and living on the street. He was very hopeless and unhealthy as he was taking drugs! Our staff advised him to stop taking the drugs, return home and go back to school, which would shape his…
Written by Bishnu Bhattar, CEO of PSD-Nepal From 6 to 8 April 2025, twenty-one volunteers from St. Peter’s School in the UK joined hands with the communities of Doheri and Majkatera in Nepal to plant over 220 walnut trees in a high-altitude reforestation effort. The program, organized by PSD Nepal…
Agenorwot Mary is 22 years old, and completed her secondary education up to s4 (equivalent of GCSE’s) in 2023. Whilst doing her education, she lived in Acholi Quarters, but once she had finished S4, she moved to live with her grandmother in their ancestral village. Mary stayed in touch with…
Since February, 25 students—11 girls (Including Brenda, seen below) and 14 boys—have been boarding at the Stepping Stones hostel for a four-month period. They are housed in two dormitory wings, with no more than eight students per room, creating a cozy and supportive environment. The hostel, which was kitted out…
written by Janaki We spent two days on Sunday and Monday in mission work. We opened two churches in villages that have not had a church for a very long time. We did a lot of evangelism in the area and through it God raised up people from those villages…
The Mothers Program focuses on empowering women to prevent children from ending up on the streets. Women are trained in various income-generating skills. Skills such as Making reusable sanitary pads, peanut butter making, tie and dye, smoking of fish and chicken, sewing and crocheting are taught so that the women…
written by Mesfin, CEO of CBISDO The Community-Based Integrated Sustainable Development Organization (CBISDO) was founded in 1997 by the visionary philanthropist, Dr. Jember Tefera. At the time, the organization began its journey in Lideta Sub-City, Woreda 5, in Addis Ababa—a place that was once characterized by severe poverty, overcrowded housing,…
The drop-in sessions for street kids continue to be run by GNPDR staff Angelique and Jeremiah. Some of the recent sessions were a bit lower in number, and this was primarily for two reasons. Some weren’t there simply because they gone to look for food, but, more positively, others weren’t…
