At One Deaf School in Ethiopia, This is Their Only Opportunity to Learn…
Ayele is 12 years old. For the first nine years of his life, he never stepped foot inside a school. Profoundly deaf, he had no way of communicating with his family beyond pointing and gesturing. But...
View ArticleTop 16 Blogs of 2016
This past year, our organization celebrated 60 years of serving orphaned and vulnerable children and families in countries across the globe. Over these six decades, our work has touched the lives of...
View ArticleHow Holt’s Child Nutrition Program Changed Jin’s Life
A year and half ago, when we first met Jin at an orphanage in northern China, no one had much hope for him. But that’s not what we saw… Learn more about Holt’s child nutrition program! The post How...
View ArticleA Language We All Share
When adoptive mom Cindy Lamb visits with students at the Yesus Mena Deaf School in Ethiopia, her fluency in sign language helps her communicate. But it’s another language that creates the most soulful...
View ArticleIn Service of Others
When adoptee and physical therapist Kayla Covert travels to Ethiopia as part of a medical mission trip, she discovers the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself. We are constantly surrounded by...
View ArticleHow a Cow Helped One Mom Save Her Family
When you give a cow, you can change a family's life. But as the story of one young mom shows, the greatest gift is often not the gift itself. The post How a Cow Helped One Mom Save Her Family appeared...
View ArticleIt Takes a Village: Holt Sponsors Change Lives in Ethiopia
Ten years ago, Holt sponsors began supporting children and families in the impoverished community of Shinshicho — a district capital in southern Ethiopia where goats and cattle still roam the unpaved...
View ArticleConfidence, and a Cow
When her husband became ill, Dinknesh suddenly had to provide for her family on her own. She didn’t know where to begin, and her family quickly fell into poverty. Then sponsors and donors came together...
View ArticleBringing Education To Their World
Imagine your sponsored child receiving her first school uniform or the news that he can attend school on a one-year scholarship. Imagine the opportunities that an education will provide her, knowing...
View ArticleA Dream To Save
Before a sponsor starting supporting her, Mekdes wasn’t sure if she could even stay in school in her rural community of Ethiopia — much less follow her dream of becoming a doctor. Eighteen-year-old...
View ArticlePhoto Essay: Celebrating Moms Around The World!
The moms in our programs are some of the strongest, hardest-working, most loving and committed women we know. This Mother’s Day, let’s honor moms around the world and the amazing way they fight to give...
View ArticleJust Look at These Smiles: Photos From International Day of the Child 2019
Every year on June 1, the International Day of the Child, Holt sponsors and donors help throw a massive party for children in our programs around the world! For children who have so little — children...
View ArticleUpdate: How You’re Helping Children & Families During COVID-19
From giving emergency food, water and medical supplies to supporting tele-counseling and more, you are doing amazing things to help children and families during this global health crisis. Here are the...
View ArticleBack to School, Around the World
All around the world this year, school will look different due to COVID-19. But whether children are physically in a classroom, or learning from home, your gifts will help children continue to learn...
View Article2020 Year-End Top Priority: Malnutrition in Ethiopia
Liya* is hungry. But she’s more than just hungry – she’s wasting away. She needs consistent food now. She may not make it much longer. Liya’s parents didn’t have enough food for her. And this caused...
View ArticleCOVID-19 in Ethiopia: How the Pandemic is Affecting Children in Sponsorship
An interview with Zerihun Gultie, country director of Holt Ethiopia, about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting children and families in Ethiopia — and how sponsors and donors are meeting their most...
View Article9 Dos and Don’ts About Writing Letters to Your Sponsored Child
The question our sponsorship staff encounters most frequently is, “Can I write my sponsored child?” We think this is a fantastic question! It shows that you take your sponsorship seriously — often...
View ArticleHow the Pandemic Caused a Malnutrition Crisis in Ethiopia
Holt’s nutrition program director shares about the current malnutrition crisis in Ethiopia, and how Holt staff and donors are helping to feed and treat children. The post How the Pandemic Caused a...
View ArticleHow Does Your Money Get To Your Sponsored Child?
Why we don’t give your $39 monthly sponsorship donation directly to your sponsored child’s family or caregivers, and how Holt uses your money to help your sponsored child instead. Every month, you...
View ArticleChanging Lives for Children in Ethiopia
At Wallana Kindergarten in Ethiopia, one young girl is receiving the critical early education that most of her older siblings missed out on. This story originally appeared in Holt’s fall 2016...
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