Motherless Child Foundation

06/29/2025

Sign the Petition to End Stray Dog Shootings

01/15/2021

Knitters and crocheters: We have gotten the list of the 2021 grads which will be up on Ravelry soon. Please check in on our Mittens for Akkol group on Ravelry. New knitters and crocheters welcome!

12/01/2020

Dear Friends,
Today is Giving Tuesday. Your donations will be doubled by Facebook today. Please donate today to make your gift go twice as far! Thank you so much!

11/11/2020

Dear Friends,

We have recently received several inquiries about whether we work in Nigeria. Apparently someone is using our name to solicit donations. Our organization is small, only my husband and I. We do not solicit donations from people we do not know. The only way we will ask you to donate is through the Paypal Giving Fund. The direct link to donate is www.paypal.com/US/fundraiser/charity/2186672 Thank you for your support!

Help me spread the word about Motherless Child Foundation. Together we can make a difference.

06/11/2020

I am preparing for my virtual trip to Akkol and Urupinka! The children who are aging out of the orphanages at the end of the summer are depending on our support. Thanks to the internet, I will be contacting the blanket lady and the man who supplies us with all of the toiletries and other gifts for the grads so that the grads will receive all of the things they need to start their lives on their own. I can't place the order until I have funds to pay once the items are delivered. Can you help? Please make a donation through the Paypal Giving Fund at paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672. They do not take a fee, so 100% of your donation goes toward the grads' gifts. Thank you so much for your help!

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01/20/2020

Vova Dolan placed second at the international karate competition in Almaty last month. Unfortunately, Roma did not place this time. Congratulations to both our kids for being invited to compete and to Vova for placing!

12/13/2019

Eight college students from an institute in Astana volunteered to create these figures for the Akkol orphanage's ice village. They worked for almost two weeks without payment to create these amazing sculptures. People from the neighborhood are enjoying visiting the ice village. More photos to come! paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672

12/13/2019

This week I have been shopping with kids from the Urupinka orphanage. They ride on their school bus one hour each way over a rough road to come to the village of Akkol to shop with me for holiday gifts. In general, they buy mostly clothes, but I make sure everyone also gets a fun gift, even if it exceeds their budget. To help: paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672

12/08/2019

Thanks to our donors, I was able to say "da" when the dentist asked if I could buy some things she needed for the children's dental care. She had to travel five hours in a car each way to Kokshetau to buy these items. It was definitely in the snow, but I'm not sure if it were uphill both ways! 😁😁😁 paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672

12/06/2019

This is Maxim. At four years old he is smaller than a two year old. The orphanage does not have clothes in his size. We will be shopping for clothes that fit him this week. I'm so glad we are able to provide things that are outside the orphanage budget. Thanks to our supporters for making it possible! paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672

12/05/2019

Jars of slime and sequin covered notebooks are both popular items among our younger holiday shoppers! The older children want jeans and nice shirts. Everybody wants chips and Coca Cola and ketchup! They only get these things when we take them shopping once a year. paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2186672

12/03/2019

Last weekend, some of last year's grads (now 16 years old) came to the orphanage for a visit. Of course, I took them shopping in the center. We found this starving kitten crying in the street. After we fed him, Laura said she would take him back to the dorm at her school in Astana. She said many of the students in the dorm have pets. We bought a litter box and litter to go home with them. He is in good hands with this big hearted animal lover!