Beautiful Gate Lesotho

Activities: Community Volunteer Projects / Orphanage Work / Volunteer with Children
Country: Lesotho

Beautiful Gate Lesotho exists to reach out to orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children ages newborn to 5 years old, and give them the love they need and deserve.

Beautiful Gate Lesotho, as a faith based organization, has been reliant on the goodwill of interested individuals, churches, businesses and some funding organizations to help us remain sustainable. In a country afflicted by overwhelming poverty (2 in 5 people live on less than $1 a day) and extreme disease (over 1 in 4 people are HIV positive), children are often treated with no more respect or worth than a discarded candy wrapper. Children are sometimes found in a trash dumpster, a toilet pit, or alone in a forest. We seek to give them the opportunity to be more than just a statistic. We strive to give them the opportunity to just be kids.

Beautiful Gate Lesotho seeks to glorify God by giving these children their childhood while they wait for their forever families. The ultimate goal is to unite these children with forever families that will love them as their own. Until that is accomplished, Beautiful Gate Lesotho is their family. The staff and volunteers love these children as their own. The children at Beautiful Gate Lesotho have lives that reflect those of any other child. They are given opportunities to go to school, play with their friends, and help our around their houses. They have the same physical and emotional needs that all children do. It does not matter whether they are orphaned or abandoned, they are still children, and their first and foremost identity is as a precious child made in the image of a loving, Heavenly Father.

Volunteer

Beautiful Gate Lesotho offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for both local and international individuals and groups.

Long-Term Volunteer

It takes many hands to do the work God has entrusted to Beautiful Gate Lesotho. In addition to many local paid staff, we often have volunteer individuals who come to live and work alongside them in bringing the Father's love to our precious children. We ask that our long-term volunteers be at least 18 years old and, if international, commit to at least six months of service.

Short-Term Teams

Beautiful Gate has openings available for small teams (4-12 people) to come on short term (10-14 days) outreaches. Teams assist housemothers in general care of the children, as well as often participate in a special project assigned by Beautiful Gate Lesotho.

Specific Volunteer Opportunities

Beautiful Gate Lesotho is currently looking for individuals with specialized skills who would be willing to come and serve with specific projects in mind. We are looking for individuals with the following skill sets or trainings: