Give an Orphan a Teddy Bear - Pakistan

When we decided we wanted to give soft, cuddly teddy bears to orphans, it was almost impulsive in our wide-eyed desire to spread joy as well as love to those who needed it the most.  Of course, we began by buying bears and giving them, but very soon, we say the sparkle in the children's eyes and realized we need to give more and bring smiles to more children's eyes and so started our Global Giving campaign.

Little would we know when we got our first donation on May 27, 2015, that today there would raise over $4000 dollars from 89 different donors and the momentum simply continues.  We thank each and every one of you.  You made someone smile, someone who really needed to.

Here is a picture of little Ayes (we've changed her name as per GG policy).  For this report, we wanted to share her picture because her Mona Lisa smile is there, but what is more in her eyes is determination. Yes, determination. For what, you may ask?  To hold on to the bear.  Even to try to get Ayes to move the bear up an inch was impossible because she simply would not let anyone touch her bear once it was hers.  She was determined to keep and love the bear on her own terms.  Seeing how quickly and strongly she attached to the bear really reminded us that these bears are not just something to love, but sometimes an actual lifelife for someone who has no one to love.

During this holiday season, as we give one another gifts and good cheer and certainly indulge in delicious food and dessert, please consider doing one act of kindness daily.  We would love it if every day til the end of the year, you donate one teddy for $10!  You'll not just be giving a gift; you may be giving a lifeline to a little one alone in the world.

Happy Holidays!!!

First of all we would like to thank all our wonderful donors who are helping us in spreading love among these kids in need in the form of teddy bears and secondly we would like to update you all that soon we are going to distribute teddy bears in two schools just like last year to orphans which all of you really liked, many of our donors got back to us to let us know what they feel and we want you all to know that we love your comments a lot so please do that.

In our previous reports, we have always mentioned the importance of teddy bears in the life of a kid or specially orphans. Everybody needs some softness, even more when the life is challenging. When the stuffed animal is offered to a Newborn, it is the perfect transitional object, associated with the tender feelings of mother-love. It provides comfort when baby feels lonely or scared. It becomes the companion to cuddle but also to talk to and communicate emotions. It helps to manage the pain and clear it.

Above are all the reasons that we started our project of giving teddy bears to orphans because we know how important it is for these orphans to feel loved and we have experienced that a little gift like teddy bears makes them feel so special and they realize that there is someone out there who cares for them. And now after years of starting this project and distributing teddy bears to so many kids, when we look back, we feel so blessed that god made us a way to send some happiness in these kids lives.

We believe that there are two ways of living your lives. One is you do what you like and always be happy and second is you live for others happiness and b satisfied.

If you are choosing the first way its good but it doesn’t guarantee the peace or comfort in life, which will be there if you opt the second way. We are not saying that one couldn’t select both ways infact we believe that’s a dream come true life if you are happy as well as satisfied with all you are doing and that’s why we encourage everyone to live that way. Because we know how important it is to be satisfied with your life and that satisfaction comes by helping others, those who are in need in whatever or whichever way you want ,…. You should just do it .

Because if not you then who, if not now then when .