Goals
02.05
The Challenges (Obstacles):
Poverty
Lack of Resources
Sub-standard Education and high Illiteracy rate
Lack of ongoing / future Educational & Vocational opportunities
High Risk of child trafficking
Lack of protective social & cultural structures
High incidence of abandonment issues
Social dysfunction issues (Inability to function safely, fruitfully and appropriately in society at large)
Goals:
Provision: Moving from poverty & dependency to independency.
To help the children’s homes become better resourced and to attain some level of sustainability through opportunities for ‘self-help’ (eg: rice cultivation program). Recognising however, that there will always be a need to help while poverty remains.
Protection: Moving from vulnerability to security.
To find ways that the homes can be empowered to ensure the safety / security of the children in their care (these children are in the very high risk category for abuse, neglect, trafficking, etc).
Community: Moving from abandonment to family.
To facilitate the development of strong, long-term ‘family’ and community relationships; to help meet the children’s need to ‘belong’.
Equipping / Empowerment: Moving from dysfunctional to functional.
To find realistic ways to help these children and youth to overcome any dysfunctional ‘inheritance’, and the continuing obstacles that they face, to enter adult mainstream society in a productive, fulfilling and purposeful way.
Discipleship: Moving to stability & maturity in Christ.
To facilitate the setting down of strong spiritual foundations in these children’s lives, to enable them to be led as individuals to live out God’s purposes for their lives. “I have come that you may have life, and have it in abundance” (Jn 10:10).
BBF girls cooking a meal for another children's home
BBF girls cooking a meal for another children's home
Blessing: Moving from receivers to givers.
To encourage and facilitate blessing to the wider community through the service of the children’s homes to those around them; and to become effective contributors to society.
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