(Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Started in 2008 by missionaries, we are now run by locals. We're still growing, and hope
to purchase land and build our own facility soon. We love any volunteer help that we can get. You will
need a love for children, and a desire to teach them God's word. USA contact on web site.
God's Kids
"Our purpose is to link individuals, companies and churches with organizations that assist children."
Very useful directory of orphanages, information on adoptions, helping children deal with illness, other resources.
God's Littlest Angels (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Provides medical care to premature and malnourished infants, and facilitates adoptions
for orphaned and abandoned children under 4. Volunteers considered.
Good News Centre (Kenya) (Dutch-run orphanage, "Stichting Weeskinderen Kenia").
Het Good News Centre (Habari Njema Centre) ligt in de sloppenwijk
Kibarague op 8 km van Nairobi. Het valt v.w.b. het bestuur deels onder
het Aartsbisdom van Nairobi. Het centrum wordt gerund door Keniase zusters
en herbergt circa 600 kinderen.
Good News India (Orissa and West Bengal, India)
This well established ministry operates 25 Dream Centers (children's homes) caring for about 2300 orphaned and/or destitute children "24/7/365" full time. Also, child-trafficking is a cancer here, and we are actively engaged in confronting this horrible menace by getting to the girls before any child trafficker has captured them.
Assemblies of God affiliation. VIDEOS
Good Samaritan Baptist Ministries (Challapalli, Krishna Dt, Andhra Pradesh, India)
GSBM cares for orphan children in the Krishna district. Also a widow's home, and HIV/AIDS awareness camps
and community development programs at rural and remote villages.
Good Samaritan Childrens Home - Uganda
We're committed to demonstrating love to children and their foster families - future
doctors, teachers and preachers. We're making a difference in their lives.
Inquiries from volunteers skilled in administration, fund raising, computers, teaching, parenting, community,
proposal writing and child care are welcomed.
Good Shepherd Agricultural Mission GSAM (Banbassa, Uttarakhand, India)
A children's home and farm on the Indian side of the Nepal border with over 120 children and over 200 people
who are cared for. Volunteers who are truly believing Christians are welcomed. Many
different skills are useful, even if it's only hold to a baby and help it feel loved.
Good Shepherd Children's Home (near Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Operated by Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International. Some of the 200 or so children
are orphans, some have been abused by their parents. The ministry help
by providing food and shelter, and plans to establish cottage style housing for girls.
Good Shepherd Children's Home (Rajasthan, India)
Caring for the children of the native pastors and believers in the interior villages.
Children are encouraged to develop natural talents and take leadership positions in their groups.
Grace Children's Home (Andhra Pradesh, India)
We care for abandoned children. We send them to schools and help them to live a better independent life.
We teach them Christian principles and Word of God. There are many such children in India begging their food in roads,
bus and railway stations. We welcome inquiries from volunteers. Sponsored by Christ's Evangelical Mission
Grace Christian Childrens Home (Nepal)
We believe that every man, woman and child should have their basic needs met. Grace church wants to
help those who live in scarcity and pain by enhancing the capacity of local bodies and by physical,
moral and spiritual assistance.
Greenfield Children's Home (Sandy Bay, Roatan, Honduras)
Child Sponsorship International ministers to the children of Roatan through an
orphanage, youth center, and educational sponsorships. Volunteers welcome
(construction teams, help for sports, art, drama, computer camps, etc.).
Staff (teachers, builders, etc.) needed.
Greenhouse Orphanage (The Greenhouse Project) (Uganda)
Our purpose is to provide spiritual and physical education and emotional care for every child so that each
one will become a responsible Christian and productive citizen of Uganda. Volunteers are welcome if they have a
heart of love for children and a Christian foundation in their lives.
Gualan Orphanage (Gualan, Guatemala)
The Reese House, an approved orphanage by the Guatemalan Government, will house up to 30 children.
These children receive the love and care they need until a more permanent placement is approved for them,
either by adoption or long-term foster care.
The H.O.P.E. Center Uganda (Mityana, Uganda)
We are looking for long or short term missionaries, to home school our children while we set up a ministry. Room, board provided. We will aid the orphans, street children and widows of Uganda through
education, nutrition, boarding and fostering. High school Diploma, ability to Christian educate and discipline.
Haiti Children's Home (Mirebalais, Haiti)
Houses infants and children from premature newborn to 9 years old. We also provide some nursing care to
premature and malnourished children from the community. Volunteers: help with babies,
play with children, do maintenance, help with medical care, teach, and tell about Jesus.
Haiti Children's Rescue Mission
Dedicated to helping the abandoned and homeless children of Haiti, by offering them a new chance at life.
We need volunteers for child care, nurses and doctors, and school teachers. Please consider joining one of
our short term mission trips, or becoming a longer term volunteer.
Hands and Feet Project
This is a children's village in Jacmel, Haiti started by Christian rock band Audio Adrenaline.
Our mission is to care for orphans in their own culture to help them change their country.
We welcome inquiries from groups of up to 12 volunteers who can help with construction and medical projects.
Summer intern possibilities.
Hands of Mercy Christian Outreach International
(Accra, Ghana or Tamale, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda)
We work strictly with orphans. Most of the children have suffered so much and just need caring people
around them. Many were on the streets and had to struggle just to live day to day. Volunteers are needed
to teach, play, and sing with the children, and to teach hygiene and health issues.
Hand of Mercy Outreach Tanzania (Mwanza, Tanzania, East Africa)
We have children whose parents have died for a variety of reasons, children who are parent-less due to HIV/AIDS, malaria or other diseases. Fortunately, the children are free from these terrible life threatening diseases. Can you love them and help us take care of them?
Hands On Missions
We take volunteer teams to Sister Carol's Orphanage in Kenya twice a year and to Grace Farm Orphanage in
Malawi once a year, to work with the orphans and in other ministries. Ongoing ministry opportunities in medical clinics, evangelism and more.
Children's ministries in New York, India, Ukraine, Brazil, and Taiwan.
Hannah's Hope Orphan Care Homes (Guatemala)
With no government structure in place to care for orphans, our Homes
- the only homes of their kind in Guatemala - offer children the hope for a new life. Once a child
is welcomed into Hannah's Hope they are immediately showered with love and are cared for in a most special way.
Mission teams are welcomed.
Happy Family (Brazil)
We are a Brazilian couple. We have 53 adopted Children two biological daughters, a two house shelter
with 21 children. We would love volunteers who can help with child care for small children to inquire.
Happy Life Children's Home (Nairobi, Kenya)
We provide abandoned children of Kenya with a loving home and a real hope for adoption.
Volunteers for one day or a number of months are essential to this ministry, and need only a heart
and mind that wants to hug, kiss, cuddle, read to, feed, clothe, and play with the children
who are waiting to be adopted by loving parents.
Happy Home for the Handicapped (Shimoga, India)
Many are crippled from polio because of the lacking vaccinations. All are handicapped physically or mentally.
One has never spoken a word after being here for months. They come without adequate clothing, and must be taught
basic hygiene.
Happy Horizons Children's Ranch (Philippines)
Dedicated to the rehabilitation and defense of the "street children" of the Philippines. Street outreach,
crisis centers, transition and group homes. Volunteers welcomed to inquire. (Affiliated with Assemblies of God)
The Harbor in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg, Russia) VIDEO
We work to meet the physical and spiritual needs of children who have "graduated" from government orphanages
(about 40,000 street children live in and around this city),
by providing job skills and placements, and hiring Christian staff to mentor and provide hope through Jesus Christ.
Will you help us?
Harvest Children's Home (Fundong, Cameroon, West Africa)
A home to at least 55 orphans, and constantly growing. Volunteers are urged to contact us, regardless if they have
any special skills. We need those who can help with construction, carpentry, teaching, and doctors and nurses.
Harvest Outreach Ministries
Based in Liberia, West Africa, we seek mission partners from evangelical organizations and
individuals of good will. We invite churches, pastors, teachers, revivalists, and seminar leaders
to work with us. Volunteers can also work with our orphans, children and youth ministries.
Harvesters Orphanage (Sudan) VIDEO
In southern Sudan, one of Africa's harshest places, a compound outside of Yei,
lives are being changed and hope is being realized through the love of Jesus Christ.
We need short- and long-term missionaries to join us. We particularly need teams
skilled in construction, medicine and dentistry.
Harvesting in Spanish (El Salvador)
Shalom Children's Home and Christian school. Short-term volunteers experience an excellent cross-cultural
experience. Teach English, do construction, children's ministries, sports, music/drama, or office and clerical help. Excellent facilities.
Haven Children's Homes (Thailand, Myanmar (Burma), India).
Our homes provide a safe, stable, caring Christian family home environment, with regular healthy meals, education,
medical care, and emotional development assistance, to more than a thousand orphaned
or highly at risk children. Volunteers with English language skills are preferred.
Christian Outreach Centre, Thailand National Office affiliation.
Healing Focus Orphanage Centre (Iganga, Nkono, near Kampala, Uganda)
Bringing hope and self-sufficiency to the disadvantaged
children. Elemental and basic studies school. Training in carpentry, joinery, tailoring, bakery, computer
use, shoe cobbling, mechanics, plumbing and construction. Volunteers can educate, offer help to the
children, and teach children Bible principles.
Heart of Christ Ministries (Reynosa, Mexico)
Our Vision: to assist Christian orphanages with food, clothing, supplies, and medical, construction,
and other support. Visitors are welcomed in Reynosa, especially those with
skills in evangelism, Bible Teaching (Spanish speaking), Construction (no Spanish needed), and medicine.
Heart of Hope (Romania)
An excellent children's facility, plus transition home for girls, in central Romania.
Hearts of the Father Outreach
Homes of refuge for orphaned, abandoned, and abused children in the USA, Mexico,
Haiti, India, Uganda, Mozambique, and Kenya.
Help Our People Everywhere (Accra, Ghana)
Our goals are to offer orphans and destitute children shelter and a permanent home, regardless of
their race or creed; to provide education; to prepare them to be a self-reliant; to provide good
nutrition, health and hygiene; and to honour and respect themselves, other people, and God.
Hermon Orphanages (Tamil Nadu and Karnataka India)
We have about 300 under-privileged and orphans children at present in four different homes. A day care center with 500 children was added in 2011. We seek to join hands with the local community in fighting against child prostitution. We request inquiries from volunteers to teach English, computers, music, vocational skills. People with medical skills can be very helpful too.
Himalayan Foundation Nepal Children Home (Dhapasi, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Opened in 2007 with 10 high-risk children in desperate circumstances, the home now has more than 15 children 4
years to 12 years of age for whom we provide care, shelter, and education. We
believe each child deserves a loving home and a hope for the future. Volunteers are welcomed in apply.
Hines Ugandan Ministries (Mbale, Uganda) email
Reaching out to orphans and widows in distress with the Word of God and love of Christ,
helping them physically, emotionally and spiritually in becoming Christian adults functioning in
their own country. Volunteers must be committed to Christ and not self, willing to serve in
poverty situations. (Baptist)
HIS Home For Children (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
We have 102 children, boys and girls, aged from newborn to 15 that are housed, schooled, and cared for in two
separate facilities that are within walking distance of each other and Quisqueya Chapel. Also a Christian (STEM) guest house.
