Christian Orphanages: A Directory (Page 3)

Garland Hall Orphanage  (Jamaica)
A Lutheran church organizes visits to this facility with about 24 children in the Montego Bay area. Volunteers can be involved in "Bible study, conversation, games, teaching, and attending church together." Contact 651.762.9112 for more details.

Gentle Hands  (Greenhills, San Juan, Philippines)
Focuses on abused, orphaned, abandoned and sick children and out-of-school youth. Over 5,000 babies have been born at Gentle Hands since it began. Takes the infants, newborns, and others that no one else wants. Short-term rehabilitive care facility.

George Mueller Children's Home  (Kapra, ECIL, Hyderabad, India)
Caring for 25 boys and girls in great need. Providing food, clothes and school needs. We need volunteers to help us to teach crafts and computers.

Gethsemane International  (Ngong Town, Kenya)
Our goal is to raise disciples of Jesus Christ who will be beacons of light in their community. We provide a home, education, and TLC to abandoned children and AIDS orphans. Volunteers are useful during our annual short-term trips, and we may need additional volunteers from time to time. We hope to open a facility in Mongolia soon.

Global Aid Network (GAiN USA)
Short term trips to minister to children in hospitals, orphanages, reform schools, and youth camps. Many have been abused, abandoned, and forgotten. Share a hug, a smile, and your time: let a hurting child know that he or she is loved by God. Russia, Siberia, Belarus and Ukraine. Affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ.

Global Hope  (Arad, Romania)
Global Hope hosts mission teams for two-week trips to Arad, Romania, to work with orphans and abandoned children. Teams of up to 12 or 15 people spend time in orphanages, hospitals, and children's homes, providing hands-on Christian love. For ages 18 or older, younger if chaperoned.

Global Volunteer Network
We place volunteers in community projects worldwide. Assist in orphanages, or participate in educational, environmental and community aid programs including teaching English, and AIDS education. Current projects in Alaska, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. (Not necessarily Christian)

God's Chosen Ones Ministry (GCOM) (Delmas, Haiti)
A non-denominational Evangelical Christian ministry helping the poorest, discouraged, homeless, and uneducated children since 2003. We desire to set as many children as possible free from the power of Satan; and become victorious in God's Kingdom. Volunteers can help with art, music, dance, or anything else to help the poorest people of Haiti.

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 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 Orphanage   (Umsawriang Village, Umroi, Ri-Bhoi District, Meghalaya, India)
This privately supported facility houses 10 orphans. More children will be added as improvements in our financial situation occur. A lower primary school is planned, for which a teacher is needed.

Gospel for India Children's Home  (Karamuru, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Volunteers who will help with providing care for many orphans in this facility are welcomed to contact us.

The Gospel House (Guy's Hill, Jamaica)
We work to reach the abandoned and less fortunate children of Jamaica with the Gospel of Jesus Christ as well as to provide food, shelter and education. Volunteers can help with: 1)Child Evangelism; 2)Education; 3)Medical; 4)Construction; 5)Agriculture. See web site for details.

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 Orphanage (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.

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)
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.

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 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)
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)
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.

Heart of the Father Outreach
Homes of refuge for orphaned, abandoned, and abused children in the USA, Mexico, Haiti, India, Uganda, Mozambique, and Kenya.

Hebron Caring Society for Children (Tamil Nadu, India)
Providing child care only for orphan children. Volunteers needed for English, Tamil, Christian teaching. Also mission workers willing to preach the gospel in villages, pastors for preaching.

Help for Orphans International School (Suna - Migori, Kenya)
Volunteers welcomed to apply to help us in the small orphanage. We can especially use the help of teachers, medical professionals, and nursing mothers.

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.

Hephzibah Homes (Lagos, Nigeria)
Born again Christian volunteers with a heart to serve are welcomed to help us as we work to provide spiritual and physical nurturing to our orphans. We especially welcome social workers and Montessori teachers in our delightful place to raise orphans. Affiliated with the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

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.

His Saving Grace Outreach Ministries (HSGOM)  (Iganga district, Eastern Uganda)
We seek to give hope to the hopeless orphans in our community by giving accommodation, education, food and water, and medical health care, under Christian guidance and love. Volunteers are so much welcome, and can help with teaching, caring, and loving. Short term mission trips arranged (see web site).

Hogar Belen   (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 Christiano (Dominican Republic) - (web site not always working).
Since 1984 we have provided hot meals, medicine and basic education for the poor and orphaned children of Barahona. Founder Pastor Paulino Santana and his wife Ondina of Iglesia Evangelista Jerusalem, has dedicated his life to the physical and spiritual nourishment of the children in his barrio.

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 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 California, 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 Rafael Ayau Orphanage (Guatemala City: Greek Orthodox)
Short term teams provide youth ministry, teaching, outreach, and witnessing to the children and community.

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 (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 with light construction ability, arranged through Christian Service International. For more information contact Mr. Daniel.

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. Email contact here.

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 (at present we have 31 children). 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 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.

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.

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. You may also contact InterServe/USA.

Human Welfare Center and Orphanage Home (Andhra Pradesh, South India)
The Human Welfare Centre has been in operation since 1966. About 40 children are cared for. Needs are great. Volunteers okay.

