Our vision is to empower orphaned children through sustainable solutions, shifting the mindset from dependency towards a self sufficient, more hopeful future. Read more
Child headed families are where one or both parents have died, often from HIV or other impacts of extreme poverty, leaving the eldest child with responsibility for all of their siblings. Read more
Edith’s Hope built and manages a residential vocational school for orphaned children to learn skills that will empower them to earn a wage in order to support themselves and their families. Read more
Your future isn't really hopeful if you're entirely dependent on donations from strangers. One of our goals is to enable the child headed families programme and the vocational school to become financially sustainable in the long term. Read more
Potters Barn is a holiday cottage that sits at the entrance to ‘Red Lane’ part of the ancient Corfe Castle Common. 100% of the profits of your stay will go to our work with orphaned children. So Book Now!
Every Year we welcome 15 new orphaned families onto our Child Headed Families Project. These families need your support!
Child headed families are where one or both parents have died, often from HIV or other impacts of extreme poverty, leaving the eldest child with responsibility for all of their siblings.
Edith's Hope – with funding from YouSeq– are currently building a covid medical unit to support the fight against COVID-19, and other diseases. Read more
Open through the flowering season, dawn til dusk, May, June and July. Relax and have a coffee and cake. Saturdays: 11:00am -3:00pm Fun nature-based activities for all the family! Read more