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Help Wanted - Orphan Train Conductor Needed HOGAR SANTA TERESITA IN TINGO MARIA, PERU Name: hogar sta. Teresita Telephone: 011-51-62-563004 E-mail: steresita@inabif.gob.pe Director: gregorio arretea Contact person: sr. Mary ann leininger Location Tingo maria is a very small town located on the “ down –side “ of the andes mountains into the jungle. It is about 10 hour drive from lima and two hours from huanuco The climate is very warm and humid with a lot of rain throughout the year. The zone is covered with a dense tropical vegetation.. The principle economic activity in the area is agriculture; mostly producing bananas, papayas, chocolate, and coca. Number of residents Usually there are 60 – 70 boys and girls between 5 – 12 yrs old. The majority of the children are from the rural jungle districts of tingo maria. Staff Director gregorio arratea castro Administrator manuel dioses Psychologist ricardo guerrero Social worker Foster mothers 06 persons Cook 02 persons Contact person Sister mary ann leininger is a catholic missionary nun from san diego, california working in peru for the last 35 years. She belongs to the sisters of st. Joseph of carondelet. For the last three years she and two other sisters have assumed responsibility for a home for boys ages 5-12 yrs old in the city of huanuco. Brief history of the santa teresita home in tingo maria The santa tersita home opened on oct.13,1994 this government sponsored home in tingo maria provides protection services with a capacity for 75 children and adolescents who are at risk or who have experienced especially difficult circumstances. Some children are orphans, others come from extreme poverty, or with experiences of physical and sexual abuse . Santa teresita is divided into five houses where 10 – 14 children are cared for by foster mothers. There is a large dormitory for about 25 teenage boys. Everyone eats in the general dining room. And all other activites take place in each house where the children sleep, play, study, and bathe. Description of the needs Industrial stove all of the meals are prepared in the main kitchen and everyone eats together in the main dining room. The actual stove in use burns very slowly. In the last year there have been several gas leaks repaired . Furniture The furniture in the dining area are second and third –hand donations received when santa teresita opened eight years ago. More benches are needed in order to provide suitable space for eating together and to accomodate everyone. Also the home needs cupboards for each group house to store dishware. Computer and printer The working staff produces many documents for the children at a request or response to the family court which include psychological and social service reports on each child which are updated every three months. The work flow is slow since there is only one computer and printer for the director, adminstrator and other general uses described above. Another computer would improve their services for the children. Expected outcome A new industrial stove would eliminate the present fire hazard to the home. More furniture would eliminate moving chairs from one room to another to assure that each child has a place to sit. The very old second hand furniture that was donated years ago would be replaced. Another computer would improve their services for the children. Proposed budget for general improvements Industrial stove ……………………………... 850.00 Transport and installation Furniture 15 benches ……………………… 370.00 05 gabinets …………………….. 1310.00 Computer and printer ………………………..1100.00 $ 3630.00 total Accountability The hogar santa teresita is financed with public funds. All donations are reported; equipment and furniture are added to the annual inventory list. Accountability for the funds received would include a written evaluation, photographs, as well as a report of receipts and expenditures. Hogar santa teresita Tingo maria April 23, 2005 HOGAR PILLCO MOZO IN HUANUCO, PERU Address: APARTADO 385, HUANUCO, PERU E-mail: pillco@inabif.gob.pe Director: SR. MARY ANN LEININGER
Geographical Location: Huanuco is located in the central eastern part of Perú, approximately 410 kilometers from Lima; it is usually an 8 hour bus ride between Lima and Huanuco. Driving 2 hours beyond the town of Huanuco is the beginning of the jungle. The altitude is 1912 meters with a warm and sunny climate throughout the year. The rainy season is from December to April. The actual population of the entire Region is 813,000, mostly migrant families who work and live in the mountains and in the jungle areas. Antececdentes: As a result of years of terrorism and drug traffic, Huanuco has experienced an increase of extreme poverty, massive displacement of families and destruction throughout the Region. The national census ranks Huanuco as the second poorest of the 24 Regions of Peru: 78% of the entire population live in poverty. While the national average of malnutrition in Peru is 25 %, Huanuco has 42.8% of children who are chronically malnourished. Pillco Mozo is a government sponsored Home for boys ages 04 to 12 yr. old. It provides a safe and nurturing environment for children who are at risk. Some have parents who are serving long jail sentences and others are victims of domestic violence and /or child abuse. This Home is directed by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to promote and defend the life and dignity of the unprotected child. Beneficiares Hogar Pillco Mozo attends 45 – 50 boys ages 04 –12 years old. Since early childhood many children arrive at Pillco Mozo with a lack of emotional support. Through positive reinforcement, the boys learn values and personal habits that allow them to care for themselves, be successful in school and grow in self-esteem. When possible a child is reunited with his family. Description of the Proposal Chronic poverty continues to be a major obstacle in order to satisfy the basic needs of children. Education is a human right and fundamental factor in order to reduce child labor, generate equality and opportunities, as well as human and social development. The intent of this proposal is to: Add two more computers to the computer lab which would provide a total of 5 computers for the use of the children to:
