Our 2024 Guatemala Cleft Trip: Surgeries Begin
Hola from the beautiful city of Antigua, Guatemala as we report on our first full day of cleft surgeries. Twelve beautiful children had their operations today, and our team loved getting to know each of the families more. First up on the schedule was tiny Gretal, who was Dr. Tollefson’s first patient of the week. […]
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Child Trafficking in Asia
Human trafficking, as you can well imagine, is an incredibly complex topic that sadly includes children from countries all over the world. It’s hard to find a single definition of child trafficking, but UNICEF describes it in this way: Child victims of trafficking are recruited, transported, transferred, harbored, or received for the purpose of exploitation. […]
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Bentely’s Story of Hope
When Baby Bentely was born in India in 2021, his parents were told right away that he had a very serious heart defect that needed immediate surgery. Their tiny newborn was placed on a ventilator and referred to the cardiac specialists at Amrita Hospital. It was his one chance for healing. While Bentely’s mother recovered […]
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Second Chances: Foster Care and Reunification in Cambodia
In December of 2020, we learned of a large sibling group in a poor, rural region of Cambodia in need of a second chance. The mother had left the children completely on their own in order to go searching for work. When our team came across them during an emergency food distribution during the pandemic, […]
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Sign Language for Deaf Children in Guatemala
At LWB, we believe that every child, no matter what their abilities are, deserves to have access to education, understanding, and community. To work towards this goal in Guatemala, we hope to empower and include children who are deaf by beginning a sign language program. In rural Guatemala, resources for special needs education are scarce, […]
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Cambodia’s Education System: History, Challenges, and LWB’s Innovative Approach
In the context of world education, Cambodia’s education system has a unique history that shows its resilience. From the early influences of the French colonization era to the current state-driven structure, the education system has undergone significant transformation. Yet, as with many developing nations, Cambodia’s education system faces hurdles that international NGOs like Love Without Boundaries […]
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