Dr. Bobbie Legg, our amazing trauma therapist and trainer, recently visited Kenya.Bobbie was there to work with some of the young people who come into the centre we support, run by our in-country partner Alfajiri. She also conducted various training sessions in trauma treatment for local staff members.“I’ve been working with individual youth on difficult...
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It’s wonderful to share good news!We extend our congratulations to two of the young people we support in Nepal - Anshu and Anjan - who have recently graduated from their tertiary studies.Working in healthcareAnshu, who is 19 years old, has been busy studying to...
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In March we welcomed the first six children into the new house in Janakpur. This event marks the beginning of the Beyond the Orphanage (BTO) Janakpur family - something we are excited to celebrate especially because it is the International Day of Families on 15 May. These children were rescued from high risk situations -...
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Brothers Isaac and Jakob were living on the streets in Nairobi, Kenya trying to survive by foraging in the rubbish dumps with other street children, a harsh and terrifying life for two young boys.Then they heard about our in-country partner Alfajiri’s weekly art workshops. They attended regularly and in this safe space where they could...
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When we met Deepa she was around 6 years old. She was living with her mother who suffers from severe mental illness. Unable to care for her child, Deepa had been left to care for herself. As you would imagine, she was suffering profoundly.
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Positively impacting the lives of street children is one aspect of the important work we do with our in-country partner, Alfajiri, in Nairobi, Kenya.Statistics about orphans and street children can be hard to comprehend. Consequently numbers can distract from the fact that we are talking about real people.This is Isaac (above). When we first met Isaac he...
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As we head into 2019 it is worth reflecting on the work our in-country partners have done in the past year and how much progress the children they care for have made.In Nepal we fund, support and mentor two partner organisations: Sano Paila, who cares for orphaned and trafficked children, and Star Children who cares...
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Dr. Bobbie Legg one of our amazing trauma therapists shares her insights into using yoga as therapy.The Sanskrit word for yoga means union: of mind, body and spirit. Yoga is known for its transformative power that extends beyond the physical to nourish the mind and help us cope with life’s pressures. At Beyond The Orphanage...
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Most of the children who attend our art workshops in Kenya live on the streets. They are called "Chokora" - The rubbish. As young as 6, they have been left or driven to the streets to fend for themselves.Life on the streets of Nairobi is scary, the children are chased, beaten while they are sleeping,...
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"A child born to another woman calls me mum. The magnitude of that tragedy and the depth of that privilege are not lost on me." ~ J. Landers.As Mothers' day fast approaches in Australia, we wanted to introduce you to some beautiful women, without whom, our work at Beyond the Orphanage, would be impossible. Our...
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