SIMPLY CAPTIVATING – our end of year Newsletter

It’s been a wonderful 6 months for Captivating. Thank you to our Captivating Board, supporters, donors, volunteers, ground staff and project partners. We are thrilled to report that, together, we have achieved our 2015 goal of creating a dramatically brighter future for 5,000 impoverished or desperate children.

Thanks for travelling this road with us. As one year draws to a close we look forward to doing it all again (plus more) in 2016. Please click on the attached link, sit back and enjoy some of our Captivating highlights made possible thanks to our wonderful supporters and followers.

With our thanks and best wishes,

Julie & Andrew Colquhoun

Founders – CAPTIVATING INTERNATIONAL

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CHICKEN FARMING PROJECT | CHINA

Two Women, Shared Challenges, Empowered by the Chicken Farming Program

Through the Chicken Farming Program, resilient women like Qiesha and Biji are creating brighter futures for their families. Their gratitude inspires us!




CHINA | HUSKY ENERGY TAILORING SKILLS PROGRAM FOR WOMEN

HET: Tara’s Tailoring Story

We visited Tara, a Husky Energy Tailoring Skills Program graduate. Despite challenges, she is now thriving with two years in tailoring, sewing from home while caring for her daughter.




CAPTIVATING’S ONE MORE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | CHINA

OMY: Mose to Become A Doctor

Mose, a bright and determined student, dreams of becoming a doctor after witnessing her illiterate parents face discrimination at a hospital.




CHINA | PIGS | PIGS FOR POVERTY

Legu Meniuwai’s Healthy Pigs From Pig Farming Program

Families like Legu’s are just one emergency away from extreme poverty. During our visit, Legu shared how the pigs have eased her financial burden.




CHICKEN FARMING PROJECT | CHINA

Abo Mu'erza’s Chickens That Increase Quality of Life

Abo Mu'erza plans to continue raising chickens, using the income to support her children’s education and grow her business, alleviating her family’s financial burden.




CAPTIVATING’S ONE MORE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | CHILD SPONSORSHIP | CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS

OMY: Wu Jingmei Now Studies Animal Medicine!

Our beneficiary, Wu Jingmei, wrote to share how the One More Year Scholarship Program has brought new hope and opportunities to her life.