2008 Projects
Daycare Centre in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa
In the slum
of Khayelitsha in Cape Town, South Africa, the funds from the Fabulous Friends
party financed construction of a daycare center, "a gateway program
to reach the community" for the gospel. The Lord gave the founder, Young
Ohm, a vision of daycare centers where mothers could leave their children and
trust they would be alright, even know that they would be loved and cared for.
He envisioned a place where the Gospel could be shared with children. This
facility has become a multipurpose facility: daycare and soup kitchens
during the week; children's church on Saturdays; a place to get kids involved
with soccer programs; jobs for the community; and youth church on Sunday.
Pastor Ohm says, "If you lose the children in a society, you lose the whole
society. So we teach them about God so they know about him at a young age
and as they go off to school. This changes the whole society."
Microfinance at Village of Hope, Gulu, Uganda
The Village of Hope (VOH) is a place for young women who were abducted at age 14 years or younger by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and forced to live as wives and sex slaves, and returned to find their families murdered and themselves a societal outcast. VOH provides them with a safe home, education, counseling, and care for both them and their children. This African Leadership project empowers women to overcome past abuse, and develop job skills, offering small business micro-loans and childcare facilities, so they may work and support their families. For more information, click play to view the video from African Leadership to the left.
