Our Work

Eye of the Lord Orphanage

Our first visit

The Eye of the Lord Orphanage was the first home we ever visited as a foundation. It was the day our work stopped being an intention and became something we actually did.

We arrived with essential supplies for the household: staples for the kitchen, provisions for the weeks ahead, and the everyday items it takes to run a home of this size. It mattered to us that the first thing we did was turn up with something useful, and that the second was to listen.

Supplies gathered for handover at the Eye of the Lord Orphanage — Supplies handed over to the home

The Dotse Foundation team with the caregivers who run the home — With the people who run the home

Touring the kitchen and service areas of the home — Shown around the kitchen

We were shown the house as it really is, so that what we bring next answers what the home actually needs.

A day that ended in celebration

Cutting a cake together with the children and caregivers — Cutting the cake together

Cake being sliced and shared out — Shared out, slice by slice

Everyone gathered together at the end of the visit — Everyone, together

A first visit is a beginning, not a conclusion. We left with a clear picture of what this home needs, and every intention of coming back.

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