At present the kids take turns riding bicycles around on the basketball court since the street traffic is too heavy and the neighborhood is too risky for the boys to go out around the neighborhood. Behind the Home there is a large empty field on the property which could be made into a nice bike path. Expected Outcome:
Accountability The Hogar Pillco Mozo is financed with public funds. All donations are reported; equipment and furniture are added to the annual inventory list. Accountability for the funds received would include a written evaluation, photographs, as well as a report of receipts and expenditures. Funds Requested: Computers ( 2 )..... 1,600.00 Bike Path ..... 2,000.00 ___________________ $ 3.600.00 Total April 23, 2005 Orphanage AT ILAKOV RAT, BULGARIA SEEKS HELP The Intermediary for the Ilakov Rat Orphanage, Mitko Nenkov of the Rotary Club of Svishtov, forwarded the following note from the orphanage director, in hopes that some Rotary Club might become a conductor and participate in a matching grant effort to help the mentally handicapped children of this orphanage. Orphan Train travelers have visited the Ilakov Rat facility on several occasions. Working with Mitko and the Rotarians of Svishtov has been a joy. Any group wishing to assist, please contact the Orphan Train. Orphanage for Children and Youths with Insufficient Mental Capacities, located in the Village of Ilakov Rat, Municipality Elena, District Veliko Tarnovo, Phone: 06151-42-45
Our Ref. # 13/27.01.2005 To Orphan Train Project:
In the beginning of year 2004 our orphanage applied to Social Government Fund together with Municipality of Elena. The project is purposed improvement of conditions of life of the children accommodated here. The project was approved and on this stage we are under erecting building of new facilities. This is a three floor building attached to the existing main building. It contains:
The furniture is needed for the above-mentioned premises and we have polite request to be supported accordingly to your capabilities. This will improve living conditions of our children namely:
We hope you will respond to our request. Best wished for health and success, D. Stefanova, Director
KIRIL AND METHODIOUS ORPHANAGE (bOROVO, bULGARIA) Home for Upbringing and Education of Children Without Parental care Address: 9 Yantra Street 7177 Brestovitsa Obshtina Borovo, Bulgaria
All of the children at the Kiril and Methodious Orphanage suffer from mental disabilities of varying levels of severity; 30 residents suffer from the most severe degree of mental affliction. The disabilities of the children present a number of challenges to the management of home. The home provides additional care for the children to accommodate their special needs:
Along with the mental disabilities, many of the children cope with physical disabilities that require treatment:
Yearly Needs for 110 Children (average population of the home):
** These are the regular expenditures that are not covered by the Ministry of Education. The figures above are targets set by the management of the home for the children to live under “normal” conditions. The actual contributions received are never close to these sums and the clothing, shoes, and bed linens of the children are in a deplorable state. The home is also in need of comprehensive repairs. Such work would include replacing all the windows and frames with double pained windows, upgrading the sanitation system, repairing the roof and adding attic insulation, and repairing the façade of the home. The total for this work is estimated to be $53,000. A more complicated project will also be required in the near future to meet European Union standards, which require that each bedroom have access to a bathroom. The orphanage management has already prepared plans to meet these standards for a cost of $40,000. The homes work-therapy program is suffering badly because it lacks equipment to properly train the students. Despite their disabilities, these children have the potential to be accomplished machinist and carpentry apprentices, as well as artists. To update the equipment so they will be prepared to work will cost $8, 000. Some children are in need of medical procedures that would greatly improve their quality of life. A detailed list of their needs can be provided upon request. Special conditions in the area where Orphanage is located: The Kiril and Methodious Orphange is located in the tiny village of Brestovitsa, which is 10 km from the municipal center of Borovo and 50 km from the nearest city, Ruse. The children are confined to the village where they live and go to school so they do not have the opportunity to socialize with other children. The home uses a special van to transport teachers from Borovo to the school, but it is an aging, increasingly unreliable, mode of transport. Source of Funding:
Prospective Orphan Train Intermediaries: Sarah Bain and Alexander Lane, Peace Corps Volunteers. The closest Rotary Club to the orphanage is believed to be the Rotary Club of Ruse Any organization interested in becoming an Orphan Train conductor for the foregoing orphanage, contact the Orphan Train Project. KALINA ORPHANAGE (bULGARIA) Home for Upbringing and Education of Children Without Parental care Address: 1 Ploshtad Vasil Aprilov 7124 Sturmen Obshtina Byala, Bulgaria
Children: 32 girls and 25 boys
