CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

Words and colour come to Waku Village

Welcome to Waku village. This village, in remote Western China, has 200 children who are bored and have no motivation to learn. They spend their days gazing out the school windows and when they're not in school they are busily running around the village or playing where their parents work.


INTERCEPT A GIRL AT THE BORDER | NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Captivating ramps up its support for more border stations through TINY HANDS

Since 2013, Captivating has partnered with TINY HANDS INTERNATIONAL - one of our Nepal based program partners working to intercept girls believed to be in the very act of being trafficked. Captivating is pleased to announce our support has now expanded to fully finance the operation of FIVE (5) TINY HANDS border monitoring stations. Located in trafficking hot-spots, dedicated staff...


Topics: Tiny Hands
CAPTIVATING FOSTER FAMILY LOANS PROGRAMS | END POVERTY | KENYA

3 Years On and Flora is an Independent Business Woman!

This is Flora and her two adopted children, Michael and Jeremy. Some of you may remember us running a story on Flora back in 2014. To recap, Michael and Jeremy were orphaned when they were toddlers when both parents died from AIDS. These little boys had no where to go so Flora took them into her home with her husband and...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

230 students now excited to learn!

Break-time at school for the 230 students at Eastern Lakes Primary School in the Qinghai Province of China used to involve playing with stones, dust, mud and water. The teachers at the school worked hard to try and keep the students motivated to learn but they had little access to information and materials. These students found school...


CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

109 children now enjoying the sweet smells of country living - "Thanks Nanshan Challenge"

ORSEDA is a poor village located in remote rural Qinghai Province. For some years now, children in this village have been facing contaminated and unhygienic conditions everyday creating regular sickness, missed days from school, and lots of PHEW!!! Whenever it rained, the village toilet would overflow onto the only road used by the children to walk to and from school....


CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | SENG GIRLS VOCATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL (SGVTS)

Business Opportunity and Further Training for SGVTS - "Thank you Fung (1906) Foundation"

We were excited and honored the Fung (1906) Foundation was again willing to match employee 2015 donations in support of the SGVTS program.  Thank you for your continued trust and confidence in our partnership. New Sewing Machines for Vocational Training Classes 6 new sewing machines were purchased with thanks to the Fung (1906) Foundation. These...


CHINA | CLEAN WATER | END POVERTY

Husky Shangga Village Running Water Project - 12 months on and going strong!

It has been over a year since the completion of the Husky Energy Shangga Village Running Water Project. Carrie, Captivating's Project Manager, says the new water system is working well and is significantly improving the daily lives of 92 families, including 120 students and teachers.


Topics: Husky Energy
CHINA | SMALL BUDGET PROJECTS

142 pairs of new boots = 1420 warm toes this winter. 142 children say "Thank you Baia"

Chuga Charity School was founded in 1996 by a local well respected Lhama named Gabo. It was established to help local orphans and children from poor families, who are struggling for their children’s fundamental education. This school has taught grade one to five since it started and there are 142 students (over 100 are girls) and 5 volunteer teachers at the school. They...


NEPAL | STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Visit to Community Village & construction of a HELPDESK to combat human trafficking in Nepal

Raising awareness, on the ground support and encouraging local leaders to get involved is one of the strategies of Captivating International’s partner, 3 Angels Nepal (3AN) in combating human trafficking.


CHINA | EDUCATE GIRLS | PROJECT EDEN

The future's looking good for Dechen Tso - "Thanks Project Eden"

Eden exists to help girls who have fallen behind with their education. The future for many of these girls is bleak, with low to no job opportunities and no way to ever come close to achieving their dreams. Eden's goal is always for them to know they are loved and precious, and to try to prepare them to be kind...