Volunteers needed for teaching, tutoring, nanny duties, holding babies, Medical needs, more.
His House Ministries of Guatemala
Providing Christian education, medical, trade, clean water, pastor training to the extremely poor
people of Guatemala. The needs are desperate, for housing, clean water, education, demonstrations of the
Love of Jesus. PLEASE inquire about helping us.
Hogar Belen - Diriamba (Diriamba, Nicaragua)
Sponsored by Mustard Seed Community. Located near Managua. Provides cottage style setting for children
who can live semi independently, and dorm style living for those who need more care and attention.
Plans include cultivation of vegetables and fruits for in-house consumption and for sale on the domestic market;
chickens for egg production; livestock for meat, and a thrift shop for the sale of household items, to aid
self-sustainability.
Hogar Belen - Managua (Managua, Nicaragua)
Sponsored by Mustard Seed Community, this facility is currently home to abandoned/handicapped
children and will eventually accommodate up to 50 kids. Belén (Spanish for Bethlehem) aspires to meet the needs
of the children served there.
Hogar De Refugio Infantil Villa Juarez (Sonora State, Mexico)
About 30 children are housed and cared for. Elementary school on property, older children attend
Christian secondary schools. Volunteers from outside of Mexico are needed for various positions at
the orphanage, filling roles such as houseparents, maintenance, grounds, and teachers.
Hogar El Reposo (Atlantic coast region of Nicaragua)
Small residential facility, plus feeding program, school, medical assistance.
Sponsored by FUNAD (FUndación Nicaragüense para el Auxilo y el Desarrollo).
Hogar Immanuel (Dominican Republic)
There are currently twenty children with disabilities living at Hogar Immanuel. Eight of the children attend physical therapy, occupational therapy and special education daily.
Sponsored by Mustard Seed Ministries.
Hogar Infantil "La Gloria" (about 12 miles south of Tijuana, Mexico)
Volunteers may apply, including Saturday Work Groups. Various summer programs for
volunteers (Spanish needed). (under the auspices of the Order of St. Augustine)
Hogar para Niños (Baja, Morelia and Oaxaca, Mexico)
Inexpensive one-week trips arranged by a group in Northern California. Families, singles,
groups welcomed, often booked up months in advance. More information
here.
Hogar Suyapa (El Progreso, a small city near San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Our nutrition center houses approximately 25 children ranging in age from 6 months to 5 years, who live in the center full time while they are returned to health. Our orphanage accepts children from birth to age 3, and most are under 4. Volunteers welcomed to apply for a stay of from one to three months or longer.
Home of Happiness (H.O.H. Nepal)
We're keeping about a dozen street children to show them God because them life is going to be dark.
You can read more on our website. Ours is a very poor ministry, but we welcome volunteers to help us.
Home of Hope (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Founded in 1992, we currently have 240 children in our School (Nursery through High School),
church, clinic and dorms. Our all-Christian staff's goal is to raise a generation to serve God.
Teachers and nurses, as well as any other volunteers, are urged to inquire (English is used here).
Assembly of God affiliation
Home of Hope (Peru) (Hogar de Esperanze)
Cares for more than 70 children, including some who have been abused and/or addicted to drugs.
Volunteers over 18 who are sincerely interested in helping children and can commit to serve for at least
six months are welcomed to inquire.
Home of Hope (Mae Sot, Thailand)
We take in at-risk children from the Thailand hill tribes, who would be sold into the sex trade.
We also take in children who are abused, abandoned, or who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS.
Volunteers with fluency or proficiency in the English language are helpful - or contact us for other
volunteer possibilities.
Home of Hope (Gongyi, China)
One of a very few foreign-run orphanages in China. We love and care for the homeless children of GongYi.
Home of Joy (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
We need volunteers to hug and play with kids or do maintenance and yard work.
We aim to identify children from northern Thailand who are under five, and have been truly orphaned or
abandoned due to abuse or neglect. Affiliated with Youth With A Mission.
Home of New Life (West Bank, Ramallah, Israel)
Works with impoverished Palestinian children from many different and difficult backgrounds. Provides food, shelter,
clothing, education, and most importantly love and care. Short term volunteers welcomed.
Home of the Open Heart (Chiang Rai, Thailand)
Caring for babies with, or at risk of, HIV/AIDS. Volunteers can help with nursing,
nannying, infant care skills, and as community workers. Associated with YWAM
H.O.P.E. Center (Port au Prince, Haiti)
Aims to provide an environment which will enable orphaned Haitian girls to grow and mature in order to take
Christian leadership roles in Haiti. Trips for groups can be arranged.
Home Sweet Orphanage Home (Bugonzi Village, Masaka, Uganda)
We accommodate over 40 children under 12 years, mostly girls, orphans, disabled, and those affected and
infected by HIV/AIDS. We welcome all kinds of volunteers with all kinds of skills mostly teaching skills, kids care and youth
training. We operate under the Butende Parish Church.
Honduras Missions - Children's Lighthouse (Choluteca, Honduras, Central America)
We work with the courts and child services. We accept severely abused children and give them
the Love of Christ in deed and in truth. They become part of a Christian family and as such receive
all the benefits; the gospel, love, protection, food, clothing, education, and Godly parents who care
as their own.
Hope Community Center (Kenya)
Christ-centered orphanage, church and outreach ministry to orphans, street children and
the poor in a slum area of Kinangop. We live, work and pray together, creating a place that the abandoned,
many of whom once lived in the street corridors and sewage pipes, can call home. Volunteers
welcomed to inquire: we have many opportunities.
Hope Farm (Embo Valley, South Africa)
We seek to minimize the devastating psychological and physical effects of HIV / AIDS on the children of Embo
by empowering the community to care for them. We care for 64 Grannies that are caring for 398 children,
distribute food weekly, provide a community garden, pay school fees and provide uniforms for about 60 children,
and much more.
Hope for Africa International (Tanzania, Congo DRC, and Lusaka, Zambia)
HOFAI is designed to reach, inform, assist and give hope to the
hopeless, to ensure that children get appropriate help and get it as early as possible, thereby giving
them a much greater chance of taking their rightful part in society. We need more
volunteers, especially for Zambia, Tanzania and Congo DRC.
Hope for Kids Mexico (Miguel Aleman, Mexico)
Short term missions teams needed for a Christian school project in Miguel Aleman, Mexico. Tradesmen,
teachers, translators, and donations are all needed! Adults, college, youth.
Hope for the Children of Haiti (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
"Dedicated to meeting the extreme needs faced by neglected and abandoned children
in the Caribbean island of Haiti." Church groups and individuals welcomed
Hope for the Children of the Street (Manaus, Manacapauru, Brazil)
Ministry to the "Crianças da rua." (Children of the Street). Sleep in hammocks, fish, hunt
alligators, mingle and work with street kids. (photo)
Hope for Vulnerable Children Outreach (Kasese, Uganda, East. Africa)
Reaching to the HIV/AIDS afflicted in Uganda.
Hope House Maternity Home (Show Low, Springerville, Arizona)
We serve the single mothers and children of their communities, including Apache residents, as we
are close to the Ft. Apache Indian Reservation. Some of the residents have small children and/or stay
for up to a year after baby is born. Volunteers (including house mothers) are vital to our work.
Also Women's Choice Pregnancy Clinics.
HOPE Orphanage (Heaven for the Orphan People on Earth) (Bapatla, India)
HOPE is an orphanage run as a family. It also has a ministry feeding 30 widows
twice daily, also giving the children opportunity to serve. Volunteers are welcomed as long as they can be trusted with
the children, and do not try to introduce harmful doctrine contrary to fundamental Christian beliefs.
Hope Unlimited for Children (Near Campinas and Vitoria, Brazil)
A long-term educational, residential and Christ-centered therapeutic program for street children in Brazil.
Our mission is to transform the lives of these children and their future generations with a productive future
and eternal hope. Mission teams (for facilities work) and vision trips (for donors) invited.
House of Compassion (Abra, Banguet province, about 200 kilometers south of Laoag, Philippines).
We believe that every child deserves a family. While in our home, the children receive comprehensive services that address their medical, educational, emotional, nutritional and spiritual needs. Our staff members, house parents and child care workers strive to simulate family life in all aspects of the ministry. Affiliated with Our Saviour's Foundation
House of Dreams Orphanage (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
Opened in 2006, we serve children who do not have parents with whom to live. We also have a church and school,
and minister to the local churches and pastors. Contact us if you're interested in helping!
House of Eaglets (Cibiru, Cikarang Indonesia)
Dedicated to the cause of bringing up the most unfortunate poor, parent-less children. VJMCharities strive to provide quality education, a good social life, and equipping them to become good citizens. We need prayer and support from Christians to run this orphanage. Affiliated with Church of God.
House of Grace Girls Home (Northern Thailand)
Founded to protect and care for tribal Akha girls that are at risk of being sold into prostitution in
Bangkok, House of Grace has been called "the finest children's home in Thailand."
Located in the mountains of northern Thailand. Affiliated with Global Servants.
House of Hope (Mji wa Neema and Sadia Orphanages) (Kenya)
Two small, newly established orphanages in Kenya provide refuge for AIDS orphans and street
children. Volunteers who can provide help with carpentry and building maintenance skills,
childcare and basic healthcare are welcomed to apply.
House of Hope (Caminul Sperantei) (Arad, Romania)
Global Hope builds and operates group children's homes in Romania, taking in children from state
run orphanages and providing a large "family" to grow up in. We invite inquiries from volunteers who have a
willingness to love children through Jesus Christ. We also operate Casa Anei or Ana's House.
House of Love Huong Duong orphanage (Nha Trang, Viet Nam)
"Nha Tinh Thuong" There are about 30 children at the orphanage. Their ages range from 4 through 18
years old. Four of them are handicapped. The children are under care of Catholic priests, and 2 nuns
from the Men Thanh Gia convent.
Houses of Happiness Orphanage (Quito, Ecuador)
Located in the Andes mountain range, it is home to over 180 abandoned Ecuadorian children, each of
whom live in one of 20 houses with approximately 10 other children and are cared for by a house mother.
Volunteers and short term teams are welcomed to inquire.
Houses of Hope (Affiliated with People for Missions)
Locations in India, Guatemala, Bangladash, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, and Uganda. Volunteers welcomed to inquire.
Hug Teams (West Asian country)
Visit children's homes, home for handicapped children, more, on these one to
two week tours. Hug the children, get a first-hand look at how they live.
Contact Don Boardman, or
R. Bates.
I Love You Orphanage (Freetown, Sierra Leon) (No web site)
The ILYO is in the part of Freetown where the bulk of the population was killed during the war.
The children are very poor and need LOVE and to be in a better environment. Help is really needed
including a building for 100 orphans and a school in the compound. We urge volunteers to come and help.
We need you.
Illuminate Hope (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
We work with a small orphanage, Puerta Del Cielo. Volunteers can help with tutoring, building
projects, playing with and caring for the kids, or assisting with the sponsorship program.
Some Spanish would be helpful, but not necessary. A heart for working with children in need.
InAsMuch Children's Home (Bucharest, Romania)
"Our magnificent God welcomes the outcasts.....the orphans, the street Kids, the handicapped,
prisoners, and makes them "new creatures" in Christ. Change our hearts, oh God. And keep showing us how that love
always overcomes evil and love conquers all."
