About us
Who we are
We believe that every helping hand can contribute financially or by volunteering to support disadvantaged children to create a better future for them.
This organization was established two years ago by my husband Eric Teo and I. We started the journey to help underprivileged and poor children and orphans more than 35 years ago in Malaysia. The home is called House of Faith – in Malay it is “Rumah Faith”. Since then it’s been renamed to “Desa Amal Jireh” which means Jireh Charity Village. This is because they have grown from a few houses to a whole village! Eric was part of the board and I went there to provide tuition to the children 35 years ago. The home started in a terrace house and today its a ministry with its own facilities on acres of land that has served about 100 children and helped thousands of children graduate from the program to become productive citizen of the community. Eric & I always have deep love and compassion to serve underprivileged children because they cannot care for themselves and they need responsible adults to support and guide them through life. We immigrated to US in 1990, and we continue to support this ministry by including Jireh Charity Village in the international mission support of a local church. We also adopted our son Ezra from San Mateo county as part of our personal mission to help “one child at a time” because we know we have sufficient resources to help at least one child at that time. Since then, God has blessed us financially and God is calling us for our “Second Act” – to build a non-profit charitable organization and grow our influence to connect with our network to help more children in such predicaments.
Our focus is on poor, underprivileged children, orphans and children in adverse predicaments. It took us about two years to complete the process of getting the organization setup with the help of Secretary Ed Swift.
So far, we have raised $10,000 and donated to three non-profit organizations, they are Shiloh United School in San Mateo; Jireh Charity Village in Malaysia and Helping Hands in Kenya Africa.
Thank you for reading about our story and our effort to make a difference. We welcome you to participate with us as a volunteer to help and as a contributor to support. No matter what you decide we appreciate any help you offer. Please share with your friends and family to expand the outreach for support and enlist more organizations that need funding.
Sincerely,
Esther Ong
CEO: Eric Teo
Treasurer: Esther Ong
Secretary: Ed Swift
Special Thanks:
- Scott Aughtmon – Marketing
- Dave Swift – Contents editing
- Evan Teo – Site Development
- Esther Ong – Project Management
There are many poor, underprivileged children, children with disabilities who need help with food, shelter and education. We raise fund and spread out the funding in US and overseas to help as many disadvantage children as possible.
We now fund three non-profit organizations. They are shelter homes, schools and learning facilities that help such needy young people. They are:
US Non-profit Organization:
Shiloh United School in San Mateo County, CA. We selected this school because it is operated by a kind and compassionate leader David Swift and he welcomes many immigrant children to his school at a scaled down tuition fee and provides scholarships for the poor and families that recently immigrated.
Website: www.shilohunited.org
Overseas Non-profit Organizations:
Jireh Charity Village in Malaysia is a home for poor and underprivileged children. Rev. KK Sinnadurai is a saint and his wife Kamala is an angel of the world. They have dedicated their life and time to care for and develop children from 2 years old to adulthood guiding them to be productive contributors to society. They also train their own children to continue this legacy to raise funds and serve the growing needs of the poor and destitute.
Website: www.daj.org.my
Updates from Jireh Charity Village during Covid.
Helping Hands in Kenya, Africa. Helping Hands Organization of Kenya integrates disadvantaged children and children with disabilities in vocational training by offering them skillful and practical training. They also offer a diploma class for church and community leaders in partnership with Pan Africa Christian University in Nairobi. This organization was started by Hellmut and Elsie Mascher and it is now continuing through their son.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/HelpingHandsKenya/
What’s it like at Little Hands School?
Please approach us anytime if you have an organization you would like us to help.
Our approach
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide financial and educational support to poor underprivileged children and children with disabilities in the US and overseas.
Whether it is a reassuring conversation, financial help, education, professional training, or simply the assurance that they are not alone, we will make sure that children of such predicaments are not forgotten but get support to guide them to be productive, contributing citizens of the society wherever they are.
Our Vision
We want to build a world where no child or youth feels alone and gets every possible help they need as soon as possible.
We want to see a world where poor and underprivileged children are in the forefront of our lives. They are not lacking anything and we provide financial, emotional and spiritual support to be the best version of themselves no matter where they are.
We look to raise $20,000 by end of the year!
You can contribute $10 to $1,000 to $100,000 or more, we will put your contribution to good use. We are happy to be growing and helping more day by day.