Activated Ministries is a California religious non-profit dedicated to: supporting national and international programs which offer spiritual and/or humanitarian aid; producing and/or distributing educational and inspirational materials; and providing scholarships and other support to individuals and their children in recognition of their charitable service. [Please note: We do not accept donations from: MI, MS, PA, RI, TN, WI and WV]
Spring 2020 was our 10-year anniversary of the Activated Ministries’ In Recognition of Service Scholarship program, providing tuition assistance to the children of current and former missionaries. We have given 410 scholarships for a total of $397,000. Scholarships have gone to students in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Canada, China, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Italy, UK, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, Czech Republic, Uganda, South Africa.
Volunteers in Thailand have created an English-teaching program which they have taken to over 50 schools in the four provinces of Chiangmai, Pitsanalok, Si Saket, and Petchburi. In each of these schools they distribute Activated Ministries' sponsored Grandpa Jake storybooks as an English learning aid to over 15,000 primary school students. These books are wonderful tools to help the students improve their English as well as teach them valuable character-building lessons. [Please note: We do not accept donations from: MI, MS, PA, RI, TN, WI and WV]
Family Care Uganda was founded in 2009 as a fully self-sustained project for orphans in Gulu who were born to child soldiers during the war. They have developed a horticultural farm, housing and a school for the children, and hope to bring alternative ideas for poverty eradication to the local communities in the area. In addition to academic training and sports, the students are also taught animal husbandry and farming - allowing them to contribute to the sucess of the school and broaden their skill set. [Please note: We do not accept donations from: MI, MS, PA, RI, TN, WI and WV]
For 17 years, Esther McGinley has been opening her home to hundreds of orphans in Durban, South Africa during the Christmas season. In recent years, she has moved the venue and expanded the event to a three-day camp for hundreds of children. Many of the grown children now assist with the running of the camp. Activated Ministries has been proud to be a sponsor of these wonderful Christmas events. [Please note: We do not accept donations from: MI, MS, PA, RI, TN, WI and WV]
Safe Haven for Refugees is a group of concerned individuals who have come together to provide lifelines and support for the most desperate cases of refugee families in southern Turkey - especially widows and orphans. We focus on immediate aid to rescue these most vulnerable families by providing finances for one year’s rent of safe housing and regular food assistance, followed by guidance towards attaining stability and self-sufficiency. We understand that life-changing financial assistance for desperate refugee situations is not huge, and actually within our capabilities.
Sponsor A Book, Africa has gone global with their mission to put books, teaching aids and character building materials into schools, churches, social centers and homes for women and children. While they still continue their work in Sierra Leon and Liberia, Africa, Sponsor a Book volunteers have hosted Sponsor a Book events in India, Croatia and Mexico.
Read on for updates on their travels and life changing programs. [Please note: We do not accept donations from: MI, MS, PA, RI, TN, WI and WV]
Patricino un Libro (Sponsor a Book) is a non-profit organization based in Monterrey. Their mission is to introduce children in underprivileged, marginal, and high-risk neighborhoods to Christian and universal values through cultivating the joy of reading, and to transform their lives in the process. In the past five years, Patricino un Libro has distributed over 75,000 books to some of Mexico's poorest neighborhoods, mountain villages, hospitals, cancer centers, orphanages, and nurseries for the children of underprivileged single mothers. Programs include:
Values in Education is a holistic educational program developed in response to the need for moral, character and social development for preschool and primary school aged children in India. This four-part program is designed to have maximum reach by enhancing institutions and schools dedicated to the care and education of underserved children in the core subject of value education; moral, character and social development.