India Christian Ministries
We have three church-based family homes for orphans operating, as well as two homes for children with
special needs, plus many other children's programs. We often have teams come and work with us, and can
always use the extra hands! Please see our site for current needs.
Indian Christian Mission Centre (Salem, Tamil Nadu, India)
The ICMC was established in 1988 with 12 orphans, today we have grown to over 1600 and are one of the
largest orphanages in all India. Our aims are to provide, physical and spiritual health for these
children. By supplying them with shelter, food, clothing and education. Volunteers encouraged to inquire.
India Prayer & Fellowship Association (Madras, India)
In India parents don't like to give birth to girls. We try to help those who have suffered from
abandonment, child abuse, family violence, divorce, poverty, and negligence. Volunteers who can teach spoken
English, craft, songs, skits and show His love to the kids are welcomed to inquire.
India Village Ministries IVM (Andra Pradesh, India)
Christian church incorporates ministry to homeless children.
Affiliated with Family Connections Ministries with locations in Europe, Australia, Mexico, USA, and India. Volunteers welcomed.
Instituto Oscar Scarpetta (Cali, Colombia)
More than 300 children. Many programs and facilities. Not necessarily Christian.
International China Concern
We provide opportunities for you to participate in working directly with China's abandoned and disabled.
Sign up to help from 2 weeks to 4 years. Short term trips begin and end in Hong Kong, where our team leaders meet you and provide orientation and support for the trip. Then travel into mainland China to help at one of our projects.
Iris Ministries (Mozambique - "the poorest nation in the world")
Caring for more than 2,000 children. Must speak English, Portuguese, or Shangan. Three-month "on the job training".
Charismatic - not for those uncomfortable with miracles, signs and wonders. More here and at
UK web site.
ISK (International Street Kids) (Brazil, Eastern Europe, East Timor, North Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Uganda, Cambodia, more)
ISKOM rescues abandoned street kids, placing them into childrens' home and introducing them to
Christ. They are then discipled and prepared to one day help reach their nation.
Volunteer short-term teams are needed.
Its About Kids (Quito, Ecuador)
A great facility for orphaned and abandoned kids. Family settings provide
discipleship as well as meeting other needs. Volunteers welcomed, including
work teams.
Izulu Orphan Project (KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Heart Ministries works with orphans and their caregivers, building, feeding and in other ways.
Individuals and families welcome all year, as long as they are willing to help in whatever way is needed. Contact us
for more details.
Jehovah Shammah Children's Home - JSCH (Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India)
We rescue children and provide shelter, education and training in Christian discipline.
Volunteers are most welcome if they are born again and skilled in vocational courses.
Jesus and Me Children's Ministries (Kamapla, Uganda)
Providing basic needs for vulnerable street children and orphans. Partnering with parents/guardians in meeting school fees and requirements,
and the physical needs of the children.
People gifted to work with children and who are practicing Christians are urged to contact us about volunteering.
Jesus Hand Orphanage (Muggala, A.P., India)
We are bringing needy children into a knowledge of God and the Word of God. Volunteers who can
teach, preach, or help in other ways are welcome to inquire.
Jerusalem Home for Disabled Children (Kingston, Jamaica)
Home to nearly 100 abandoned, disabled infants and young adults, and includes not only refuge,
but a school, medical and dental clinic, and a physiotherapy unit. Sponsored by Mustard Seed Communities.
Jesus My Shepherd Orphanage - JMS (Pakistan)
Caring for orphans in Pakistan, providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support.
Jesus Orphans Home (email) (Andhra Pradesh, India)
Small work providing shelter, food, clothes, education including spiritual education,
for poor children and widows. May be some physically handicapped children.
Johann Ludwig Schneller Schule (Khirbat Qanafar, Lebanon)
Evangelical ecumenical institution provides a healthy home to socially and
vocationally underprivileged children. We equip them to become responsible citizens in their societies,
nurture them spiritually and ethically, and care for their education.
Volunteers must be referred by a church. Many skills are welcomed.
Joanna's Kids Orphanage (Kaoma, Zambia, Africa: U.S. Office)
We want to establish the best Orphanages that we possibly can, in poor and remote parts of the world, to provide
spiritual, mental and physical support so that the children can develop into functioning, successful
members of society. We need skills such as Preaching, Education, Medical, Cooking, Child care,
construction and just loving the children.
John Ratnam Childrens Home (no web site) (Kakinada, A.P., India)
Children's home where 89 children receive food, clothes, shelter and education. Volunteers
welcomed. Email Srinu Chikata
gpaministries@usa.net.
Josiah and Bethany Children's Home (Reynosa, Mexico, near Hidalgo, Texas)
These children had no future before arriving here. Some where living on the streets,
learning things that were damaging their minds, bodies, hearts and consciences. We give love and hope.
We need your help! Teach English or music, be house parents, more. We welcome those who come to help short term.
Joshua Orphan Care Centre (Malawi, several locations)
A ministry with several facilities including a school, caring for many orphans in Malawi.
(Amount of Christian focus and instruction unclear)
Jubilee Children's Home of Hubei (China)
Located in the En Shi Tujia Miao Autonomous Region in the mountainous region of Hubei, where live
the most deprived population in the Hubei Province. We help orphaned and physically disabled children from ages
5 to 18. Volunteers are welcomed to review our website for current needs.
Kagogo Orphanage Centre (Kampala, Uganda)
A community orphanage operating under Kagogo Christian Life Ministries working to
help nurture and develop orphaned and vulnerable children to become self-sustaining and constructive citizens.
Volunteers with child development, teaching, Gospel teaching and Counseling skills are urged to inquire.
Kanyawegi (Kisumu, Kenya)
"Our policy is to equip every child with the ability to support and care for a family, giving
them any necessary help when leaving our home. We always try to care for our children as an African
family, but with the freedom to express themselves."
Kenya Orphanage (Kenya, Africa near Homa Bay)
A ministry of First Baptist Church, Pearland, Texas.
Kenya Sow Or Go (Mbita, Kenya)
You must be committed to the service of Jesus Christ and called of God to this type
of ministry. We serve orphans and widows, provide HIV / AIDS education and training,
and work to lift the very poor out of poverty. We also do evangelism, agriculture, teaching,
and medical work. Volunteers are encouraged to inquire.
Kidz 4 Him (Zambia)
86 orphans and at-risk children who are provided with a solid education
and support in small Christian home family units. These children need not remain victims
of their circumstances. With the right education and good opportunities our children
will become model citizens and leaders of the next generation. Volunteers are urged to contact us.
Kids Alive International
Children's homes in Myanmar, Peru, Lebanon, Taiwan, Guatemala, Romania, Papua New
Guinea, Dominican Republic, Kenya, and Zambia. Volunteers and
staff needed for child care, vocational training, teaching English, tutor,
health care and nurses, social worker or counselors, construction, crafts,
etc.
Kids Life Ministries Foundation (Fang, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand)
We are looking for short and long term workers. Our Children's Home can house 100 children and we presently have about 80. We have a children's and workers' church established to be a house of prayer and praise in northern Thailand, and where the young people are encouraged to fully participate and lead their own worship. We're heavily sponsored by a church in the USA.
Kinderhulp Afrika (Namugongo, Uganda, Africa)
Orphanage and school located in a remote village setting. Volunteers with skills of any kind are welcomed. Positions are available for people with all levels of experience and training.
Kinder International (Brazil, India)
German-based Humedica provides medical supplies, supports children's homes and day care in India, Sri Lanka, Brazil and Kosovo, and keeps a database of health professionals prepared to fly to help after disasters such as earthquakes. German language site.
King's Children Home (Belmopan, Belize)
Provides residential care for children in difficult circumstances regardless of their social status,
culture, race or religious belief. The children are all taught to think of themselves as princes and princess, as they are the children of the King of kings.
Kingscare
Children's homes in several locations, including Albania, Caucasus, Guatemala, India,
Mongolia, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, Peru, Uganda, Israel, Kosovo, Mozambique, UK, and Afghanistan. (photo)
King's Kids Orphanage, Also known as Casa Hogar los Hijos del Rey (Guaymas, Mexico)
Part of Ranchito de Christo, more facilities for
children are currently under construction. When completed, there will be 6 houses each housing 8
children and 2 parents in a family environment. We aim to teach vocational skills and English.
Volunteers, especially construction teams, welcomed to inquire.
King's Kid Home School (Mityana, Uganda)
A ministry to bring hope to the hopeless kids who have been left desolate due to HIV/AIDS. We provide
free Education, Medical Care, Shelter, Clothing, and Spiritual nurturing in our community.
Volunteers are NEEDED in all spheres of NEEDS. Please consider coming to help. King's Kid Ministries International
Kitega Community Centre (Uganda)
Inspired by the teaching of the word of God,
we care for the disadvantaged who include orphans, neglected children, and children with disabilities, among others.
Volunteers are welcomed to inquire: Self starters, friendly, can work under minimum supervision, and those with
skills in communication and socialization.
La Chureca (Managua, Nicaragua)
La Chureca is the main city dump for Managua where adults and children scavenge for a living. The ministry here
sponsored by the Mustard Seed Community, is Christ in the Garbage Ministries (CIGA) and provides food, operates a sewing center, pastry making and English classes, and child care.
La Hermosa Orphanage
(Tijuana, Baja, Mexico)
Just across the border from California, this orphanage is involved with street
kids, prison ministries, abused women, house building, and welcomes short term mission groups.
La Senda Children's Home (La Antigua Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala)
Presently there are sixteen children who call La Senda home. They have all been a part of the ministry's
family for at least eight years. Over the years the home has provided a refuge for more than sixty children. Children receive a Christian education at the La Senda school. 'The World Our Parish' affiliation.
Least of These Ministries (email)
Award-winning ministry with disabled children in near eastern country. Join one of the short
term "Hug Teams" and change the life of a love-starved child - and yours too!
Lillian Trasher Orphanage (Egypt)
Residential facility also provides education. Groups and individual volunteers welcome.
Six month volunteer program requires some knowledge of Arabic.
Lily of the Valley Orphanage (Macaíba, Brazil)
Has provided social, psychological and spiritual assistance to hundreds of
children and adolescents since 1983. Also known as Orfanato Lirio Do Vale.
Little Saints Orphanage (Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria)
We intend to establish at least five quality orphanages in Nigeria. We accept abandoned, abused or
orphaned children. We work with the Police and others who find the needy children.
Volunteers with various skills are welcomed to inquire. Affiliated with Strong Tower Mission.
Little Shepherd of Haiti (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Contact Micheline Jean-Baptiste, Executive Director by email here.
Living Fountain Orphanage (Lagos, Nigeria)
A home built to rescue, restore and raise orphaned children to the glory of God.
We welcome Christian volunteers to help teach Christian principles and values.
Also, volunteers to help in the administration of the home.
Living Water Group Centre (Eldoret, Kenya)
We are building a home for some 52 orphans. We need help to feed the needy, to educate, to provide
clothing, education and training. You can help provide materials, clothes, books, medicine, blankets and food.
The Lord's Servant Home (Kitale, Kenya)
The orphanage houses 40 children aged 3 to 16 years old. The children are well cared for and
attend local schools where they are doing very well. The home is professionally staffed and has
operated efficiently on less than $2,000 per month. Volunteers with any skills like construction, teaching, etc.