Orphanage Director and Staff: Director Bosjidara Ivanova has been at the orphanage for 16 years. There are 18 people on staff, one of whom speaks English. The following items of need are listed in order of priority. An asterisk indicates a large one-time expenditure, of which 1/5 of the cost has been included in the estimate of first year’s cost.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WHERE THE ORPHANAGE IS LOCATED: The Kalina Orphanage is isolated in the tiny village of Sturmen. Aside from a special bus that takes the children to and from school, there is only one bus in and out of the village each day. Consequently, the children are dependent on the resources of the village, which are sparse, for education and entertainment outside of school hours. Unlike children in the municipal center of Byala, they do not have access to computers or interesting places to spend their free time. The situation is much worse during the summer because the residents of the home have no school and they are separated from all of their school friends all day long. Regulations concerning supervision mean that the children cannot even walk the seven kilometers into Byala unless they are part of a group. PROSPECTIVE INTERMEDIARIES: Peace Corps Volunteers Lauren Smith and Alexander Lane. FUNDRAISING FACTS: The children of the home make Martinitzas (springtime lapel decorations) and occasionally produce plays, which they perform for audiences in Byala. The home supplements its food budget by maintaining a vegetable garden. Many local groups donate food. Any organization interested in working with this orphanage should contact the Orphan Train Project. *Special Note to any Lions Club interested in working with this orphanage. Currently, the largest single donor of food to the Kalina Orphanage is the Lions Club of Ruse. Perhaps a connection could be arranged between clubs. *Special Note to any Rotary Club interested in becoming a conductor for this orphanage. There is a Rotary Club in Ruse, making possible a connection for a matching grant, though this subject has not been explored with the local Rotary Club. Mgolole Orphanage in Tanzania Mgolole Orphanage in Tanzania 1. 40 children (17 girls 23 boys) ranging from birth to 11 years of age. The orphanage currently has 11 newborns (7 girls, 4 boys). 4 children are special needs children (3 physically handicapped, 1 mentally handicapped) 2. The orphanage is run by 5 Full-time Catholic nuns, (Mgolole Sisters), and 7 part-time staff members. The building is 45 years old and in an advanced state of disrepair. The orphanage operates entirely on mission donations and receives no state support. The Sisters have very few contacts outside of Tanzania. They are dedicated and sincere, but they lack administrative, technical and professional knowledge—but they are the only hope for these children. There is no state agency that processes the orphans; no placement service; no medical service; no referral service; and no option for the children. Most often, the children are literally left at the doorstep. Many are in need of medical treatment that the Sisters can’t afford or provide. On average, the Sisters bury about 17-20 children per year. They try to raise enough money for the older children to attend school, but this is a low priority when feeding the others is the compromise. 3. Br. Albin Laga, SDS, is the development project coordinator. He has been with the Orphanage for 8 years. Br. Albin resides at the Salvatorian Institute in Morogoro, Tanzania. His phone number: +255 23 26048 54. His fax number: +255 23 2600338. His email: instmoro@morogoro.net 4. Dr. Eric Boos will serve as the Intermediary until July 2004, after which time Br. Albin Laga will take over all duties. Dr. Boos resides at the Salvatorian Institute in Morogoro, Tanzania. His fax number: +255 23 2600338. His email: eboos@fulbrightweb.org 5. Dr. Eric Boos is from Madison, Wisconsin. He is a Fulbright Scholar teaching and researching at Sokoine University in Morogoro, Tanzania. He helped start the Salvatorian Institute, where he is residing while on Fulbright, in the early 90’s. He is engaged in a significant number of mission outreach programs including the Mgolole Orphanage. His relationship with the orphanage dates back to 1995 when he arranged for several medical doctors in Northern Indiana to donate pharmaceutical office samples to the orphanage. Since that time, Dr. Boos and his wife, Karene, a physical therapist, have continued to help the orphanage in a variety of ways. The current needs are clear: they need a new roof. The orphanage building itself is in an advanced state of disrepair. The Sisters are closing off the rooms that leak the most when it rains, but the damage is already extensive. They will continue to shut down portions of the orphanage and eventually the whole institution will be forced to close its doors. This would be tragic because in Tanzania there is no other social net. It will result in many children dying in the streets. For now, the entire orphanage relies on catching rainwater and channeling it into a cistern for its drinking, cooking and cleaning water. The eaves and downspouts are in such poor condition that they only collected about a quarter of the usual amount over the last two rainy seasons. The cistern reached such a low level that the Sister burned out the pump trying to draw the water up. They now have to buy water and have it delivered, but this has proven costly and dangerous. The water suppliers fill up their tanks from stagnate and polluted water supplies and the Sisters are at the mercy of the system. The tainted water makes the children sick with diarrhea and then there is twice as much laundry as usual. The laundry doesn’t get as clean as it should and the children are also passing on parasites, lice and other skin disorders. The orphanage is badly in need of a new roof and water collection system. 6. The costs of this project are substantial and a separate grant proposal budget has been included. The costs have been broken down very specifically and put into four categories.
