HOW – Helping Orphans Worldwide

Aug 6
Melissa & I stopped in Portland, Oregon to have lunch with Hillary Brown, co-founder of the charity Helping Orphans Worldwide. I met Hilary in 2007 in Moldova when I volunteered for 2 weeks in an orphanage with Outreach Moldova, an Irish charity. Hilary was there at the time as a volunteer manager and has since set up this charity which is currently focusing on helping orphans in Vietnam.
It is really good luck with my timing in the US that I got to meet Hillary at all because she is moving to Vietnam this month (August) to work full time & be on the ground to ensure the kids are getting all the help the charity can possibly provide to them. We spent a couple of hours with her and it was great to get a firsthand account of the work the charity is doing – Hillary is so passionate about helping children that it's really hard not to volunteer at once! J But I do hope to visit her in Vietnam when I (finally) get to Asia and volunteer with the charity as well. Its not likely to happen in the next 12 months because I wont have a regular job until at least then.
If anyone is interested in Helping Orphans Worldwide – all the information is here: http://www.helpinghow.com/
And here is a video explaining what the charity does. Hillary is very open to questions (and donations of course!) and can provide comprehensive information on any funds donated to HOW.