Community Outreach

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  Lorato House Rescue Center

  Lorato House Rescue Center is a rescue center and orphanage for abandoned babies and children in need of care. This program specifically targets children from newborn to five years old. Most of the children who come to us have spent the early days of their lives abandoned or left to die. The Northwest and Okavango Districts of Botswana have among the highest levels of orphaned children and children affected by HIV/AIDS in the country. This is the first rescue center of its type in Botswana.
  The goal of Lorato House Rescue Center is to place these babies into loving families in Botswana that the children will grow up to be contributing members of society. Lorato House educates and empowers the extended families, guiding them to raise healthy, well-balanced children. For more infomation, download the Lorato House Rescue Center Brochure in our Downloads section.

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  Maatla

  Maatla is an outreach of All Nations Village Church to caregivers whose families are living poverty.  It is an economic empowerment program designed to develop marketable skills such as arts and crafts and a variety of small agricultural projects.  These caregivers work together to build businesses to support themselves and their families. The opportunities offered through Maatla allow individuals to work with their hands and their creativity to fulfill their desire to provide for and sustain their family economically and emotionally. Each person learns skills such as knitting, felting, sewing, gardening, etc.  all of which can done from their own homes. They will learn how to start a business, how to grow a business, and how to maintain that business. For more information, download the full Brochure in our Downloads section. The craft items created may be ordered for worldwide delivery. For more information, contact maatla@lovebotswana.org.