by Ocho | Jun 17, 2017 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
We got a new home for 30 kids!!! Many pitfalls and turns along the way and here we have Gidan Salma for another 30 orphans to call “home”. We are taking this new step with the merest basics and a lot of good will. So far we support: 34 Children in COB1 30...
by Ocho | Apr 21, 2017 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
We appreciate all the people who join us, sharing what they love. A photographer grants a gift of imagery, a cake-maker brings the cupcakes, the Children declare it is the sweetest thing they have ever eaten. Our children had never had cake, Some didn’t know it...
by Ocho | Apr 15, 2017 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
Little people learning big things… counting, balancing, sharing, staying calm and safe… Most days, most minutes are filled with beauty and growth… COB1 children are about to complete their first two years of formal education with us and we can all be...
by Ocho | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
This continues the series about Northern Nigeria, inspired by the work of the Lovatt Foundation .Org, which provides homes and education for children???mostly orphans???who have been displaced in the civil war there and by the work of journalist and humanitarian Jack...
by Ocho | Oct 1, 2016 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
With the help of about 50 supporters we have rented a three-bedroom house in suburban Maiduguri, Borno state’s capital. Two teachers and a nanny have been employed. They helped us select the children. All the residents, adults and children, come from the same...
by Ocho | Jul 13, 2015 | Blog, COB - Children of Borno
Thirty children are now settled in the three bedroom bungalow we have been able to lease. The first year’s rent has been paid. All basic household items have been purchased and in the process we tried to support local craftsmen and artisans as much as possible....
