Daughter Project Clubs

Jyoti Needs a Sponsor! Today was a special day as my daughter and I spent the afternoon with 8 very special girls in Kathmandu, Nepal. Their beautiful smiles, warm hugs, and contagious laughter make it difficult to comprehend the abusive and exploitive situations from which they have been rescued. One of the younger girls, Jyoti, was abandoned by her mother when she was just 3 years old and forced to work for a family that abused her at age 5. Happily, she was rescued and is... now part of a loving family home. She is 7 years old and attending school for the first time. She loves singing, dancing, and painting! You can sponsor Jyoti or one of her sisters for $36/month. 100% of your sponsorship will provide for her needs. We will introduce you to your 'daughter' and update you regularly. You can sign up online to 'adopt' Jyoti at myglobalfamily.org/give and daughterproject.org/give or contact us at 661-213-3380 and [email protected]. Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project, Jennifer and Charity Jensen

We are excited to have launched a new family care home in Kathmandu, Nepal. This home provides shelter, food, clothing, medical care and educational fees for 8 daughters who have been rescued from trafficking and exploitation. The girls, having lost family support, are now part of a new family with siblings, caregivers and god-parents from the local community, they attend school, and participate in all kinds of activities that young girls enjoy. We all want to give our child...ren everything they deserve today, you can ‘adopt’ one of these daughters and provide for her directly: It costs $144 per month to provide a loving home for each of these girls...everything from hair bows to a roof over her head. You can donate $12/month for 1 year or give $144 one-time! Please check this out on our project page and learn how you can hear directly from your ‘adopted’ daughter. https://directgood.org/kathmandu-family-home/ Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project!

In February, we told you that the Daughter Project had launched in El Salvador. We are excited to report that clubs have formed, and young Salvadorian girls from at risk areas are coming together to learn about inner beauty and ways to protect themselves in a country plagued by economic and social insecurities, high rates of girl pregnancy and gang violence. From day 1, local women were ready to build communities of support around young girls, and they are doing just that. D...aughter Project training materials have been translated into Spanish, and a second round of training completed just last week. Wow! We can accomplish much by equipping volunteers with the tools they need to protect young girls in the country of El Salvador. Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project!

In a recent girls’ club meeting in California, the girls were asked to list jobs that most people think only boys can do. Then they talked about how girls can do those jobs too and that they can do anything they want to if they set goals for themselves being a girl shouldn’t hold us back from our dreams! Valuable lessons like this one represent the heart of the Daughter Project.

James is a 12 year old boy from Bhaktapur, Nepal. He attends one of our boys’ empowerment clubs. Yes, we now have clubs for boys! "James is good in studies but he never intended to take his responsibilities at home he thought only females does household work. He did not obey mother and sister too. Most of the times he was in television at home. When he attended the ‘Girls equal boys’ meeting his attitude were changed. He learnt to respect girls and share responsibilities. I...n one of the club meeting he reported that now he is helping sister and mother at household work. His mother also reported that James is changed at home. Global Family team member "I love helping sister to fetch water from well and cut vegetables in the kitchen, says James. Boys are a BIG part of the Daughter Project. It costs $337 for a club kit teaching and activity supplies for a whole year. Give between $10 and $337 and empower boys to respect girls. https://directgood.org/inner-strength-boys-club/ Thank you for being a part of Global Family & the Daughter Project.

7 riders will take off from Bakersfield in June to ride motorcycles across the Tibetan plateau in North India. We want you to be a part of this incredible adventure! Sponsor the Daughter Project and we will put your logo on the riders’ shirts and have a picture taken beside the sign for the highest motorable road in the world (it’s a mere 18,000 ft high) this would make a great picture for your home or office. $5000 will give you prime logo placement $2500, $1000, $500, and... $250 donations will be represented accordingly All proceeds support the Daughter Project, and you may designate your donation for the Kern County Daughter Project. For more information, please contact us at 213-3380 or [email protected] Thank you for being a part of protecting and restoring young daughters.

It’s here! Please join with us to make this BIG GIVE KERN day a success and support the Kern County Daughter Project. The Bakersfield North Rotary Foundation will make a matching donation of up to $250 between 5-6pm so let’s give BIG and help protect young girls at risk of trafficking and abuse. Thank you! https://givebigkern.razoo.com/us/search/

Big Give Kern giving day is here. Please join this incredibly generous community and support our local Daughter Project. Our shelter for young girls is almost complete and after-school programs underway serving girls from at-risk neighborhoods of Kern County. If you would like to take a tour of our facility, call us at 213-3380. It would be our pleasure to show you what we’ve been up to. With just a few clicks, you can be a part of this first annual event and help protect an...d restore young girls at risk of trafficking and abuse. https://givebigkern.razoo.com/us/search/ Interested in volunteering? We have lots of ways to get involved. Please email [email protected] to get started. On behalf of the Global Family Team, Thank you!

This is a tangible opportunity for you to give hope to a woman in Nepal. Our Karuna restoration program offers restoration and skills training to women coming out of exploitation, and you can be a part. By donating $150, you can gift a sewing machine to one of our ladies upon graduation and give her the means to support her family through positive employment. As a thank you for your donation, you will receive a thank you note and picture directly from one of the graduates. ...Please check out the project on our new site, directgood.org https://directgood.org/sewing-machines-for-ladies-restorat/ Thank you for being a part of Global Family & the Daughter Project!

Not all report cards are share-worthy, but this one is! Our efforts would be worthwhile to help just 1 child or 1 family, but how exciting to protect, care for, and restore so many. You and our Global Team make this possible. Please continue to give... myglobalfamily.org, daughterproject.org and directgood.org! We look forward to reporting upon our progress again next year. ... Thank you for being a part of Global Family & the Daughter Project.

The girls attending our 'Girls Only’ drop-in center on Union Avenue are getting their hands dirty in a good way! They are planting tomatoes, squash, lettuce, carrots, onions, beans, cucumbers, and jalapeños and having a lot fun. Activities like these are great opportunities not only to learn but to build relationships. A big thank you to Kay, Jen, and the volunteers who give their time getting to know these lively young ladies. If you would like to volunteer your time to m...entor a young girl from this community, please contact us @ 213-3380 or [email protected] for more information. Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project.

Last week, a 14 year old girl from Fresno was found in a residential motel along Union Avenue in Bakersfield. The Fresno man she was with was arrested and put in jail. This area of Bakersfield is well known for such activity. Arrests like these are victories, but we need to have a safe, welcoming place for these young girls daughters who are victims of trafficking and abuse. Runaway teens and former foster youth represent the highest risk populations for trafficked youth in ...the US. We are pleased to announce that construction on Kern County’s first shelter for runaway and homeless girls is almost complete. Once our license is approved, our doors will be open 24 hours a day to receive young girls who need help. We are eager to get going every daughter deserves to be safe. For further reading: https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/trafficking.pdf and http://media.wix.com//807686_65c36196779a225fe0da811224ef9 Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project!

Our coordinators are always hard at work in Myanmar this time in a remote area of Shan State where many daughters have left for China. The villagers complain that illegal agents come to their homes and lure their girls away for work, but the girls never return and the families do not hear from them. At this meeting, it is decided that girls should not leave with illegal agents even if promises are made of good jobs. Moreover, if these agents are found in the area, they will... be reported to the police immediately. It is not easy to provide for a family in Myanmar so the temptation of a good job is appealing. Thanks to our coordinators, we are able to teach about prevention, protect girls from exploitation, and help find solutions for families needing to increase their income. Thank you for being a part of the Daughter Project.