Love of Christ Ministries (South Africa)
Take in newborn abandoned babies (mostly HIV+) from overcrowded, under-staffed state institutions.
Large farm facilities. Seek adaptive families.
Love the Children Foundation (Davao City, Philippines)
We're a loving home for the orphaned, abandoned
and street-children. God's love and passion for the disadvantage children became the essence and
blueprint of this organization. Teachers, painters, carpenters, engineers, website developers, psychologist,
social worker, landscapers needed.
Lydia Children's Home (Manipur, India)
This orphanage was established following tribal conflicts during which approx. 300 children became
orphaned. We are caring for about 30 at this facility.
Volunteers are welcomed to help teach the children in our new Christain school.
We have a second facility in Dehra Dun.
Macedonia Orphanage Centre (Adidome, Ghana)
We care for about 40 orphans in the orphanage and outreach programme, and 40 disabled and 120 needy children
in 24 communities. Volunteers can help plan activities, teach, and play with kids, and do farm work,
sports, dance and music, drama, accounting, administration, IT, fund raising and more.
Also those who can help with health care, women's health and disabled children. Not necessarily Christian.
Magodo Childrens Home (Nairobi, Kenya)
Provision of basic needs i.e. food, shelter, clothing to destitute orphans
children between the ages of 0-18 years of age and to further meet their educational, recreational
emotional, spiritual and psychological needs according to our ability. Many needs with which volunteers
can help.
Maison Fortune Orphanage (Hinche, Haiti)
A catholic orphanage supporting many needy children. Volunteer work groups welcomed to inquire.
Mama Safi Sulwe Orphanage (Nyanza Province, Kenya)
We take care of HIV/AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Siaya District.
Space limits us to board only 70 children, but we are feeding 300 each day. Volunteers are welcomed to help us take
care of the children, by counseling and guiding the children to grow up in God's way, cooking, teaching, etc.
Mama Tara Orphanage (Puerto Lempira, Honduras)
Miskito Indian children of the Mosquito Coast of Honduras are provided the basic
necessities of shelter, food, health, education and love, and the spiritual necessities of grace,
forgiveness, and a close personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Mission teams and
individual volunteers welcomed!
Mamta Childcare Trust(MCCT) (Kathmandu, Nepal)
The trust provides love, food, housing, shelter, security, education, skills, Christian values, and opportunity for innocent, socially oppressed orphan and helpless children, in a home environment.
Manyando Youth Action Community School (Kitwe, Zambia)
This ministry helps the poorest children
in the city of Kitwe, by providing them with food, clothes, good health and education. Most are orphans.
Volunteers are most welcome, especially teachers, health workers and construction workers. Part of
My Redeemer Lives Christian Ministry.
Maranatha Baptist Orphanage (Carrefour la Branle, Haiti)
We preach, run a dispensary and grammar school and are setting up a facility
to give skills training to orphans and street children. Need volunteers
with medical and manual skills to help set up a professional center. Phone
(973)- 655-0749. Email
Maranatha Children Homes
(Andhra Pradesh, India)
Four homes currently care for about 270 children from different caste groups and
Hindu, Muslim, and Christian families. We have helped hundreds of children some of whom have become
Doctors and Engineers. We have good facilities and know how to accommodate visitors who have skills
that can help the children learn, have fun, grow in their faith, etc.
Margaret Bell School (Kitwe, Zambia)
This school was formed to help kids who have lost or are losing parents as result of HIV/AIDS
related diseases, to get schooling. We have about 350 kids from nursery to grade 7. We really need the skills of teachers
and medical staff and builders.
Marsh Children's Home (Acapulco, Mexico)
We provide food, education, medical attention and love for up to 80 children, ranging in age
from 6 to 20. Thanks to generous donations by organizations including the Rotary Club and Rotary International,
and many private individuals, we continue to expand and refurbish our facilities. Visitor's rooms available.
Mary Martha Boys Cottage (Trissur, Kerala, South India)
Boys home, night club for wandering street boys, poor home, home for the kids left by their
mothers, old age homes, churches, hospitals. Orthodox Syrian affiliation.
Mary's Child (Kingston, Jamaica)
For abandoned pregnant teenagers, "Mary's Child accommodates up to 12 women. In addition, it is
committed to offering educational opportunities and employment skills to enable these young women
to become self-sufficient following the birth of their children."
Masaai Girls Education Support Organization - Kenya
We work to improve the literacy, health and economic well-being of Maasai women and their families,
through education of girls and their communities. We organize Short and long mission trips with free
accommodation and safari to Masai Mara Game reserve to our volunteers and visiting partners. Any time
of the year. No special skill necessary: just a call by God.
Matamoros Children's Home (Matamoros, Mexico) (Also known as Casa Hogar El Refugio)
Our children find God's will for their lives,
and carry the impact of the gospel into the communities in which they settle. Dental and medical clinic.
VBS sites and outreaches. Any talent you have can bless the children. Teach at
VBS sites, use construction abilities - there are many things you can do.
Matilda Education Society (MES) (Hyderabad, A.P., India)
Bindu Home, a place of warmth and Christian atmosphere, is currently providing
education and shelter for 125 children. The home is attached to Matilda High School
(English speaking) at Mallepalli village, and provides education from nursery age up through grade 10.
We need English and music teachers.
Maximum Impact Ministries (South India)
We have three orphanages and are planning a fourth.
Each is unique, in that we obtain a house where a couple lives as house parents, along
with six to twelve orphans. The children are well trained and
empowered to fulfill the destiny to which God has called them.
We need short or long term volunteers. We provide room and board (Indian Style).
Melon Orphanage (Nakuru, Kenya)
We help nearly 300 children aged between 3-17
from the slum areas of Nakuru City. Children attend from 8 to 5 daily and receive education,
meals, and the opportunity to learn and grow in a safe environment. Many are orphans.
Most live with extended family or in informal foster homes. We invite volunteers to help the children
and the community at large in teaching, building work, medical treatment, etc.
Mercy and Grace Orphanage (Andhra Pradesh, India)
About 75 children. Education and vocation training programs. "Volunteers welcome to teach The
Word of God, to know the will, plan and purpose of eternal life in the Kingdom of God."
Mercy Gate Champions Childrens Home (Kisii Central, Nairobi, Kenya)
Serving up to 50 orphan children who are staying with foster parents that are selected by the project.
We hope to start constructing the orphanage home soon. We invite youth and young adults to live as a
Eucharistic community in order to deepen their commitment to Christ and to serve the children.
Mercy Homes Kids (Dharmapuri, India)
A home and school for children with special needs: handicapped by physical, sight, hearing, mental,
or orthopedic problems.
Mercy Mission Nepal (Chabahil, Nepal)
Children's home for homeless, starved, street children. Recent report by social service and Human
rights (CWISH) and Nepal police estimate about 45% of Nepali school children have fallen prey to sexual
abuse and exploitation as well as 56% domestic help have been found victimized sexually. Nearly 1 in 10
children in Nepal die before the age of 5. Not necessarily Christian
Millhollon's Training Home for Children (Belize)
Transitional and long term care for youth in crisis. Provides a safe environment, nutritional needs,
continuity of care, and encouragement. Promotes educational excellence, teaches biblical principles,
develops social skills and supports a strong work ethic. Church groups and volunteers welcomed for
short or longer terms.
Mingalar Children Home (MCH) (Yangon, Myanmar)
We're addressing the sad condition of many orphans and starving children. Started in 2005 with (5)
children we now have (21) in two locations: Shan State and Yangon. Seven different races (Bahma, Pa Oh,
Intha, Kachin, Karen, Chinese, and Chin) are represented. We need help building a bridge to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Ministry of Mercy (Otutulu Village, Kogi State, Nigeria)
This is the largest orphanage in Nigeria with over 300 residents. Aunties (many of whom are widows
or outcasts themselves) are assigned 12 or so children. This is a completely Christ-centered work. Scheduled trips.
Volunteers welcomed: Any skills, including construction/repairs, medical, love for children.
MiraMed Institute (Moscow, St. Petersburg and Uglich, Russia)
Not necessarily a Christian organization. Short and long term volunteers as well as
graduate level interns, are welcomed to assist in the care and education of children. Special focus on
woman's rights, prevention of international sexual trafficking, social adaptation of orphans, and
computer education including graphics and publishing.
Mission Aid Project Orphanage (Makindye, Uganda, East Africa)
Dedicated to assisting Ugandan orphans with the basic needs of food, clothing, shelter, and medical
care. Our goal is to provide hope and security by meeting the financial, educational, medical, and
housing needs of this vulnerable group. Won't you help us? Volunteers welcomed to inquire.
Mission of Joy Orphanages (India)
Works to show the love of Jesus Christ to the people of India through evangelism
and care for the widow and the orphan.
Mission in Action - Nakuru Baby Orphanage (Nakuru, Kenya, East Africa)
Planning to provide for the needs of 30 to 40 orphan children within the ages of 0 to 4 years,
who will remain with us to the age of majority (18 years). We're situated on 10 acres on the outskirts of Nakuru,
Rift Valley Province. Volunteers are welcome and all skills are useful.
Missions to the Nations (Kannayyakapunagar, Kakinada, India)
An orphanage for true orphans aged from 0 to 5 years old. We are one of only two government
recognized orphanages in A.P. Volunteers are welcome to help teach and care for the orphans.
Mission to the Children (Moca, Dominican Republic)
An orphanage affiliated with Mission to the Children (Christian Medical Mission Moca),
and part of a larger effort that includes medical and dental clinics, other children's
ministries. Construction and repair teams needed.
Mission to the Unreached (Delhi, India)
About 30 children are cared for in this ministry's facilities. Volunteer doctors, teachers,
nurses and those with any other skill which can help in the ministry are welcomed.
Molly and Paul Child Care Foundation (Kamuzinda, Masaka, Uganda)
We care for orphans and destitute children and youths by providing free education, primary and
vocational secondary education, health care, homes and clothing. We welcome volunteers such as
teachers, builders, agriculturalists, doctors, nurses, computer experts, more.
Motherly Care Children's Home (Nairobi, Kenya)
Planned to grow to care for 100 children, one of the most important corner stones of the work is
to teach them skills that will enable them to care for themselves. (Affiliated with Seventh Day
Adventists)
Mother's Choice (Hong Kong)
A Christian home for children with handicaps and disabilities. Help for young single girls. More.
Mount Horeb Community Orphanage (Sunyani, Ghana, West Africa)
We're constructing an orphanage and resource center. We care for orphans with counsellors,
and by paying school fees, medical bills, food supplements and retreats. Volunteers with health care
skills are urged to contact us: dentists, tropical medical personnel, opthamologist, opticians, general
practitioners, etc.
Mukuyu Children's Home (Siavonga, Zambia)
We have only a small setup, ten children between the ages of six and ten, in one house. We hope to expand on this very soon. We welcome volunteer inquiries: No skills needed, just a willingness to work with needy kids in a rural bush setting.
Mustard Seed Communities Child Care and Orphanages - Jamaica (Jamaica)
This organization supports several facilities in Jamaica:
- Blessed Assurance (children with disabilities and pregnant teens and their babies).
- Dare to Care (HIV/AIDS children).
- My Father's House (Children with physical and cognitive disabilities).
