When Shaili and her brother Sahas were just 4 and 5 years old, they were separated. Their grandmother could no longer care for them, and a neighbour took Sahas to an orphanage in Kathmandu, and then later their uncle took Shaili to a different orphanage in Kathmandu. It would be more than a decade before...
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For Prakash the odds were heavily stacked against him; growing up in extreme poverty with a hearing impairment and from the Dalit caste, Nepal’s so-called ‘untouchable’ people. It takes five hours walking on foot to reach the place where Prakash’s family of four lives. They have no land for production, no employment, and they provide labour...
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From having raised himself on the streets of Nairobi, 21-year-old Jude is using his agricultural skills to help others who are struggling to feed their families. Jude’s mother died when he was young and he didn’t know his father, rendering him a vulnerable child fending for himself on the streets. As a teenager Jude first attended...
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Looking at her infectious smile, you wouldn’t guess that Sanu had a rough start in life. As a young child, she was found living in an unsafe environment. Like many of the children taken in by our partner Sano Paila, little is known about her background, and attempts to locate her family were unsuccessful. Sanu went to...
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It takes a very special kind of person to create a safe and loving environment for vulnerable children to thrive in. Sujita Tamrakar is one such woman. Sujita is a Program Manager for our in-country partner Sano Paila. Together Sano Paila and BTO provide two small, loving family homes for vulnerable and abandoned children who, for...
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This International Women’s Day We #ChooseToChallenge As an organisation spanning multiple countries and continents, we have the great privilege and responsibility of working with an incredibly diverse community of women. From on the ground in Kenya to the boardrooms of BTO, this International Women’s Day we want to share how we #ChooseToChallenge and help forge a gender-equal...
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We can't do it without you. This past year has been a huge challenge for all of us. Together we have joined forces to meet urgent and essential needs from children, families and their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. We've fought hard to keep some of the world's most vulnerable children safe and engaged, to ensure...
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This week we are proud to take a moment to reflect how we as an organisation and community are contributing to creating a brighter, more inclusive world for those impacted by HIV and Aids. This year's UNAIDS theme for World Aids Day on 1 December is 'Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility'. It is with the ongoing solidarity of...
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Millions of children are at risk of never returning to school. And for vulnerable children in Nepal and Kenya education is more than learning, it's safety. We need your help to protect children's right to education and a safe future. Can you pitch in?
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My Voice, Our Equal Future - Sanu’s Story "I just want to be a total independent girl, have my own income source. After this training, I will have a certain income for myself (sic)", Sanu, age 21. It’s easy for many of us in developed countries to forget that female financial independence is a deep privilege and...
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