Our Current Projects
Jamaican Orphanage and School in Nigeria
About 15 percent of Jamaican children live in crippling poverty. More than 60 percent of 9 to 17 year-olds report that they had a family member who has been killed. About 73,000 children on the island are orphans who have either lost one or both their parents (UNICEF defines an orphan as a child who has lost one parent). It is typical for children with one parent to be living with little or no support from their surviving parent, due to poverty or the parent having HIV/AIDS. Eight for World Hope has partnered with two grass-roots organizations in Jamaica to fund two orphanages—one for girls and one for boys. We are happy to say the The Joe Trovato Home for Boys is completed! Now we are focusing on Annie Dawson Home for Children in Kingston.
Annie Dawson Home for Children in Kingston
Ivaline Nickie operates an orphanage for girls… the Annie Dawson Home for Children in Kingston. Deacon Kevin met Ivaline and learned of the orphanage she runs in honor of her parents, Annie and Dawson Nickie. They always opened their home to children in need, sharing meals and bedrooms. Ivaline was deeply impacted by this and dedicated her life to children.
The home currently serves 30 girls, ages 5 to 18, some of whom have physical and mental disabilities. The approximate cost for the girls home will be $200,000.
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St. Daniel International Academy
Place: Nigeria
Topic: School for rural children living in poverty
Best Case Scenario: Learning in dilapidated buildings without chairs or desks, no writing materials, toilets, libraries
Next Best Case: Sitting under trees to be taught
Worse Case: Children of school age are seen selling and hawking things on the streets due to poverty or orphaned
Solution: Saint Daniel International Academy (view brochure)
The goal of this project is to ensure that all children of school age in this rural community
have access to quality and affordable education. We are building a two-story building comprising of seventeen (17) standard classrooms, offices, library, well equipped ICT room, cafeteria, etc. The land has been purchased and the government land surveys are complete with all the necessary documents issued. We will need to raise an estimated $325,000 to complete the project.
Donate to the St. Daniel International Academy Here
More Project Details Here