- Jacob's Ladder (individuals with mental and physical disabilities after the age of 18).
- Jerusalem! (residential facility for 150 abandoned children and young adults).
- Martha's House (children affected by HIV/AIDS).
- Matthew 25:40 (teenage boys with HIV).
- Mary's Child (Residence for pregnant teens and their babies).
- Sophie's Place (home to children with profound disabilities).
- Widow's Mite (residential home for abandoned children with disabilities).
My Father's House (Jamaica)
A home to 54 children, we're providing
love and stability to abandoned children with disabilities. Access to constant physiotherapy for those
most severally disabled, outside activities that bolster awareness of their environment,
and schools catering to their special needs are among those things extended to each child.
Mzungu Volunteers GI AC
One week up to six months volunteer projects in Uganda. To work in our orphanage, you need to be adaptable, flexible, and prepared to face and hear heartbreaking stories of the children's backgrounds.
Nations for Jesus
We offer a dynamic approach to helping orphans throughout the world by establishing church-based
Hope Centers. These centers are safe places for children who have lost one or both parents.
We are looking for volunteers to teach English for the orphaned children in India. Non-denominational.
Nazirite Childrens Missions
Experience a life changing missions adventure! We do our best to help the sick and needy children
and orphans in the Dominican Republic, Elias Pina, and in Columbia. Come and join us!
Nehemiah House (Mindanao, Philippines)
24-hour live-in center for sexually abused, maltreated, abandoned, and female street
children ages 7 - 18 years old. We need volunteers for construction, teaching, cooking,
house parenting and social work. We prefer females or a married couple for the houseparents.
No experience needed we will train here.
Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation NYOF (Kathmandu, Nepal)
Safety, security, education, nutrition, are provided without regard to race, religion, sex, etc.
The children were street kids, orphaned or abandoned, begging at temples and sleeping alone in
doorways or under bridges, rain or shine. Some - girls as young as six - have been sold by their
families to work as bonded laborers.
(Not necessarily Christian)
New Hope Children's Home (Mandeville, Jamaica)
Since 1993 our home has been a haven for some of Jamaica's most vulnerable children (birth to 5
years old), currently numbering about 20. We would love to have volunteers help us, although we can only
provide space for one or two at a time.
New Hope Africa Children Ministry - New Hope Orphanage (Busia, Uganda)
A loving home for 67 orphan children aged 3-19, most made vulnerable by HIV/AIDS and extreme poverty. We provide food,
health care, quality education, a loving home environment, clothing and spiritual care. Caring volunteers
are welcome to inquire about joining us.
New Life Children's Home (Guatemala)
Long and short term opportunities to minister to children. The ministry also meets the physical,
spiritual, and emotional needs of their community. Ministries include a Christian school, and
medical clinic. Summer interns: learn Spanish, help in ministry. USA office.
New Life Children's Home (Philippines and Kathmandu, Nepal)
We bring shelter, clothing, food, medical treatment, education and most of all LOVE, to children who live
in the margins of society and are in danger of death by starvation, exposure and illness as well as the
constant danger of exploitation by those who prey on the powerless.
New Life Faith Home (Kalahandi, Orissa, India)
We care for orphaned, semi-orphaned, poor, needy and destitute children. Anyone can come and touch
the life of children who desperately need your help. Teachers welcome. Just playing with the children
would be wonderful: stickers, paper airplanes, coloring books, and stuffed animals
(children's toys) would make the children ecstatic!
New Life Foundation Children Home (Berhamour, Orissa, India)
We love, serve, care and pray for the poor, needy, orphan, half orphan, abandoned and down trodden
to help them to develop and have a bright future with the love of God. Volunteers must have God's anointing
and spiritual depth in order to lead these children in the proper way.
New Life Hope Orphanage (Kenya)
The orphanage offers education, food, clothing and shelter for orphaned children. Volunteers can help with many activities, including in the play area and with medical needs. email address
Nicaragua Relief Fund (Managua ans Jinotepe, Nicaragua)
Providing a safe and healthy home for abused, abandoned or orphaned children. Emphasis on establishing a strong commitment to Jesus Christ, education and counseling. Volunteers welcomed. Short term mission groups welcomed and encouraged to come. Any and all skills, abilities are useful.
Ninos de la Luz (Venezuala, Dominican Republic)
Ninos de la Luz (Children of the Light) reaches out to street kids, who are brought from the streets to our Light house ranch where they live in home settings with their adopted parents. Volunteers are welcome to
contact us. You can help with translation, work projects, many other tasks.
Ninos de la Promesa - The Purple Palace (Tijuana, Mexico)
We are located in the red light district of Tijuana and reach out to those children who are
in the worst situations. Volunteers over 23 years old are welcome and need to apply. We need dentists,
child care workers, financial help, clothing, food, uniforms, school supplies. Will you help?
Noah's Ark Children's Ministry Uganda
A generation of children have been traumatised and robbed of their innocence by brutal conflict in northern Uganda.
Tens of thousands of them are unable to sleep in their homes for fear of night-time attacks by the 'Lord's Resistance Army',
a rebel group at war with the Ugandan Government. Founded in 1999, we provide safety, food, and more.
Notre Maison (Port-A-Prince, Haiti)
Spend a week in the poorest country in the western hemisphere working with special needs children showing them
God's Love. We are one of only six facilities for special needs children in the area.
No special skills required, just a heart to serve the Lord! We need teachers,
a physical therapist, doctors and nurses to help with these very needy children.
Nuestro Pequenos Hermanos (Mexico, Dominican Republic, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Central America)
Children's homes. We invite people of all backgrounds to help with education, vocational training, etc.,
in the endeavor to create a life of dignity for orphaned and abandoned children.
Nyumbani (Nairobi, Kenya)
Provides a home to abandoned children until determination of their HIV status is made.
Those not infected are adopted or cared for by traditional social services agencies. Those with
HIV+ are given the best nutritional, medical, psychosocial, and spiritual care available.
(Roman Catholic)
Oasis of Life Orphanage Home (Kaboja, Kampala, Uganda)
About 20 children, most orphaned by AIDS, are cared for. We wish to expand so that we can care for more.
The need is so great. We need volunteer counselors, medical people, teachers of spiritual values.
Operated by Living Word Temple Ministries.
Oceans of Mercy Children's Village (Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Oceans of Mercy provides a loving home to abandoned and orphaned children in South Africa.
Volunteers are welcome on short or long term self-funded mission trips. Medical, educational, and
agricultural skills are especially welcome. A great heart is the number one prerequisite.
Olof Palme Orphans Education Centre (Daresalaam, Tanzania)
We provide secondary and vocational education to orphan girls to enable them to subsist and support
their younger sisters and brothers. Established by Church members. Bible class and inner healing teaching is provided. Volunteers are much needed in teaching Science, Horticulture, Singing - music, and English.
Ongoro Children's Home (Kenya, Africa)
All of the children are AIDS orphans. Both of their parents have died from AIDS and we have assumed
the responsibility of raising them. On the outside, it looks very much like other villages in the area
but inside is a loving home where the children are well cared for and educated.
Open Arms (Medellin, Colombia)
Ministry to street children - boys and girls residential program. Short
and long-term volunteers needed: School Admin., Special Ed., teachers,
house parents, dairy farmer, Program Director, Recreation Directors, Youth
Minister, Drug Therapy and Family Counselors, Social Workers, etc. email
contact only.
Open Arms Infant Home (Malawi)
Provides shelter, nourishment and care to orphaned and abandoned infants. Includes
Harrogate House for children 2 to 5 years old.
Typically mothers will have died during child birth of AIDS related illnesses. Volunteers welcomed.
Even school groups from the UK and USA come out to give their time and energy to projects in the
villages.
Orphan Helpers (El Salvador, Honduras)
We organize one week service trips to help the local teachers/volunteers run a Bible camp and
to assist with crafts, sports, or other activities. You may do light construction, painting,
cleaning, or repairs. You may help pass out shirts, toys, or health kits.
ORPHANetwork (Nicaragua, Ukraine)
We partner with indigenous churches to care for orphaned children and work to fully develop their
God-given potential. We LOVE having volunteer short-term
mission groups come connect with our kids, and to help with farming, carpentry, business administration,
teaching, medical needs, and more.
Orphanage Emmanuel (Guaimaca, Honduras)
For children who have been orphaned or abandoned, perhaps physically
or mentally abused. Housing, school, vocational training. Volunteers welcomed to apply to help with
meals, selling products (in our store) made at the orphanage, taking care of the toddlers,
with building projects and maintenance, the farm etc. Spanish not necessary.
Orphanage Outreach (Dominican Republic)
"Involving individuals and organizations to provide opportunities for orphaned and
abandoned children." For volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, for 1 to 4 weeks.
Orphanage Ministry in the Nations OMN (Out of Western Australia)
Operates short term trips to assist orphanages in Africa. For best response for future trips, contact
Orphan's Hope International (Ukraine, Myanmar)
Relief, International Teams, Summer Camps, Medical Care, Mentoring/Discipleship,
Orphan Sponsorship, Education Scholarships, Life Skills Training,
Transformation/Building Projects, Micro Enterprise. Great teams
and opportunities totally focused on loving Orphans.
Orphanos Foundation
Assists those who are meeting the needs of children, particularly orphans, in different
settings world-wide through prayer, grants, education and short-term trips to countries such as
Brazil, Columbia, Nicaragua, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, China. VBS, practical helps.
Orfanato Lirio Do Vale (Lily of the Valley Orphanage) (Natal, Brazil)
Click on "News" for more information. Currently launching an Internet "internship"
whereby volunteers can help tutor, teach and disciple the children before visiting. Other areas of help welcome also.
Orphans in Africa Project (Zimbabwe and Mozambique)
Our purpose is assisting AIDS orphans and street kids. It is funded totally by donations of caring
individuals and churches. It is not affiliated to any particular church or organisation but is supported by many.
We support the Patrick & Grace Mulenga Orphanage in Mozambique.
Oswald Orphanage (Nilambur, Malappuram District of Kerala in South India)
Oswald provides children in need a caring, loving, and secure family environment where basic needs for food,
health, shelter and education are met. Our ultimate dream and vision drive us to mould them to be well educated,
responsible and promising citizens of tomorrow. Visitors welcomed.
Otina-Waa Children's Village (Uganda)
The population of Otino-Waa Children's Village consists of 42%
orphaned by rebel conflict, 35% by HIV/AIDS and 23% by malaria, child birth, accidents
and abandonment. We need vocational teachers, and general administrative assistance. Video
Part of PATH Ministries International
Our Little Roses Home for Girls (San Pedro Sula, Honduras)
Volunteers needed for a minimum stay of 3 months, for teaching, staff, other needs.
(a project of the Episcopol Diocese of Honduras)
Our Own Home (Jinja, Uganda)
Are you interested in devoting 6 to 12 months to some of the most amazing kids you will ever meet?
In helping them grow in their faith, encouraging them in their education, and dreaming big dreams
with them? In playing ball and tag, pushing swings, giving piggy-back rides,
reading stories, singing songs, and leading devotions? We seek volunteers!
We especially need those with nursing background.
Outreach International
Several facilities in Mexico, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, and Sri Lanka serve
needy children. Facilities include care for special needs, blind, and disabled children.
