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Droplets in a Stream Rather than arriving with our own answers, we listen, learn and stand beside our partners as they develop practical, locally led solutions.

We support grassroots partners in East Africa who are caring for some of the most vulnerable children through safe shelter, education, medical care and practical support. 🧡 Join our community of changemakers | dias.asn.au | ACNC-registered charity Droplets In A Stream (DIAS) is an Australian not-for-profit organisation working alongside trusted, community-led partners in Africa to support vulnerable children, families and communities. Our work is built on long-standing relationships, mutual trust and a deep belief that local leaders are best placed to understand the needs of their own communities. Through these partnerships, we help support work that provides safety, care, education, healthcare, family support and opportunities for a better future. This includes supporting children recovering from trauma, strengthening schools and community programmes, helping families through crisis, and investing in projects that create lasting change. At the heart of DIAS is a commitment to people. We believe meaningful change grows through friendship, consistency and walking together over time. Every project we support begins with the vision of our local partners, and our role is to help provide the resources, encouragement and support needed to bring that vision to life. Join us at www.dias.asn.au

You may remember William’s story from a few years ago. 🧡 William is deaf and non-speaking and has been raised by his gra...
22/09/2026

You may remember William’s story from a few years ago. 🧡 William is deaf and non-speaking and has been raised by his grandmother, Everlyn, in Kisumu, Kenya. With the support of our community partners Frank and Lindah, he was able to begin an education better suited to his needs.

Since then, one generous donor has continued to support William’s education - and his kindness has now reached even further.

He has recently been helping to build a new kitchen and children’s room for the family, giving his own time and energy to help bring these spaces to life.

We’re incredibly grateful for the way he continues to show up for William and his family. Seeing this support grow from education into something that will make a difference in their everyday lives is very special.

Because of your kindness, there will be food on the table for families in Milele’s community this week. 🧡The Milele team...
17/09/2026

Because of your kindness, there will be food on the table for families in Milele’s community this week. 🧡

The Milele team has been visiting households facing very real, immediate needs - bringing food and essential hygiene items, and making sure families know they’re not facing a difficult season alone.

This kind of outreach is such an important part of Milele’s work. It helps families through the hard weeks, strengthens connections within the community, and allows the team to respond when practical help is needed most.

Thank you for caring, DIAS fam. We’re so grateful for you. 🧡

13/09/2026

Thanks to a very generous donor who has a huge heart for the Milele Home and its children and staff, new ground has been broken on a project that will help make everyday life there a little easier too. 🧡

It will create a more practical and welcoming space for the Milele community — somewhere that can support daily life, connection and care for both the children and the people who look after them.

More to come as it takes shape.

This time, thirteen years ago, the 4th Tour of Hope was underway. 🚴🧡An incredible group of riders, volunteers, supporter...
10/09/2026

This time, thirteen years ago, the 4th Tour of Hope was underway. 🚴🧡

An incredible group of riders, volunteers, supporters and friends came together to help create a better future for Kenya’s children.

At the time, funds raised through the Tour of Hope events were helping DIAS purchase land beside Lake Victoria. And thanks to everyone involved, we were able to do just that!

Together, we went on to build the Milele Home, which now supports vulnerable babies and young mums, as well as the wider Kisumu community.

So when we look back at these photos, we’re not only remembering a great event. We’re looking at part of the story behind something that is still serving people today.

That year, the Tour raised approximately $45,000 for the work in Kenya.

Looking back also reminds us just how many people have been part of the DIAS story over the years. Some rode, some volunteered, some donated, and some cheered from the sidelines - but everyone played a part.

Do you recognise yourself or anyone else in these pics? Feel free to tag them! We’d love to reconnect with some of our Tour of Hope crew. 🧡

Please join us in wishing our founder, friend and mentor, Rodney Callanan, a very happy birthday. 🧡Back in 2008, Rod fel...
08/09/2026

Please join us in wishing our founder, friend and mentor, Rodney Callanan, a very happy birthday. 🧡

Back in 2008, Rod felt a calling to return to Uganda and help as many children and people as he could. Since then, he has poured so much of his love, time, skills, knowledge and his own resources into uplifting communities that many people didn’t even know existed.

And he’s done all of this while running his engineering firm back home in Brisbane!

Now, Rod is a humble guy and he really doesn’t like the focus being on him - but Rod, today we have to honour you.

If you know him personally, you’ll know he is genuinely one of the kindest and most generous humans you could meet. He’s an amazing husband, uncle and friend, a mentor to many of us, and a father figure to some of the little ones he’s met over the years in Africa.

Whether he’s working on a job site, building roads in Africa, helping someone back home in Australia or quietly solving one of the many problems that lands on his plate, Rod puts his whole heart into whatever he does.

And there is so much he does that most people will never see. So much happens quietly, behind the scenes, with no expectation of thanks or recognition.

Rod, you do an incredible amount for DIAS, for the communities we work alongside, and for all of us personally too. We hope you know how much you are loved and appreciated.

We hope you have a brilliant birthday and that the year ahead brings plenty of joy, adventures, laughs, good health and time with all the people you love.

Happy birthday, Rod. We’re very lucky to have you. 🧡

07/09/2026

A little glimpse of everyday life on the journey to school. 🧡 Safe travels, little ones — there’ll always be a warm welcome waiting for you at Milele.

Our work begins with people, and Canva helps us share their stories with care. Thanks to this amazing app, we can bring ...
02/09/2026

Our work begins with people, and Canva helps us share their stories with care. Thanks to this amazing app, we can bring you closer to the children at the heart of our cause — and show what change can look like, one child at a time.

We’re so grateful to be one of one million nonprofits around the world designing with Canva, and using creativity to help our work reach further. 🧡


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🖥️ To learn more about our work, visit www.dias.asn.au

Take two on this post 😅 One of yesterday’s slides snuck in twice. So here it is again — because we really do want to say...
01/09/2026

Take two on this post 😅 One of yesterday’s slides snuck in twice. So here it is again — because we really do want to say thank you. 🧡

When you donate to DIAS, you can choose Where Most Needed - allowing us to direct your gift to the most urgent needs across our partners - or you can choose something specific that has connected with you.

Both mean so much. 🧡

Some of you choose Where Most Needed, giving us the flexibility to respond when priorities change or an unexpected need arises.

Others are drawn to something particular and we love seeing which parts of the work speak to you personally.

Many of you also choose to give quietly, so we can’t always give you the public thank-you you deserve. But behind every one of these examples is someone choosing to care, and that generosity reaches real people through the work of our partners.

Whether you give broadly or choose something close to your heart, we see the care behind it. And so do our partners.

🧡 Give here: dias.asn.au/donate/

26/08/2026

We’re so happy these children now get to experience joy, safety and care. 🧡

Thank you for helping our partners surround them with the love and support every child deserves.

It’s been a big week for the Milele Home 🧡 A ministry called The Tree of Life Ministry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sent box...
26/08/2026

It’s been a big week for the Milele Home 🧡 A ministry called The Tree of Life Ministry in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sent boxes and boxes of goodies from the home’s wish list — such a beautiful surprise.

The new bike helmets will help keep the children safer on their trips to school, and our hope for the future is to help Milele secure a van so those journeys can be even safer.

We’re so happy for our friends at Milele and so grateful for the kindness shown to them. 🧡

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