The focus of Jewels of Hope is to impact a few children’s lives deeply for life, rather than to simply touch many children’s lives temporarily.
Jewels of Hope forms partnerships with Christian churches and organizations. Read more…
Our partners implement the 3 year Jewels of Hope programme and select the children beneficiaries according to the criteria set by Jewels of Hope. We focus on choosing the most vulnerable children between the age of 11 and 16, aiming for the greatest impact in their lives while they are still young. (If a child enters the 3 year programme at the age of 16, this child will graduate from the programme when turning 19.)
None of the Jewels of Hope children live in orphanages or institutions. These precious children typically live with a grandmother and/or other relatives. Some of the children live all on their own without any adults in their home (child-headed households), causing them to be vulnerable to extreme poverty & exploitation.
Many of the children, when found first by our partners, have dropped out of school because of constant hunger, lack of school fees, school clothes and shoes. Most of these children have lost all hope… Many did not believe that they will receive money for the jewellery they produced. We saw the greatest smiles ever when they received their first payout!
Luyanda’s savings
“Luyanda needs his Jewels of Hope savings to help rebuild his granny’s house”. The message came from Beauty Ndlovu, who helps coordinate the Jewels of Hope group in Phayiphini, on the outskirts of Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal. So this shy 16 year old boy took home R750…read more…
Paballo’s dream…
Paballo lived with his parents in an outer suburb of Maseru, Lesotho. When he was eleven years old, his mother became mentally ill and had to give up her job at a local book centre. Paballo became very reliant upon his father who unfortunately became ill and died in 1998. After this tragedy in his family, Paballo was no longer able to go to school…read more…
Thank you for sharing Luyanda’s story. I have shared it on my Facebook Page. People are much more willing to support the project if they see something of the results that are being achieved.