Pattaya Orphanage (Thailand)
Regarded as a model of best practice throughout Asia, the orphanage provides residential care and
education for Orphans, Street Children, blind and deaf children and disabled young people in Thailand.
Pearl Orphan's Society, Mercy Home (G.Pedapudi, E.G.Dt, A.P, India)
Along the Bay of Bengal is a vast delta largely occupied by very poor farmers. Children rarely are educated,
medical needs abound, water supplies are contaminated. A local pastor has taken it upon himself to try and
change the situation. People with some skill in teaching, basic hygiene or health care, construction,
water and sanitation help, are all welcomed to inquire.
Pedacito de Cielo (Little Piece of Heaven) (Cochabamba, Bolivia)
We provide a loving discrimination-free home, the first in Bolivia specifically designed to
meet the needs of children (0-5) with compromised immune systems, including HIV/AIDS. We also have a home
for girls and adolescents, Corazón del Pastor. We need short
and long term volunteers with nursing, nutrition, early education, and other skills.
Philip Hayden Foundation (China)
Langfang and Shepherd's Field Children's Villages are designed to model a normal family environment,
not the institutional feel often associated with orphanages. They are staffed by volunteers who left
their careers and who raise their own support. We'll arrange trips, accommodations, and sightseeing for
volunteers and visitors. Adoptions. (Not necessarily Christian)
Planting Peace (Haiti, India)
Caring for needy children.
The Potter's Hands (Dubno, Ukraine)
Join us to help with our work with disabled orphans.
Various skills needed, including medical. Must have a willingness to serve.
Praise Children Home (Khulna, Bangladesh) (no web site)
Precious Arrows Missionary Academy (Bolgatanga, Ghana, West Africa)
PAMA is an orphanage run by Action Child Mobilization with a primary goal of raising up Soldiers for Christ Jesus out
of street and abandoned children and bringing out the great potentials in these children. Volunteers just need to be
true Christians who love children.
Precious Child Orphanage (Harare, Zimbabwe)
Founded in September 2002, we look after abandoned babies who are victims of baby dumping at birth.
Volunteers who can help with construction work for housing, doctors, nurses, and other health care
professionals, are welcomed to inquire.
Precious Children Home (Kerala, India)
Operated by Prison Fellowship, either the father or mother of most of the children
is or has been in prison for crimes like murder, theft, rape
or petty crimes. Society shuts all decent doors to these children who are
forced to steal or sell drugs in the street.
Precious Heritage Children's Home (Manila, Philippines)
"A Holistic Ministry for the HOMELESS, HELPLESS and HOPELESS Children in the Philippines".
We need volunteers to teach children, build a house for the children, help feed as many as 100+
children, provide clothing, stuff toys, etc. (in Muzon, San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan,
an hours drive from Metro Manila).
Prince of Peace Home for Girls (Guatemala)
An evangelical haven for orphaned, abandoned, and mistreated girls (5 to 18 yrs. old).
Receiving girls through the Guatemalan Juvenile Court system, we seek to bring them to the Lord (who
alone can heal their wounds) and disciple them so that they can find a lifetime of satisfaction in
serving the Lord and their nation.
Prince of Peace Children's Home (Zambrano, 36 km North of Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Over 40 children, ages 0-18, have been placed into the Ministry's hands for love and care.
They are cared for by the staff and maintain a schedule familiar to families in the states.
Affiliated with Jimmy Hughes Ministries.
Projeto Casa Esperanca (Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Ministry with at-risk adolescents in the Morro (slum) of Cordoeira.
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Project Talitha Cumi (Yamanranguila, Intubica, Honduras)
A small girl's home with a vision is raise up girls in a Christian environment. We need couples a few months
each year to provide furlough time for the directors.
We also need teachers (don't need certification or ed. degree) to teach English and/or math. Also, nurses and
doctors for our clinic. Operated by Such Is The Kingdom Ministries.
Promised Land Orphanage (Tamil Nadu State, India)
We are dedicated to rescuing female babies (often only 1 or 2 days old) from being killed by their
family members. We care for the children in a Christian environment from infancy through college.
We would love to have volunteers. Please contact us through our website for more information
The Purple Palace (formerly El Pozo) (Tijuana, Mexico)
We care for children who live in Tijuana's red light district (Zona Norte). The parents are either prostitutes,
drug addicts, or pushers. Often, the children were forced to participate in
the parent's activities. Volunteers are welcome to help with VBS's, maintenance, meal prep, and most of all,
showing Jesus' love.
PUMA (Pennsylvania United Medical Association) (Lalitpu, Kathmandu, Nepal)
We operate a home for girls and another for boys, serving the poorest of the poor. We have been in operation since 1999.
Volunteers who can help with Bible teaching, English teaching, and Medical services are welcomed to
inquire.
Rafiki Foundation (10 countries in Africa)
Our mission is to help Africans know God by caring for and educating orphans, providing materials and
training in education and Bible study, and giving economic opportunities to widows.
Rainbow Homes of Hope (Yunnan Province in south-western China)
Home-based orphanages run by JHF in Yunnan. They are run with the full blessing of the Civil Affairs
Department of the government. We currently have three homes running in beautiful Lijiang, NW Yunnan,
with a total of twenty-six children.
Rainbows of Hope (Brazil, Russia, South Africa, Middle East, Liberia, Spain,
Mexico, Senegal, Far East, more).
Ministry with orphans, handicapped and street children. Children's homes, opportunities for teachers, care
givers, counselors. Short term volunteers okay in certain facilities.
Raising Up Hope for Uganda Home (Kampala, Uganda, Africa)
We're dedicated to helping disadvantaged children, especially AIDS orphans and street children.
We aim to overcome poverty and hopelessness. We love to have volunteers, especially those who share our
passion for children. You can help feed children, play games, teach nursery and primary level, do
administrative work (set up a budget, update paperwork, write proposals, filing, etc.).
Ramabai Mukti Mission (India)
Hundreds of children cared for and educated. Also special needs children. Word document
regarding fake Mukti here.
Rancho 3M Christian Orphanage (Guadalupe, Mexico -
across the border from El Paso, TX)
We serve about 60 children between ages 3 and 19.
Our purpose is to glorify God by teaching our children the ways of Jesus Christ so
that they will minister the gospel to the people of Mexico. Christian volunteers are welcome, including
hair cutter, mason, carpenter, tiler, painter, tailor, artist - even unskilled.
Rancho Ebenezer (World Gospel Outreach, Tegucigalpa, Honduras)
Children live with house parents who have been especially selected for their Christian values
and their experience in raising a family experience God's plan for the family. We also have a bilingual
elementary school, and as God provides, a way for them to be able to learn practical vocational skills.
Rancho Los Amigos (Juarez, Mexico)
40 children enjoy a clean home, good meals, and a Christian education in a
loving family atmosphere. (Operated by Youth With A Mission)
Rancho Santa Marta / Bethesda Teaching Ministry (Ensenada, Mexico)
A home for needy Mexican children, a school for children with learning disabilities, and a
vocational trade school offering skills such as carpentry, mechanics, agriculture, welding, sewing,
first aid, secretarial skills, cooking, nutrition, computer skills. Church groups welcome!
Reaching Children at Risk (RCAR) (Affiliated with LALMBA)
Like a tidal wave, the number of orphans in Africa has engulfed us.
Many of these children are left orphaned when both parents die from AIDS. They may live on the streets or with elderly
relatives, some of whom are blind or disabled. We care for hundreds of these children and the numbers continue to grow.
We work in Eritrea, Sudan, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Can you come help us?
Refugio de Cristo (Chile: Roman Catholic)
Several children's homes, training and educational facilities in Chile.
Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza (Children's Shelter of Hope) or RISE (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
Shelter for babies and children under the age of 14. Some are orphans or come from unbearable
situations having been abused, neglected, or simply abandoned. Some have been transferred from other
facilities because of overcrowding and many have been in institutions for most of their young lives.
Volunteers may inquire. (Roman Catholic affiliation)
Rehoboth (South Africa)
A foster care solution for orphaned and abandoned babies, toddlers and children
with HIV - AIDS. Volunteers with love and patience, nursery and practical
experience, or organic gardening skills are welcomed to contact us.
Rehoboth Children's Home (Tanay, Rizal, Philippines)
We're committed to caring for and nurturing children and placing them for
adoption and reaching out to the local community with the Gospel of Christ.
We're in an expansion project to double our capacity and keen to engage with groups of
builders, tradesmen and anyone who aren't afraid to get a little dirty for God. 2008
REMAR (International)
The Association Remar Espana, formed in 1990, offers moral, cultural,
material and spiritual help to socially rejected people and drug addicts. REMAR's help is now welcomed
in numerous other countries. Now a large, well known organization, REMAR counts heavily on volunteers
truly committed to help the needy, including widows, prisoners, prostitutes, orphans and more.
Renacer - Street Girl Rescue Project (San
Jose, Costa Rica)
Ministry targeting young girls 7 to 14 years of age involved in drugs and prostitution.
Includes a safe home located on a 14 acre farm, for ongoing treatment and
rehabilitation.
Rescue Africa Children (REACH) (Jinja, Uganda)
We serve orphans and poor needy children. We sponsor 600 children at our Omega School at Buwenge.
Volunteers who can help with construction, medical services, teaching and preaching, vocational training, and more,
are welcome to inquire.
Reveil Matinal Orphanage Foundation (Port-Au-Prince, Haiti)
RMOF is a an organization created by a group of religious leaders, who have devoted their time,
love and knowledge to help the needy children of Haiti. Volunteers are welcome, for home and medical care,
food donations, education / teaching, speaking, fund raisers and promoters.
Revival Child Care Ministries (Jinja, Uganda)
AIDS has left widows, guardians and children in a very impoverished state and very vulnerable
to the same practices that bring about its spread, and other anti-social habits. We work to break this cycle,
and to ensure the well being of these individuals. Volunteers can help with
administration, teaching, medical needs, counseling, evangelism.
River of Mercy Children's Home (Juarez, Mexico)
A Christian orphanage born from a vision to show Christ's love to the neglected, mistreated, and
suffering children in the colonia of Anapra in Juarez, Mexico. The focus is children ranging in
age from three through ten. Volunteers who can help us with teaching, cooking, and construction are urged to inquire.
Robin's Nest Children's Home (John's Hall, Jamaica)
Founded in 1998 by Michelle Robinette, following a missionary trip to Jamaica and a
visit to an orphanage there. Volunteers welcomed to help with all levels of skill from holding a baby,
to carpentry and plumbing.
Roblealto Child Care Association
We serve children in poverty in Costa Rica. We provide meaningful mission trips throughout the year
that include hands-on work projects suited to skill levels, relational time with children, and learning
about the realities of Costa Rica's poorest. Painting, Carpentry, English Teaching, Children's Ministry,
Sports, Building Renovations, Electrical, Landscaping. We seek long-term relationships with groups who
choose to serve with us.
Rohi Children's Home (Kenya)
At this home near Nakuru, boys from the streets find shelter, food, clothing, and education, and
experience God's love and provision in a tangible way. Inquire how you or your church group can help
by contacting Global Challenge, Cornerstone Church, 1-925-447-3465 ext. 228.
Rose of Sharon Children Home (Gudalur, India)
A Christian home for orphan and abandoned kids. We provide food, shelter and education for both body and Spirit.