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.

In The Father's Hand Orphanage  (Port de Paix, Haiti)
We teach scripturally and care for boys and girls between the ages of 2 months and 15 years of age. We have a school from preschool to grade 4 and a church. We host church groups to assist with construction and general skills. We accept donations to sponsor our children and to continue our construction projects.

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.

International Movement for African Children (Benin, West Africa)
We advocate for children's right and support vulnerable children in Africa. We need volunteers with specialties in child rights protection, HIV/AIDS instruction, and those who just love children. Not necessarily Christian.

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.

ISKOM (International Street Kids Outreach Ministries)  (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  (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 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.

Josh McDowell Ministry
Short term international mission trips to the former Soviet Union (including Russia, Siberia, Belarus and Ukraine), visiting orphanages, children's hospitals, etc. Affiliated with Campus Crusade for Christ.

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 Sow Or Go  (Mbita, Kenya)
You must be commited 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, Zambia, and Honduras. Volunteers and staff needed for child care, vocational training, teaching English, tutor, health care and nurses, social worker or counselors, construction, crafts, etc.

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 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.

Langfang Children's Village (Langfang, Hebei China)
We provide hope to special needs orphans ages 0-8. Our staff are volunteers from around the world who are curently carring for over 60 children. We are in need of the following personel: special ed teacher for grades K-1, speech/language pathologist, physical therapist, and computer IT staff.

Lar Cristão (Itu, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
(Click on "Missions". Also known as Brazilian Children's Home, it has been in existence for over 20 years. Children are from two years to 16 years of age. It is on 18 acres of land on a small farm. Affiliated with Church of Christ.

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!

Let The Little Children Come (Baja California, Mexico)
Care for ill, abused and abandoned children and babies.

Lichi Children Center  (Kampala, Uganda)
We facilitate improvement in the lives of vulnerable children and their families through advocacy, research, training and provision of psychosocial and economic support. In addition to serving orphans, we have women's projects, feeding programs, counseling, and more. Volunteers welcomed to inquire.

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.

Littlerock Early Childhood Development Centre (Largest slum in the world, Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya)
Care for about 150 children children affected by AIDS and other diseases. Christian staff teach Christian values and provide religious education. Some of the children are deaf and dumb, due to diseases. Volunteers are welcomed, especially those with childcare, medical or teaching backgrounds.

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.

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.

Lord's Nest  (Kamalapuram, Kadapa District, AP, India)
A faith based Evangelical Christian orphanage operated by Christians from the USA and India. We rescue destitute children, teach them of Christ and His salvation for their lives. Some children are abandoned to die, some commit suicide or resort to child labor. Volunteers who can teach and supervise can inquire.

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 to Love Ministry (Kilgali, Rwanda)
We're committed to providing long-term care for orphaned, abandoned, and abused street kids in a family environment. Our heart is to love each child as our own, to bring healing to their past and hope to their future. We're using music, recording, and concerts as one means.

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 counselling 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!

Manjeri Children's Home  (Lugazi, Uganda)
Established by African Foundation for People In Need [AFFPIN] a Christian non-profit organization in Mukono district in Uganda. We work with volunteers to develop the orphanage and therefore teachers, social workers, builders, carpenters, fund raisers, Bible teachers and preachers are all invited to inquire.

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 accomodate 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 Matha 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."

Mary's Orphans Home [MOM's HOME]  (Repalle, Guntur, A.P., South India)
We provide a peaceful, stable environment where the Gospel of Christ is taught and practiced, for about 35 children from 5 to 13 years. Most are orphans with no living relatives. Many of the children have been rescued from extremely adverse situations. We need volunteers and other help very much.

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 Home for Children Orphanage  (Thailand)
A ministry of the Mekong Evangelical Mission.

Mercy Homes (Trichur, Kerala, India)
(Scroll down web page to Mercy Home). This is facility operates with a 'home' concept with 10 children under a Christian couple or missionary. The kids grow with Christian principles and responsibilies and role models. Volunteers are welcomed to inquire if they have a heart to love and serve 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 Ministry Happy Children Home  (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
A Christian organization working with street kids. Currently we want interested persons to work with us on care taking, education, evangelism, music, and more. Such volunteers are welcomed to inquire.

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.

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. See Completed Projects

Missions to the Nations (no web site) (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. Email for Rev. Paparao Yeluchuri.

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.

Missions Africa  (Nairobi, Kenya)
We place volunteers in orphanages where they help with teaching children, cleaning, infant care and so on. Contact us and tell us what you would like to do so that we can place you appropriately. We receive many requests from these homes to send them volunteers. Stay from 2 weeks to a year. Live with a local family.

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.

Morning Glory Orphanage Home (Kisumu, Kenya, Africa)
We're helping 35 orphans. Due to poverty and HIV/AIDS death rate cases, there are many orphans who are parentless and have no support. We need volunteers who can help build a housing and school facility.

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.

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.

Mrs. Anderson Orphanage (Jamaica)
An orphanage that caters to ages 3 months - 18 years of age. Located in the center of May-pen town. It is a home in great need.

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.

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.