Our Vision Strategy

Physical

To supplement orphans' basic needs, our American partners collect items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, socks, underwear, feminine products, toys, and school supplies. University student volunteers distribute these items to children in the orphanages and transitional homes. This empowers university students to build relationships. By the end of 2023, AiYD desires to supplement an additional 4,000 orphans with essential care items as they have need.

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Emotional

Because of the trauma of being abandoned or losing both parents, many orphans put up emotional walls that cause reckless behavior or lack of trust in adults. University students create environments that help to breach these walls and empower these students through the process of volunteering to be a big brother or big sister to needy orphans, giving them a cause to be passionate about and a way to facilitate life change. By the end of 2023, AiYD seeks to empower 1,000 in-country mentors to provide caring emotional support to a total of 13,000 orphaned children.

Education and Life Skills

Nearly half of orphans who age out of orphanages and do not go to a university will end up homeless, become involved in crime and drugs, and get lost in the corruption of human trafficking. The average life expectancy for these children is 30. AiYD aims to set up orphans for a successful future by teaching them to set goals, assisting with their education and supplementing it with online tutoring, preparing them for the university entrance exam, providing networking opportunities for orphans to gain employment, and equipping them with knowledge and skills to avoid human trafficking. By the end of 2023, AiYD desires to increase human trafficking prevention education to all regions and keep orphans safe from predators.

Spiritual

Orphans have little hope, issues with trust, and receive little guidance in life decisions. AiYD desires for them to understand that making wise life choices that lead to success result from discipline, hard work, and unswerving belief. Our desired goal, which encourages a relationship with God through the local church, enables them to find hope, contentment, and purpose. By the end of 2023, AiYD desires to partner with 13,000 orphans and 1,000 mentors by encouraging them spiritually.