7. To date, we have commitments from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Kalida, Ohio to pay for the new pump system, and from the Braun Corporation in Winamac, Indiana to pay for half of the post-construction costs. We also have tentative commitments from the St. Joseph’s College Missionary outreach project, the Winamac, Indiana, Knights of Columbus, the Salvatorain Mission Warehouse and the Fr. Brunner Social Justice Fund, and several individual benefactors. 8. All donations to this project should be sent to Rev. Fr. Scott Wallenfelsz, SDS, treasurer of the Society of the Divine Savior, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Salvatorians are a missionary society with 501(c) (3) status. His phone: 414-258-1735; His fax: 414-258-1934; His email: scott@lakeosfs.org 9. One important special condition for the area here is that due to the AIDs crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Botswana and South Africa, a new sex-slave market has emerged. Orphans are a prime target for this trade. If Mgolole has to close its doors, these young children may very well be dragged into this life—which means a certain and terrible death. Children as young as 8 and 9 have been discovered in the trade. By helping Mgolole build a new roof, you are sparing countless children from this heinous possibility. 10. You have a tremendously conscientious individual overseeing this project in Br. Albin Laga. Please consider the detailed effort he has put into the architectural drawings that accompany this application and know that he approaches every project with as much drive and desire to do it right. He will continue to provide annual updates complete with pictures and details. Mgolole Cost Estimate (pdf) | Mgolole Schematics (pdf)
REFUGIO INFANTIL SANTA ESPERANZA- PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO Name of the orphanage: Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza (Children’s Shelter of Hope) Address of the orphanage: Children (Numbers, Ages, Boys and Girls, Special Needs Children (e.g. mentally handicapped): 32 children, ages birth to 15; presently 2 special needs, mentally handicapped. No child is turned away. Staff (numbers and any specialization): 4 Catholic sisters (Madres) live full-time with the children Name of Director and how long at facility: Director Madre Maria de Jesus Cazarez Mejia founded the shelter in March 2001. Prior to the Refugio, Madre Mary was formerly associated with Casa Hogar in Puerto Vallarta. Telephone, fax and e-mail of institution: www.childrens-shelter-of-hope-foundation.org (under construction) Who will be the English Speaking Intermediary: Amy Welch, Secretary and Treasurer
of Children’s Shelter of Hope Foundation (foundation organized to support the
Refugio) English speaking staff member: Ms. Sudy Coy, Refugio volunteer, lives in Puerto Vallarta 10 months of the year. She can arrange tours of the facility. In Mexico 011 52 322 222 5765 tel/fax Current needs and costs of those items: Nearest Rotary Club and address of club:
How do we send money to the intermediary?
The Children’s Shelter of Hope Foundation has been organized as a charitable corporation designed to provide financial and material support to young children living at the Refugio Infantil Santa Esperanza orphanage in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. This non-profit shelter currently houses 32 infants and children under the age of 15 under the care of nuns from the Order of Carmelites of Jesus of Nazareth. Over-crowded conditions, and very limited supplies are currently creating hardships for these children. The Foundation solicits cash donations and contributions of equipment along with specific needed items that will improve the conditions at the Refugio through the following specific activities: 1.Solicitation of cash contributions from individuals, other foundations, and
corporations.
VIDRARE ORPHANAGE Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Agran, from Pennsylvania, now working in Bulgaria,
completed the Orphan Train application to match the orphanage at Vidare with
an Orphan Train conductor. We would ask, if your organization is interested
in working with the Vidare Orphanage, to contact us first at edf@itis.com
. The actual name of the Orphanage is “Children and Youths’ Home with Heavy
Physical and Mental Handicaps.”