Volunteers can help to teach them for growing in Christ. Help to assist the home director.
Affiliated with Althea International Ministries, Yukon, Oklahoma.
Rural Women Development and Environmental Organisation (Buea, Cameroon)
Among many other activities, we give care to children without parents, and care for the aged at home. We will love to have volunteers in the field of Social Work, Health, Women Affairs, Computer, Agriculture, Environment and
HIV/AIDS. Volunteers are free to donate whatever they wish for our use.
Russia for Christ
This organization works with children who are in the government orphanages, and also in
"Covenant of Peace" youth camps.
Orphanages in Russia (editorial)
MissionFinder.org has been told that virtually all orphanages in Russia are government operated.
However, many Christian mission organizations and churches do attempt to assist with
the needs of children. Contact some of the organizations that have mission work in Russia.
Here is another Extensive Directory of
organizations working with children at risk, serving mostly in Russia and other former Soviet Union nations.
Sangita Children's Home (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
We care for orphaned, destitute, or abandoned children from tormented, traumatic backgrounds:
victims of devastating social ills through no fault of theirs. They arrive very undernourished,
usually sick. It takes around 3 months to bring them back to a certain amount of health. Volunteers
who can help with child care, construction, food services, etc., are welcomed to inquire.
Santa Esperanza (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
Provides assistance to some the poorest children of the
region, within an orphanage and educational context. Two to 4
volunteers may be accepted at any one time for a minimum stay of 3
months. Outreach International affiliation
Santa Madre Homeless Shelter (Antigua, Guatemala)
(Also known as Albergue Antigueno "Santa Maria"). We are currently constructing a shelter for homeless children and families who live in the Antigua
Guatemala area. We also serve daily meals and provide emergency street-based
medical care. Also known as the Homeless Shelter of Antigua Guatemala. Volunteers are welcomed to inquire. (Photo - boy)
Santa Maria Del Mexicano (Mexico. Roman Catholic)
A home for over 300 children. Also elderly and handicapped.
Sarah's Covenant Homes (India)
Children with developmental disabilities and neurological special needs are the most likely to be abandoned
and least likely to be adopted children in India. We have urgent needs for neurologist, family physician,
orthotist, speech therapists, occupational therapist, nurses, special educators, fine art teacher (studio
art, dance, drama, etc.), sign language instructor, Braille instructor, accountant, missionary nanny. Blog
Save The Aids Orphans (Jinja, Uganda)
We're engaged in orphan education, widow empowerment, HIV/AIDS sensitization, evangelism,
income generating activities. Volunteers are welcome, to assist in counseling, evangelism, health care.
Seeds In His Garden (Nairobi, Kenya)
Helping orphans to break the chains of being stigmatized, and providing exceptional opportunities
to become leaders for their country and Make a Difference for themselves and others.
All volunteers are welcome to inquire. We'll try to match your skills and desires to serve with our needs.
(Ministry based in Holland)
Shadow of His Wings or Sombre de Sus Alas. (Guatemala City)
We care for formerly abused girls who range in age from 7 months to 14 years and have all been sent
to the us through the court system. Our goal is to be able to house 200 children.
Short and long term volunteers welcomed to inquire. Part of The James Project.
Shallom House (Goa, India)
Care for orphans and destitute children left on the streets of Goa with first
class education, medication and Christian Bible teachings. Volunteers are
welcome and should come prepared to live with Indian mentality and teach
children skills in arts, craft, games, and to care for the children.
Shalom Children's Home Hogar Infantil Shalom (El Salvador)
We serve 70 boys and girls, babies through high school. We're located half way to the airport, away
from the Capital city of San Salvador. Volunteers (single, married, family) who can teach English, care
for kids, help with music, labor, or office work are welcomed to inquire.
Sharing A Smile Ministries (India, multiple locations)
Volunteers who have a loving caring mind with any skill or talent which would help
the children are welcome. Precious Children's Home in Bangalore; Good Shepherd
for India in Chelad, Kothamangalam, Kerala; Nava Jeevan Balabhavan in Kerala;
and Good Shepherd Gospel Ministries in Masinagudi, Kerala, Karnatka and
Tamil Nadu.
Shane Perry Smith Christian Foundation (Zambia)
We plan to build orphanages in all NINE provinces of Zambia, each facility holding up to 500 children. We will employ widow's to look after our children, in these facilities. We will need Christian volunteers who will love to experience working in an orphanage in Africa.
Shelter of Grace (Philippines)
Shelter of Grace takes care of both boys and girls from Cagayan de Oro's street children. They receive nutritious meals, schooling, clothes, books and health care. They are loved and cared for and given the opportunity to know Jesus by a staff of trained dedicated Christian workers. Affiliated with Our Saviour's Foundation
Shepherd's Field Children's Village (near Beijing, China)
We de-emphasize the institutional feel often associated with traditional orphanages. Every child lives in a freestanding home
with their own yard to play in, and a ratio of one nanny to two or three children. The children form attachments and
receive the care and attention that nurtures healthy physical and emotional well-being. Not necessarily Christian
Silent Angels Children's Home and Charitable Trust (Tamil Nadu, India)
We care for tiny tots and bring them up in nearby schools for their
physical and mental education. Currently a non-residential project, since we lack a
permanent house, so children are kept in Church members' residences. We welcome volunteers and
missionaries and families to support and encourage us.
Siita Nest Mother's Love Home (Jinja, Uganda)
Home and school for children, operated by Alice Kisolo.
Siloam Orphans Home (Hyderabad, India)
Indian church and pastors recognize the desperate need of many Indian children and are working to
create a proper care facility. Under the auspices of Dayana Orphan Home Ministries. Also ministry to
widows. (8/05)
Sinakekele Children (Oakford, Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa)
We minister to abandoned babies and AIDS orphans. We have opportunities for volunteers and
need the following skills: care of abandoned babies; long term missionaries to head home school
and preschool using ACE Curriculum and to assist with the launch of a sports programme for the local rural community.
Smyrna Church of Nepal (Nawalparasi Lumbini Nepal)
Many opportunities to help with orphan children ("God's Home for Children">, widows, evangelism and church planting,
youth camps and Bible studies, literacy, and medical camps. Are you willing to help the poor and needy? Contact us.
SMS Foundation: House of Salvation (Sialkot, Pakistan)
Care and love provided to children with no one else to care for them. We provide an environment in which the
children are nourished just as they would be by loving parents. We also provide free education. Volunteers invited to inquire.
Songs of Joy Home (San Jacinto, Chiquimula, Guatemala)
More than 300 children have been cared for since October 1990. Some are short-term, others indefinite, and our numbers fluctuate. Lately we have been averaging about 70 children, ranging from infants
to 20 year olds. Volunteers, write to see if your desired time is available for a trip, as our calendar
fills up months in advance.
Sonrise Orphanage (West Asia)
(See Hug Teams)
Sophie's Place (Kingston, Jamaica)
Sponsored by Mustard Seed Communities, this facility accommodates 24 of the most significantly
disabled children within the Community. "It has become a peaceful and comfortable apostolate that
includes volunteer accommodations, a retreat house, chapel, and three cottages designed to house up
to eight children each."
Soul Winners India (Orissa, India)
We have presently 25 destitute children in this orphanage, and provide them the needed love, care,
shelter, food and all their minimum requirements. Volunteers are welcome: no particular skills are needed.
Southern Africa Orphanage Hope Foundation (Zimbabwe) (email: no web site)
Community based orphanage providing entreprenuership training for adolescence and
material support to young orphans. English-speaking volunteers needed for counseling,
business training and fund raising.
Spirit of Faith Children's Center (Kenya)
Seven acres 20 km north of Nairobi, home for boys and girls, with educational
facilities. Orchard, chickens, livestock.
St. Anthony's Children Home (A.P. India)
We take care of orphan, semi-orphans and destitute boys and girls of age group 8 to
14 and educate them. We can use teachers and other helpers.
St. Bartholomew's Orphanage (Kajo Keji, Southern Sudan)
We're 12 miles north of the Sudanese/Uganda border. Hundreds of Sudan's
orphan children in this area have no general care and others have been attached to foster parents, but the care
they are receiving is horrible. We really need lots of help in building, administration,
child care, TESL, music, and Bible. Email
St. Innocent Orphanage (Tijuana, Mexico)
Love, security, and hope for boys until age 18, the 8 1.2 acre ranch with spacious
buildings, farm animals, and land for cultivation is a perfect place to grow up.
We provide education, vocational training, spiritual training, and lots of love.
Volunteers welcomed to come help. (Orthodox Christian Church affiliation)
St. John's Orphanage (Batticaloa, Sri Lanka)
Homes for abandoned or orphaned boys and girls.
St. Nicholas Orphanage (Makeni, Zambia)
Opened in January, 2001, in response to increasing numbers of children orphaned
by AIDS in Zambia. Volunteers are welcomed at Makeni Ecumenical Centre.
St. Pauls Educational & Welfare Association Orphanage (Andhra Pradesh, India)
We serve 70 children providing them food, shelter, education, medical aid and clothing, nurturing
them in the fear of the Lord. We need volunteers who can provide loving care, sew clothing, provide medical
help, teach, do masonry and carpentry, etc.
Streets of Hope (Nakuru, Kenya)
Started as a simple soup kitchen to feed some street boys, we now have modern facilities housing school and
dormitory, where almost 100 boys formerly from the slums and streets are being cared for.
Such Is The Kingdom Ministries (Yamarangulla, Honduras)
Project Talitha Cumi, in operation for 12 years, cares for 25 girls. We have a church, mission house for volunteers, school, deep well water, dental clinic. We need a pastor for our church, volunteers to help with building projects, teams to do dental ministry from our clinic, school teacher, administrator.
Suen Douh Camp
(a ministry of Christian Missionary and Alliance)
Day and overnight camp for youngsters in Hong Kong. Cantonese is the primary
language, but English can be effective too. Camp maintenance and upkeep
also needed. Singles and couples welcome as short term missionaries. Email
Sunrise Children's Home (Argentina)
The children range from newborns through eighteen years of age. Some are placed here by the
government, and some have been dropped off at the doorstep. Many children have been here all of their
life. We can accept only one or two volunteers each year, but donations are very much appreciated.
Tabitha Ministries Hope Centre (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)
We care for children from the poor village of Sweetwaters, many of whom
are orphans or their parents cannot care for them. Some are HIV positive.
Volunteers are welcome and can help at the centre to pack food for the AIDS patients in the community,
play with the orphans, and love on the caregivers.
Tallinn Christian Care Center (Estonia)
We help the poor, the unemployed and the sick that live in many different places in Estonia.
Our street kids' ministry is trying to reach the ten thousand who are living in gangs in deserted
houses in Tallinn.
Tanner Romania Mission (Nicoresti, Romania)
We are a mission to the disabled, abandoned children of Romania. Volunteers are welcome to come and
volunteer at one of the five homes: Casa Elisabeta, Casa Hannah, Casa Miriam, Casa Rachel, Casa Sarah, and
Jacob's Dream.
Tapestries of Life (Guadalupe, Mexico)
We are building an orphanage ("Casa De Los Gemas") 10 miles from the US border that will be home
to over 250 orphans and street children - a small percentage of the over 7000 children that are
living on the street in this area. "Hands-on" opportunities for individuals, churches,
mission groups, youth groups.
