Our Purpose……

The Purpose of Outreach Africa : Lost Boys Foundation is to bring aid to the Sudanese Lost Boys and Girls living in the US and also their families left in Africa . Our close relationship with them allows us to offer people the opportunity to help the Lost Boys and Girls in very personal, specific, and effective ways.

Our site will provide you with a glimpse into their lives and the various programs and opportunities we offer to help them.

Who are the Lost Boys and Girls?....

The Lost Boys and Girls are young war refugees who survived a-23 year genocide in Southern Sudan . As children 3-7 years old, they saw their villages bombed and burned and their families murdered before their eyes. Most were orphaned during the attacks on their villages. They fled on thousand mile treks through the desert seeking refuge. Along the way they were attacked by northern government soldiers and slave catchers. They hid in the grass from helicopter gunships and were attacked by wild animals in the night. Of 30,000 who began the trek, only 11,000 survived. They endured chronic illness, thirst, starvation, and personal loss that scared their souls but never beat them. They spent 14 years of their young lives in the refuge camps of Ethiopia and Kenya where their food ration was one cup of corn meal to last 15 days. In the weeks before 9-11 almost 4,000 were brought to asylum in the US . Over 40 settled in Hampton Roads.

The collective motto of the Lost Boys is “Education is our Mother and our Father.” Through their faith, hard work, and dogged determination, many are now in their 3 rd and 4 th year of college. This seems an unimaginable achievement for young people who came to the US only 6 years ago with no material possessions, knowing little English, and who had never even seen a light switch before they arrived. These young people are walking miracles. All who meet them are humbled and inspired.

What we do……….

Through community support, we help our Sudanese friends feel lovedand empowered and work to bring an end to their long suffering.Together with our volunteers and sponsors, we help them stabilize their lives, gain their educations, save their surviving family members, preserve their culture, and rebuild their war-torn homeland.

• We help them focus on their education and gain the life skills necessary for a strong life foundation.
  
• We work hand in hand with local professionals who generously donate their services to provide them with educational, medical, dental, and legal assistance.
  
• We help with living and medical expenses when they are in crisis (groceries, rent, utilities, diapers and baby supplies).
  
• We provide funds to save the lives of their relatives in Africa in times of medical crisis.
  
• We run a unique African Boarding School Program which matches Lost Boys here in our community with Local Sponsors who provide tuition for their young relatives to attended boarding schools in Kenya and Uganda . In its fourth year, our program is currently providing an education in English to over 120 of their child relatives who were once waiting to be rescued from refugee camps. Many young relatives are still left waiting for sponsors and need your help..
  
• We raise funds to drill water wells in southern Sudan to provide fresh safe drinking water to areas where tropical diseases and parasites are endemic and villagers are forced to drink from mud puddles. We do this in partnership with www.waterforsudan.org which installs the wells.

Programs and Initiatives…

• Promoting local awareness of the needs of Lost Boys and Girls living in Hampton Roads by securing speaking engagements with churches, synagogues, schools, and civic groups.
  
• Fundraising for their education, healthcare, and living expenses.
  
• Coordinating donations of clothes, computers, cars, books, furniture, and household supplies.
  
• Providing tutoring and assistance with schoolwork, computer maintenance and car repairs.
  
• Finding scholarships and assistance filling out applications.
  
• Helping to find jobs which will allow them to attend school.
  
• Providing emotional support so they will feel safe, secure and loved.
  
• Engaging support from local businesses and organizations.
  
• Finding local donors who will help send their young relatives left in the refugee camp to boarding schools outside of the camp.

How you can help... Learn More >>>  

Watch our VIDEO ... Learn More>>>
an 18 minute documentary of our local Lost Boys and Girls telling about their lives.

Outreach Africa : Lost Boys Foundation is a 501 ( c) (3), non-profit organization and all donations are tax deductible. We are an all-volunteer organization and every penny donated goes toward helping these Sudanese refugees.

You can become part of their miracle by joining our network
of donors and sponsors helping to restore their lives.