RAZLIV ORPHANAGE Peace Corps Volunteer Jacob Agran sent us a second orphanage to match. The Home for Children Orphanage is located in Razliv, Bulgaria. Jacob is willing to serve as intermediary for this home as well. Any club, school or other group willing to help, please contact the Orphan Train at edf@itis.com. We will get you started working with Jacob.The Home for Children is located in the village of Razliv within the Pravets municipality, Sofia district. It is 56 km north east of Sofia directly off of the Magistral Highway. There 55 children between the ages of 7 and 17 yrs. 15 of which are girls. Of these children, 4 ranging in age from 10 to 13 are in need of more specialized care concerning their development and upbringing. The Staff consists of 17 persons: a director, 7 supervisors (3 who have college pedagogical education and 4 who have higher pedagogical education), an accountant, and administrator/ cashier, a caretaker, a driver/supplier, 2 cooks and 3 cleaners. Mr. Niden Nidenov has been the director of the orphanage since January 02, 1998. Needs Adjacent to this orphanage is a small school that serves to educate these children and has many needs itself. These children are being educated without textbooks, notebooks, pens, paper - absolutely nothing that we take for granted . There is a need there for 96 4' lights to completely fill the fixtures in the school alone. Another great need here is for Maps. There are simply no maps or other guides to the world at large. Concerning the home, as with almost all of these places there is a constant need for quality food and clothing of all types. Other needs varying are: · Financial aid for providing cultural and creative standard s for the children (photos, painting activities, cameras, an audio system, amusing games, sports facilities, etc) · Construction of a central heating system $20,000 · Repairing the central front part of the roof · Buying a mobile minibus for transportation need (picking up supplies along with culture activities · Financial aid for providing children's long-lasting summer leisure · Employing a psychologist, according to Regulations · Equipping a medical room · Providing gas for the minibus · Installing a computer system for administrative service  ->Other information· The Orphanage budget is highly restrictive. The accepted budget for the year 2002 was 86,325 Leva (~$49,899). · Meals for one child per day - 0.45 lv ( ~ $0.25) · Total costs for one child per day - 1.65lv, including expenses in electricity, food, water, clothes, shoes and school aids. · The Orphanage survives mostly existing to charity, which makes up half of the received funds each year. Money is used mostly for food, linen and clothing, hygienic material, school stuff, medicine and other basic materials.
Casa Hogar Maximo Cornejo Quiroz - Puerto Vallarta Jalisco (Mexico)
The orphanage would love to have an Orphan Train conductor that would build a workshop and a library. The diet of the children needs improvement. They need money for staff. Anyone willing to help our neighbors to the south, contact the Orphan Train at edf@itis.com. CHILDREN WELFARE CENTER - BAGDOL, LALITPUR, NEPAL Children Welfare Center is located in the Country of Nepal. They operate a home for children who are parentless, homeless and abandoned. The children all stay together in one house, and they go to school. Children Welfare Center is a small organization. The organization does not get any financial support from the government, and relies on donations. Currently, they have 45 children in their care and a staff of 8. The organization is operated according to a constitution and has seven executive members. The founder and president is Mrs. Rupa Sunar. Member, secretary and person in charge of the orphanage is Ms. Rina Bishwakarma, who speaks English. The orphanage has e-mail capability. Children Welfare Center has many needs and has big plans for the future. They hope an organization, school or several will become conductors on the Orphan Train and assist them with their needs and plans. Future plans include building their own building, computer training for children, training in sewing for children and owning a bus for transporting the children. To start a computer training institute, the Children Welfare Center determined that they would need about $10,346 to buy 10 computers, a scanner, two printers, ten computer tables, 10 chairs, and various other items, including the cost of hiring a teacher. Details are available, and perhaps a scaled down version could be offered to start such an institute. Similarly, a sewing training center would also be desirable, with total costs estimated to be $8072, including the cost of a teacher's salary. Plans include purchase of 10 sewing machines, 2 interlock machines, 2 cutting tables, chairs, stools, measuring scales, tapes, etc. Currently, the monthly budget for the 45 children and 8 staff members amounts
to $1874. Anyone wishing to learn more about the Children Welfare Center in Nepal, contact the Orphan Train Project at edf@itis.com or visit their web site at www.cwcnepal.org The information provided is very thorough. We have also been given the e-mail address of a Rotary Club and a contact person there, should someone wish to work through a Rotary Club in Nepal.
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