Refuge House - A girls home in the Ivory Coast.

Street girls are taken in an given basic education and vocational training in sewing, cooking, and crocheting. We are currently trying to locate a larger home to accommodate more girls and also the equipment to start a beauty shop. A local hairdresser has volunteered to teach the girls the basics of being a beautician. Director - Esther Krebo

Canaan Center - An orphanage in the Ivory Coast.

Canaan Center's children range from the ages of 2 to 16. These children are taken in from the streets and markets. They are orphans who have lost parents to AIDS or war. Many are from the recent civil war in northern Ivory Coast. Director - Jeanne Zonde

Casa Emanuel - An orphanage in Guinea-Bissau.

Here the children are ages newborn to 18. In Guinea-Bissau, if the mother dies in childbirth or if the child is a twin, they are considered a curse and thrown out to die, or killed by the mother's family. At Casa Emmanuel, we visit the garbage dumps and ant hills looking for abandoned babies. Also the villagers have now started bringing these babies to us. Every little life that is rescued is precious to us. Director - Isabel Mora

Exodus House - An orphanage in Benin.

We started Exodus House in December of 2004. We were expecting to house 15 girls. On opening day people began to bring in orphaned children. Grandmothers who could no longer feed their grandchildren. Neighbors who were feeding a child on the street. They came from all over. By the end of the week we had 32 children in a home ready for only 15. Now we are trying to find larger accommodations to care for the children. We are bursting at the seams and are sad that many more could not be taken in. All the floor space for sleeping on mats is taken. We feed any child who comes to our door. Director - Pulcherie Ologoudou

Oasis - An orphanage in the Ivory Coast

Oasis opened in November 2005. It is for children ages newborn to 16. Here Children who have lost parents due to AIDS, War, or just Poverty and illness, will receive a loving home, an education and medical treatment. At the age of 16 they graduate to a girl's or boy's home for vocational training or to university to continue their education. Director - Esther Krebo

Dorcas House - A Girl's Vocational Training Center

Opened in May of 2008, this home houses twenty girls aged 13 to 20, who learn trades ranging from sewing, weaving, soap making, jewelry production and baking. Another thirty to forty girls from nearby villages come on a daily basis to learn trades. Basic reading, writing and business principals are also taught. Director - Pulcherie Ologoudou