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Where We Work
Partnership
The Open Home Foundation works in partnership with local Christian
people and organisations to nurture and encourage families regardless of ethnic,
cultural and religious backgrounds. It believes that such partnerships
contribute strongly towards children finding love and security within committed
families and communities.
India
  
Since 1991 the Open Home Foundation has worked in Manipur, North
East India. The programme is led by Pastor Athang Touthang and Mariam.
Accommodation, educational, health and social work services are provided to help
poor and broken families break out of the cycle of ignorance and poverty in
which they are trapped. There are 500 children from 440 families who benefit
from this ministry.
- Kinship/foster care
- social work
- family support
- education
- chaplaincy
- medical services
Click here for a
story of a young man David who is in the care of Open Home Foundation North East
India. It is a moving story of courage, faith and love.
Kolkata
Open Home Foundation Mercy Ministry in Kolkata (Calcutta) is a
programme that offers tuition and social work support for 35 impoverished
children and their families. It was established in 2000.
In 2007 a Ministry called Kolkata Mothers for Jesus was
established. This Ministry reaches out to children and mothers living on the
streets with a view to providing them with adequate shelter, health and
educational opportunities.
Romania - Ramnicu Valcea
 
Ministry of Centru pentru Familie (Family Centre) developed in
2002 by Margie Vincent from New Zealand. Provides a service to families at risk
of abandoning their children into orphanages, including:
- family centre offering day care
- training for social workers and other professionals
- social work support to families
- training for parents
AFRICA
  
HIV Aids
HIV continues to have a catastrophic
effect on many countries in Africa. It has a devastating effect on families,
communities, the economy and children. There are 13 million orphan children in
Africa, south of the Sahara.
Uganda
 There are 1.5 million orphan children in Uganda. Open Home
Foundation Uganda (OHFU)began in 2000.
OHFU works to empower local communities so that they in their turn
can ensure that all their poor vulnerable children are well looked after, go to
school and receive good health care.
OHFU services include:
- adult education in micro-enterprise, family relationships and life skills
- social work support
- good health care and education
- parenting and social work training
- kinship care and foster care
- sponsorship of community projects and children
Zambia
 Life expectancy is 32.7 years. Currently 21% of the adult populaton has
HIV-Aids.
The work of Open Home Foundation Zambia (OHFZ) began in 2002 and
is led by Mark Lilema. OHFZ is working within
the capital of Lusaka, and in Livingstone and Ndola.
OHFZ works to empower local communities so that they in their turn
can ensure that all their poor vulnerable children are well looked after, go to
school and receive good health care.
OHFZ services include:
- adult education in micro-enterprise, family relationships and life skills
- social work support
- good health care and education
- parenting and social work training
- kinship care and foster care
- sponsorship of community projects and children
Rwanda
 In Rwanda the work of Open Home Foundation International is carried out
through a partnership with PHARP-Rwanda (Peacebuilding, Healing and
Reconciliation Programme).
Through this partnership OHFI is contributing finance and social
work training that is enabling two communities to look after their impoverished
and vulnerable children.
The first project involves the Mageragere community and the
purchase of sugar cane land.The profits from this land will be used to ensure
that their vulnerable children are well looked after, go to school, get good
health care and receive social work visits and support.
The second project involves the Nsanganira Association in
Kigali. Land, poultry and cattle have been
purchased so that the associated vegetables, meat, milk and eggs can be used to
improve the diet and living conditions of 150 orphan children.
Both of these projects are overseen by PHARP-Rwanda and include
the provision of social work/pastoral care. |
