Orphanage Home In Dubai

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Iwas privileged to travel to Arusha, Tanzania with my daughter Hannah in July of 2013.We saw first hand and participated in the work being done at Neema House. Michael and Dorris Fortson are directly engaged in saving the lives of infants and toddlers who are neglected due to the death of a parent, disease, and poverty. But more than saving babies, the Fortsons are providing a framework for a sustained ministry that rehabilitates family members with the goal of reuniting a child with their family or placing a child with a qualified Christian family. With their knowledge of language and local culture, the Fortsons have developed an effective network of relationships among churches, doctors, and local government officials, to provide help and hope in the short term as well as for years to come.

Global Samaritan Resources has partnered with Neema Village in Arusha, Tanzania by providing their water purification system and childcare supplies. We are currently planning to send a sea-bound container of goods and look forward to a long relationship and helping provide basic needs to continue the good work being done at Neema Village.

For those who wish to know, my name is Kevin Huddleston. I am an obstetrician/gynecologist practicing in Central Texas at Scott and White Memorial Hospital. I had the privilege of being able to visit Neema in Arusha, Tanzania this past summer.

Having known Michael and Dorris Fortson for many years, it was no secret that they had something special in mind when they started plans to begin

an orphanage in Tanzania.

Back home, we heard of their search for the right place and their visiting many different orphanages that already existed in that region of Africa to get a sense of what was truly needed. The time spent gathering information and formulating a plan for what they had in mind was not in vain.

Neema Village is special because it addresses a need that is currently not met by any other orphanage in Arusha. While there are many orphanages for young children, Neem is the only orphanage in Arusha that only takes in orphaned or abandoned babies. Having had the chance to visit and see firsthand the home and the organization, it was comforting to know that everyone who has chosen to be a part of Neema has chosen to be a part of something that is very special.

From administration to the nannies, housekeepers, and even the guards, everyone is committed to the care of those babies. It was a blessing to have been able to witness the kindness and compassion that is given 24/7 for all those babies.

When it comes to volunteering in orphanages further problems arise as volunteers arrive and are encouraged to form a bond with the children. Sooner or later, they leave and the children feel abandoned. New volunteers arrive and then leave. And so it continues.

Shockingly, in extreme cases, the abuse of children goes far deeper still. In some countries it is believed that many of the children in these homes are not even orphans. They may well have a parent still living or a close relative that they could live with but, all too often, little has been done to enable them to stay with the parent or a member of their extended family. This is because orphanage tourism is BIG business; some people pay a lot of money to volunteer or simply to visit. The number of orphanages in many countries is rising alarmingly and I do not believe that this is because there has been a rise in the number of orphans.

In the worse cases it is believed that these institutions are actually set up solely to make money from tourists. The children, looking scruffy and malnourished, are there solely to pull on the tourists heart-strings.

Hi Kat: Thanks so much for including a link to my article about the downsides of volunteering. There are many good organizations, but unfortunately, the model is being exploited by people who are interested in only lining their own pockets. We just need to do due diligence before arranging to volunteer.

This is a big problem in Cambodia (where I work). Big NGOs such as UNICEF have launched a campaign about 2 years ago to deter tourists from visiting orphanages. It is starting to work, but to stop it completely it will take some time I think.

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One woman with a passion and mission is making a big difference in Pucallpa Peru. As a former Attorney and Judge, Pastora Lily now serves her church families and orphan children by providing local support, assistance, education and love to those hurting the most.

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Finding Banni : A very personal story by Colm Flynn.

In 2000 I came home from school one day to find a small boy I had never seen before sitting on the couch in my living room. I was 12 years old and my mother explained to me, my brother and sister, that this was Banni, an orphan from Belarus who would be staying with us for two weeks.

Two weeks flew by and Banni transformed. My parents doted over him, we did too. We took him with us everywhere we went, we brought him to visit our school, we took him to the beach where he felt sand and the ocean for the first time, he experienced more care and love in those two weeks than he had probably every felt before.

When it was time for him to go home my parents were faced with a hard decision, send him back to the decrepit orphanage in Belarus or keep him. They decided to adopt him. For the next year Banni stayed with us as my parents went through the adoption process. In that time he progressed rapidly. He started to feed himself, he stared to walk, he was enrolled in a special needs school where he made friends, he was going great.

I spent time with the children living in the home, played games with them and helped them to learn English. The children were mostly independent in terms of looking after themselves, but they needed love and attention.

I would wake up usually at about half five in the morning when I could hear the children running around the orphanage. We would all sit outside cooking breakfast, which was cooked on the fire. Then I would go to the market with the children, who would all carry huge amounts of food like yams or rice back on their heads. They often had to walk very far in the heat just to have food to eat that day. Despite all the hard work the children had to do, they had plenty of time to play. In the afternoon we would play games and I would help some of the children to read English. There was no electricity in the orphanage so after dinner it would start to get dark and we would sit in the dark singing songs until the children were tired and went to bed.

I had a week of language lessons (Twi) where I learnt some basic phrases which helped me to get by in Ghana. We had lessons in the morning and then we would explore the town in the afternoons, returning to our host families in the evening time. When our language lessons finished, we went to stay in an Ashanti village called Ntiribuoho, where we learnt about how the locals live their lives. As part of the programme we took part in farming, palm wine tapping and collected water from the well, to try and experience life as part of the village. The locals found it very amusing when we struggled to carry buckets of water on our heads! We also watched local dance and drumming performances, and spent time getting to know the villagers. It was fascinating to learn about their cultural practices.

Getting to know so many new people and hearing about the way they live their lives was fascinating. The children were so strong and sweet despite what they have been through and it was a pleasure to spend time with them.

Through my web research I found a Ghanaian partner company who put me in contact with MCDC. I had a bad experience with the Ghanaian company and they currently owe me six hundred pounds which I am having trouble getting back. I would encourage future volunteers to contact the MCDC directly or go through a respectable partner company with links in the Western world. See recommended companies below.

I would recommend the charity, as they work hard to ensure volunteers feel at home and get the most out of their experience. They are currently working on building a school so need as many volunteers as possible.

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