ORPHANetwork: a Job Worth Your While

ORPHANetwork is a nonprofit organization that seeks to feed, nurture, and educate abandoned children in Nicaragua.  They have partnered with various institutions in order to achieve this goal and are now sponsoring two meal programs in Managua as well as 5 orphanages in total around Nicaragua. The real goal of this organization is to make the orphanages self-sufficient so that they don’t rely on government funds and random donations which are fickle and sporadic. ORPHANetwork manages their income, creates a budget for them, and sees that the children are well fed, well educated, and are on the way of reaching their full potential. This network provides for comprehensive orphan care and has now touched over a million lives, spreading their message throughout the country of opportunity and care. They also provide for transition assistance which is unique to this program in Nicaragua. After high school, ORPHANetwork makes sure their kids reach a higher level of education and secures for them a job, housing, and even goes as far as checking up on them every few years to ensure a positive transition. 

So now, why work for them? They help a lot of kids, sometimes too many, but their own mission is to provide aid for all orphans that seek their mentorship so they have a no turning down policy. They don’t need money, or assistance in fundraising events or gifts for the children, what they need is your time to spend with the kids. There are numerous activities you can help with; ranging from the distribution of food to helping the kids with their English speaking skills. For more information you can visit ORPHANetwork and hopefully, if you are interested enough by now (hopefully I’ve done a good job at this) you can join UAM’s DO group which will be working closely with this organization. 

- Zenelia Boza