Year-end Appeal for 2022 Donations!

In July of 2022, Sister Nectaria received the notice that she had one year to finish the required projects to qualify for full accreditation of the new school. Contractors must be hired and paid. Deposits must be made. The current school has expenses, and there is a requirement to raise the teachers' salaries. The prospect of a self-sufficient orphanage depends on the completed St. Ignatios High School's accreditation.
Your help is needed to meet this government-mandated deadline. The orphanage saves hundreds of vulnerable children from human trafficking, poverty, and exploitation.

The school currently educates 625 children and upon completion, it can hold up to 2000 children. This capacity not only provides an outstanding opportunity for the neighborhood children, but is the major stepping stone for the orphanage to acquire income.

Won't you please invest in them? Your gift is tax-deductible.
Sr. Nectaria will give you a tour of the unfinished floor on this video.

Become a part of the solution by helping her meet this urgent need as quickly as possible.  
Projects to be completed:
The St. Ignatius High School has until July 2023 to complete these required six prerequisites to receive permanent accreditation. The total cost is close to $182,000.00.
                       
·  Completion of the entire third (top) floor classrooms = $129,350.00.
·  Complete backup well for the school: $900.
·  Monsoon roof repairs = $ 18,000.
·  Complete the dome roof covering the high school bldg.: $17,550.
·  Boys dormitory building repairs and paint = $10,960. 
·  Replace cyclone-damaged windows of the girls' dormitory = $4,850.
You can help by hosting a fundraiser! 
There are three documentaries about the orphanage available at
(EKOTA & EKOTA II) and (The Luckygirls Movie)
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A DROP IN THE OCEAN CREATES A NEVER-ENDING RIPPLE

There is an ocean of need worldwide. Our featured project aids the extremely poor children in a village on the outskirts of Kolkata, India.
FILI's Non Profit Partner in India
PSOC
Philanthropic Society of the Orthodox Church

This fund was established by local Indian Orthodox individuals from Kolkata to fund The Theotokos Girls and Boys Orphanage and the many outreach programs of the Orthodox Church of Kolkata.