LILY OF THE VALLEY ORPHANAGE
There are over 150 million orphans worldwide. Lily Orphanage is at full capacity with over 120 orphans in their care. Once operating as a hospice with HIV affected children not surviving to adulthood, orphans are now thriving and need life skills.
The future vision for Lily and its self-sustainable model is to build-out and perfect the model. This Lily model could provide orphans, not only a place to be nurtured, but give them a chance to live a productive life, when they age out of the orphanage.
KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA
WHY INVEST IN LILY ORPHANAGE?
Lily has expanded its operations beyond the orphanage. It has a health clinic that serves not only the orphans, but also families in the neighboring community. It is building up a school, as the education system in KwaZulu-Natal is very poor, 80 kids to one teacher. Lilyvale now has Grades 1-3 and is currently opening Grade 9.
Lily also provides services for the local community: a Food bank for local families, a computer center, space for arts and crafts and a bakery, where kids can learn some basic skill sets.
The orphans are rescued from their dire circumstances from the nearby community, they now have proper health care, and within a few years, they should receive proper education up through high school, so that they may have a real chance to attend university. For those who who do not continue in higher education, Lily is building skills sets- arts and crafts, baking, farming, computers. With their hydroponics business, Lily has an opportunity to become fully self-sustainable within the next 5 years. Currently, the hydroponics business is contributing 5-10% of the overall budget, but with the basic infrastructure of the business already built, Lily is looking to expand this business quickly.