The Epiphany Trust grew out of the Romanian orphanage crisis of 1990, and as the need for emergency aid to Romania diminished, it was replaced by more long-term help with building, equipment and training facilities for teachers, medical workers and others. Over recent years further projects have been undertaken in Sri Lanka, Burma, India, Pakistan, El Salvador, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Romania that have changed the lives of thousands of disabled and disadvantaged children. Writing in Early Shadows, Epiphany Director Bill Hampson puts his finger on the Charity's unique power for change. Speaking of past and ongoing projects he says, "I have been struck again and again by one key factor. Whether the setting was a children's ward in Tirana, a government ministers office in the Kremlin, or a community setting in Romania, it is a personal encounter - one person to another - which does so much to transform a situation. Social justice work built on strong relationships, on friendships, grows and develops and brings people together."
