Wow! Clothing has arrived at the Paradise Orphanage!

Clothing (e.g., dresses sewn on Long Island) being shipped out of Montreal for the refugees in Kaya.

More on the high school construction!

A medical team visited the Paradise Orphanage to provide basic medical services to the children.

Below are photos from the first day of class at the Primary School.

Below are photos of the refugee families at the Paradise Orphanage.

The Impact Coaching Network (ICN), based in New York City, is thrilled to introduce the Kaya’s Kids chess program in Burkina Faso, West Africa.

Below are a photo and videos from the high school construction on Feb 3, 2019.

Below are photos from A Shipment From Canada on Jan 24, 2019. This was made possible by Len and Carla.

Below are photos related to the documentary that took place at the 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Below are photos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 15, 2018.

Below are videos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 13, 2018.

Below are photos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 9, 2018.

Below are videos from the 10th Anniversary Celebration of the Paradise Orphanage on Dec 6, 2018.

Below are photos of students using the new computer lab.

A letter from Fran & Howie…

Charles Sawadogo attended the Yale Young African Scholars conference held in Ghana in mid-August 2018.

Here are photos and a video of the children working on a construction project and having fun at the Paradise Orphanage.

Here is a message from Charles Sawadogo along with photos of children celebrating Christmas at the Paradise Orphanage.

Esther and George try on aprons brought by the documentary film team.

This photo captures a rare moment when Esther and George actually were just relaxing at the orphanage on a Sunday.

Below are photos of the children starting the new school year at the Paradise Orphanage!

A message from Charles…

Photos below include additional work on the wall construction!

Photos below include the wall construction!

Please consider helping us fund the documentary.

Dance and be joyous!

Photos below include assembly of bed frames, the construction of the extra classroom for the school, and sand and gravel placed on new land for the construction of a store.

Below are photos of the arrival of mattresses at the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of the first automobile delivered to the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of the 2016 Christmas Celebration at the Paradise Orphanage.

Below are photos of students at the Paradise Orphanage High School and Primary School.

A message from Charles…

Newsletter Highlights: This year, 70 of the 120 children are off to the local High School.

Foggy Bottom presents a Benefit Concert on Friday, August 5th, 2016 in Advocate Harbour, Canada, for the Paradise Orphanage / Kaya’s Kids.

A note about our documentary…

Christmastime is here!

A training session was held in the Paradise Orphanage from June 11-13, 2015.

Attached please find an update from the Ontario Christian Gleaners and their support of the Paradise Orphanage.

Lots of learning to come!

Teamwork in action!

Newsletter Highlights include financial needs of today, a new dining room has been built complete with tables and benches, all 122 children boarded a bus with a picnic lunch and headed to the zoo for a class trip, and more!

Here is a wonderful update from Georges and Esther Sawadogo on the Paradise Orphanage complete with stories and pictures of the children.

The start of something new…

Newsletter highlights include children receiving new school uniforms from Canada, 1000 lbs of soup shipped from Ontario Christian Gleaners, surgery was a success for Guedalia, children help with fundraising and a trip planned for early 2013.

She is happy to open and close her hand following corrective hand surgery!

Ontario Christian Gleaners (http://ontariogleaners.org/) has agreed to provide 500 kgs of freeze dried soup to the Paradise Orphanage, free of charge, twice in 2012.

The following article was published on Newsday.com.

Newsletter highlights include 5 sewing machines purchased, a shelter/church constructed, a nurse hired to make weekly visits, medical supplies purchased, cement pad poured around the well, shoes purchased for all children, soup from Ontario Gleaners delivered, clothing distributed for children, staff and families, and sewing projects started.