Susie's Message

As founders of Voiceless Children, we see first hand the conditions that the children have to live with in East Africa. We also see the incredible strength of the grandmothers and widows who are trying to save the children from living the life of an orphan.

In our small way, we are attempting to bring their story of hope to the world. We are doing this through the photos of Felix and by going out in the field ourselves and experiencing the plight of these women and children.  This is no easy task, and once you have been in the field you wish there was so much more you could do for these amazing resilient people.  We do what we can and with the help of good people who are willing to donate what they can, we guarantee that you will see the results of your goodwill first hand.

We believe with all our hearts that if each and everyone, who could afford to, would donate what they can to helping extinguish poverty and hardship, there would be no child without food, clothing or education.  The grandmothers and widows would be able to become self-sufficient by doing their own farming and selling their products on the market and no child would die for lack of proper health care.

We ask that you help support our efforts in trying to help the women of the Funyula district, grandmothers and mothers who are caring for the orphan children.  We will do the work, but we need your support!

We also ask that you support the soon to be release documentary, “A Grandmothers Tribe”, www.agrandmotherstribe.com produced by Borderless Productions of New Zealand. Borderless Productions is producing this documentary as a humanitarian effort to bring attention to the brave grandmothers of the world who are so instrumental in raising their orphaned grandchildren.

Please take time to visit our website and to see what our efforts have accomplished to date.  We will continue to seek support and to give recognition to these very brave women, the backbone of East Africa.

Thank you,
Susie Banfield, USA Director
Voiceless Children, www.voiclelesschildren.org.