TEAM Vision Children's Home (Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, South India)
Accommodates orphans from remote villages of India, especially from the deep jungles,
who are under privileged, malnourished, poor and illiterate. Provides free
food, housing, health care and education along with evangelism. Volunteers
for village evangelism and vocational training welcomed.
Tenderfeet Children's Center (Kibera, Kenya)
School and boarding house for 137 orphan slum children. Volunteers are welcome to inquire:
Teachers (for kindergarten children), ESL teachers, those with administration skills, and also
anyone willing to teach Bible lessons or stories.
The Ark Children's Homes (Riobamba, Ecuador)
We're here to rescue homeless, abandoned, orphaned, children at risk. They are the unwanted and unloved
children of Ecuador, but never forgotten by their heavenly Father! The Ark has grown to include
the "Main House, four houses to raise the children, a school, and a guest house.
The Father's Childrens Home (India)
This mercy ministry of Grace Ministries cares for hundreds of destitute, poor and orphaned children.
Every month children are rescued and find love, hope and acceptance. Volunteers for teaching, construction, Child-care, rehab
workers, trauma specialists, music are welcomed to inquire.
The Needy Today Orphanage Home (Sierra Leone, West Africa)
Help the desparately needy children. We need people who can help these children in the areas of care delivery, teachers, nurses, doctors, musicians, etc. Not necessarily Christian. VIDEO HERE
The NOAH Project (Malawi, East Africa)
Our vision is to minister to orphans and widows, to make disciples, and to promote community development. Our approach is community-based, meaning that most of the enrolled orphans live with extended family members. We need volunteers with skills such as Medical, Biblical and Secular Teaching, Church Planting, Agriculture, Microenterprise in our terribly underserved area.
The River Of Life Foundation (Jinja, Uganda)
We provide needed care and are committed to prevent child abuse and neglect, with education, health care,
HIV/AIDS awareness, clean water, vocational training, building homes for the aged, and spreading the Gospel.
We need volunteers with open of hearts and flexibility to serve.
The Sowers International (China)
Organize teams of short term volunteers to visit an orphanage in mainland China.
The Sowers International (Thailand)
New orphanage ministry in Buddhist orphanage in Thailand. Groups only. Perfect
for a church seeking to do outreach in Thailand. Generally 2 week teams,
but could go longer.
Through The Storm Ministries (Kenya, Africa)
Still in planning stage, waiting for finalization of land grant. Will house 100 children + staff. Volunteers with all types of skills are welcome, especially children's Bible teaching.
Timothy House Pakistan - Touch Foundation Pakistan (Punjab, Pakistan)
We care for Christian orphan kids, widows, disabled and old age people. We provide shelter, food and nutrition, education, medical care, life skill training, and much more.
TLC Ministries (South Africa)
Every week hundreds of babies are abandoned in South Africa. Shortly after birth, they are left in hospitals, shop doorways, alleys or simply dumped in the veld. We help care for some of them on our 23 acre facility. Helping Hands volunteers okay.
Tree of Life House (Thailand)
A Christian family operates an orphanage with up to thirty poor, abandoned and orphaned children. Also projects for impoverished school children, English language camps, more. Sincere visitors welcomed.
True Word Ministries (Jinja, Uganda)
An indigenous, interdenominational Christian charity, dedicated to serving orphans,
widows, school dropouts and disadvantaged groups. Volunteers for children's education, vocational skills,
social workers, medical personnel, etc., are welcomed.
Tsunami Orphans
Web site lists dozens of orphanages in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, India, and Thailand, not all Christian.
Tumaini Miles of Smiles Centre (Western Province, Kakamega District, Kakoi village, Western Kenya)
TMSC provides spiritual development, basic education, material needs, primary health
care, and moral guidance for about 150 children. We also provide shelter for girls as necessary.
We need volunteer teachers, nurses, counselors or those who have no skills but can share the word of
God with our children and women.
Udoka Global Mission (Lagos, Nigeria)
This multi-dimensional ministry includes an orphanage home project, community development, empowering rural women for sustainable development,
health care for the old and less privileged, poverty eradication, and a campaign for drug and child abuse
programs. Volunteers 25 and older welcomed to inquire.
Ukraine Children's Project
Volunteer to serve in orphanages for a week or two with our Team Mission Program in Ukraine.
Repair buildings and playground equipment, teach English, assist dentists and doctors with the children,
sing songs, play games, share the hope and blessing of knowing Jesus Christ and His love.
Un Nuevo Futuro Inc. (Bonao, Dominican Republic)
Foundation for abandoned and homeless children. Our vision is that these children
may feel the warmth of a home. Volunteers welcomed to help us construct a building
for 100 children. No web site. Email Mr. Israel Cruz israelcruz@aol.com
Unity Orphanage Ministries in Haiti (Port-de-Paix, Haiti)
This is a ministry to the street children and AIDS orphans, and is a perfect opportunity for a
Sunday School Class, youth group or even an individual family in the US to make a friend in Haiti
that they could correspond with as well as helping us to keep the light shinning.
Ushindi Children's Discipleship Home (Kambiri, Kenya, Africa)
The homes are fully supported by African Orphan Outreach (USA Christian nonprofit 501c3).
Two large homes care for over 200 orphans in rural countryside. AOO has Child Sponsorship Program.
Sponsors are needed. Run by Christian Kenyan national staff and a Kenyan Director. Check website for
updates on limited short term trip possibilities (2-3 weeks) in the future.
Valley of Tumaini Children's Home (Njoro, Nakuru District, Kenya)
Our mission: to provide education, health care, nutrition, shelter, clothing, love, hope, protection and above all the love of Christ to children orphaned by HIV/AIDS, destitute, displaced and abandoned children in the society. The Home cares for 28 orphans. Teach English, play games and sports, counsel, help orphanage staff, and more. Come and experience what life is beyond the square you live in!
Vila Maninga UK (Mozambique)
Christian community in central Mozambique, committed to caring for orphans and destitute
children. School, farm, medical clinic. Volunteers can apply.
Village of Hope An Orphanage and Children's Shelter (Talibon, Bohol, Philippines)
We arrange short-term mission projects in the Philippines for individuals and groups, especially
involving the Village of Hope orphanage. We are also seeking long term volunteers to serve as parents (
or parents' assistants) to the orphans and abandoned children.
Villages of Life (Cibitoke, Burundi)
Babies and children are cared for in small cottages, each with 'parents'. Volunteers are welcomed to inquire,
especially those with interest in helping us construct additional cottages. Youth for Christ Burundi. VIDEO
Visiting Orphans
Arranges short term trips for Christians to visit children in orphanages to China, Russia and
Honduras. You can provide spiritual, physical, and
emotional care to orphans, and learn first-hand the needs of these children for love and attention.
Develop relationships, provide comfort and share the Gospel.
Voice of Christ in Haiti (Saint Michel, Haiti)
Countering the voodoo culture, projects are underway to provide schools, orphanages, clinics,
feeding programs and houses of worship. Many volunteers are needed.
Volunteer in Ghana (Osu Accra, Ghana, West Africa)
Volunteer work available includes assisting in educating, cooking, and bathing the children and also
showing them Christian love. Evangelism, teaching, medical, social services, performing arts, and other
opportunities for ministry.
Walyfant (Soavinandriana, Madagascar)
Multi-lingual web site explains the work. Volunteer teachers to help in the children's education
should contact Marc Graas at Marc.Graas@Skynet.be.
Warm Blankets Orphan Care (Cambodia)
Our mission is to restore the lives of orphans in partnership with churches,
corporations, organizations and individuals who have a passion to help
needy, parentless children. We operate 37 orphanages in Cambodia. Volunteers
welcomed.
Watoto Wa Africa Ministries (Mwanza, Tanzania)
We provide 45 orphans and street children with a chance of a
future by providing food, shelter, clothing, education, and most importantly, love.
We need volunteers: no special skills or qualifications needed, except for a love of
children, and be ready for a challenge and willing to put in some hard work.
Watoto Wa Baraka - Children of Blessing (Makuyu, Kenya)
Our mission: to give real hope to as many orphans as possible (currently more than 150 in our care), helping to
overcome the burdens of poverty, and to become healthy, educated, self-sustaining and contributing members of society in a meaningful, lasting way.
Volunteers of any skills are welcome to inquire.
Welcome Home Ministries (Jinja, Uganda)
Home for abandoned, sick, orphaned babies and terminally-ill children. Occasional
need for volunteers.
West Haven Children's Home (Jamaica)
This web site describes this home where about eighty disabled children, ages three to 27,
reside. Volunteers assist with daily routine care, instruction, other ways. Physical therapists
can assist the Jamaican therapist and assistants in exercise programs for the children.
Widow's Mite (Jamaica)
Located some 90 miles north west of Kingston, Murray Mount represents Mustard Seed's first home for
abandoned handicapped children outside Kingston and St. Catherine.
Word Made Flesh (Bolivia, Brazil, India, Nepal, Peru, Romania, and Thailand)
We are called by Jesus Christ to birth communities which practice the presence and proclamation
of the Kingdom of God among the poorest of the poor. 2 to 5 week Discovery Teams are heavily
exposure-based and discipleship oriented, intended to open the eyes and
ears of Western Christians to the suffering of the poor. 4-month Servant Teams are opportunities for
young men and women to learn about the values of the Kingdom of God through community living,
discipleship, internship, research, and ministry.
World Harvest Ministries (India)
Orphanage and Old Age Home in the village of Kakinada cares for over 120 children. School lessons in English and
native language. Affiliated hospital and clinic mean that doctors, nurses, and social workers are amongst those needed to help, even short term.
World Orphans
World Orphans rescues orphaned and abandoned children by funding the
shelter required for local churches to meet the spiritual, physical,
social, educational and economic needs of the children. We are in 23 countries with
over 100 orphanages. Volunteers welcomed in many of these orphanages. Skills: medical, construction,
arts, language, any hands on skills, kids recreation or any other passions of volunteers.
Worldwide Faith Missions (Mumbai, Sikkim, Bhilai, Vishakhapatnam, India; Klaeng, Thailand)
We have been building and operating children's homes in India for the last 32 years.
We currently care for approximately 200 orphans in four Homes in India, and in Thailand.
XuZhou Home of Hope (Gongyi, Henan, China, PRC)
One of a very few foreign-run orphanages in China, we have been given the opportunity to love and
care for the homeless children of GongYi. The little ones from all kinds of backgrounds and have
experienced terrible tragedies and hardships in their short lives. Without our intervention they have
little hope of a future. Their choices are very limited if they even make it to adulthood at all.
Visit our web site to learn how you can help.
Yezelalem Minch Children's Home (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) (Scroll down web page to find the Home)
Home for AIDS orphan, and a "pilot" home for what we pray will be a network
of home-based orphanages. Addis has more than 100,000 AIDS orphans. Volunteers
welcomed, including basic construction work-crews to help us expand. Email here.
Zimbabwe ministry (Woodville on the outskirts of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
This Mustard Seed Community property includes a school, chapel, health clinic, a home for children affected by HIV/AIDS, and a home for
children with disabilities. Three acres are used for farming and poultry rearing. The produce, eggs,
maize, vegetables, and chicken, supplement the children's dietary requirements. A bakery on site provides
bread for all our programs with the surplus sold to provide income.