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Missionary Brings Fairy Tale Ending to Children in Haiti

 

If the story of Cinderella took place in Haiti, Ernesto would be the fairy godmother.

 

by Kelly Flannery

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How Soap Put a Smile on a Child's Face

 

When Sarah * got a rash on her skin, there was nothing she could do to get rid of it. She had gotten the rash from the soap she used to bathe and to launder her clothes. 

by Kelly Flannery

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How a Wedding Dress Company is Supporting Girls in Malawi

In the country of Malawi, there are many barriers to girls who want to get an education. Child marriage is all too common, and more than 46% of girls are married by the time they are 18*. 

HIV/AIDS, early pregnancy, and poverty are also significant obstacles. Many girls never even get to attend high school.

by Kelly Flannery

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Ten Years After Haiti Earthquake, First Rescued Child Starts College

“If COTN hadn’t taken me from that hospital, I wouldn’t be able to stand in front of you today.”
 

20-year-old Steven means this quite literally – he is thinking back to the day when he couldn’t stand or walk – the day he lost everything.
 

by Cassia Burke, COTN-Haiti Liaison

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How an African Housewife Inspired a Florida Woman to Do More

To hear the full story, listen to COTN's Beyond the Village podcast, How a Malawian Housewife and a Girl with Special Needs Inspired a Florida Family to Do More.

“Once my husband and I got married and he got his first real job, he wanted to buy a nice car; but then reality set in,” says Carolyn Berger, a COTN partner who lives in central Florida. “He did drive a beater,” she recalls, laughing. “The back light would hang out.”

by by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN-USA Staff Writer and Podcast Producer

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Boston Marathon Runner Raises Money for 1,000 Pairs of Shoes for Children in Africa

“Okay, I’m checking the box,” Erin Curtis thought after she ran in Seattle’s Rock and Roll Marathon. “I ran a marathon; I’m done.”

It didn’t take long before Erin realized she didn’t want to stop. When she learned her marathon time qualified her to run in the Boston Marathon, it felt like an opportunity she couldn't pass up. But as Erin began thinking about this new race, it felt empty. She loved running, but something was missing—this run needed to be about more than just her.

by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN-USA Staff Writer and Podcast Producer

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Saved from Slavery: Ava and Ethan's Story

When nine-year-olds Ava and Ethan* came to our Children’s Homes in Malawi, they had just escaped a nightmare. They were in the hands of a human trafficker.

Ava and Ethan didn’t know each other, but they shared the same heartbreaking story. Abandoned by their mothers, they lived with grandmothers who struggled to care for them.

by COTN Staff

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How Can a Little Bar of Soap Be So Powerful?

“[I] am so afraid of cholera,” said 13-year-old Naphiri. “It comes when you eat without washing hands. The result of cholera may be death,” she added, terror overshadowing her usually cheerful face.

by Bethany F. Brengan, COTN-USA Staff Writer

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Ebola's Ripples Still Being Felt By Sierra Leone's Orphans

The fishing communities of Freetown, Sierra Leone, are tightly knit. Tiny homes of cement, mud, and tin are crammed together on the coast and families live almost on top of one another, lending support and friendship in this hard and often dangerous profession. 

by Mark Drennan, COTN-International Sierra Leone Liaison; and Cassia Burke, COTN-USA Volunteer Writer

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He Does What He Loves One Day a Year and it Saves Children’s Lives

J.T. Knowlton has come up with his own version of the perfect day, and a way to live it over and over again. To call his idea life-changing may sound dramatic, almost too good to be true. Until you see the effect it’s had. 

by Heather Ostalkiewicz, COTN-USA Podcast Producer and Staff Writer

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