Global Orphan Prevention

PREVENT THE TRAFFICKING OF CHILDREN FOR ORPHAN OR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION IN NEPAL AND REDUCE TEENAGE SUICIDE IN COLORADO THROUGH PROGRAMS ENCOMPASSING EMPOWERMENT, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

NEPAL GIRLS LEARNING CENTER & DORMITORY: LOCATED IN THE REMOTE VILLAGE OF GHYANGPHEDI, CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FACILITY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE EDUCATION AND HOUSING TO OVER 55 GIRLS, WAS LARGELY COMPLETED IN 2021 AND WAS AWAITING FINAL PERMITTING AT YEAR END. 2021 EXPENSES INCLUDED CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF $57,500 AND OPERATING COST SUPPORT OF $19,740. IN ADDITION, A $2,00 ALLOCATION FOR 40% OF KATHERINE HILBORN'S TIME AND COMPENSATION ($5,000 X 40% = $2,000) WAS INCLUDED IN PROGRAM EXPENSES, AS WERE COSTS OF $5,739 FOR TRAVEL TO/FROM NEPAL.

COMPASS ROSE PROGRAM: INITIALLY BASED IN DENVER, COLORADO, THE COMPASS ROSE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ITS "6 WEEK ACCELERATOR PROGRAM" WHICH WAS BETA-TESTED IN 2020 AS AN "INCUBATOR." PARTICIPANTS MEET FOR 2 HOURS EACH WEEK, WHERE THEY ARE INTRODUCED TO TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR MINDFULNESS, ANXIETY REDUCTION, AND OTHER LESSONS FOR DEALING WITH CHANGES IN EVERYDAY LIFE -- ESSENTIALLY LEARNING HOW TO FOCUS ON THEIR "TRUE NORTH." INTRODUCTION OF THE PROGRAM WAS UNFORTUNATELY SLOWED IN 2021 BY THE SOCIAL DISTANCING MANDATES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 2021 EXPENSES OF $6,313 INCLUDED $2,513 IN PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT COSTS, $1,800 IN ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION COSTS, AND A $2,000 ALLOCATION FOR 40% OF KATHERINE HILBORN'S TIME AND COMPENSATION ($5,000 X 40% = $2,000).