Project 1000 Orphan Care Foundation

About Us

 We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operated exclusively for the support and development of day care centers and feeding programs for orphans and other vulnerable children in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in the world.

Our Story

Timothy Kinsinger first learned of Grace Orphan Care when he visited his 16-year-old son who was working as a volunteer teaching English to preschool students in spring of 2015. His son was between secondary school classes and was living with his sister who was on a one-year Global Health Fellowship working for an HIV Organization in the country of Malawi.

Grace had a water well and grain mill on their property, both of which were inoperable. The well, which provides water for an entire village, had been stripped of its parts. The mill, which produces modest revenues, was awaiting shipment of electrical components that possibly would have never arrived. Inquiring as to the cost of making them function Tim was told a pump handle and electrical components cost $70. It was actually closer to $200 but in one day we had the well and the mill fixed. Tim was amazed that the people couldn’t afford to fix the well or the mill. It was then he realized how little money many people in the village had and how much of an impact his money could have for this community. Two hundred dollars to turn on the water for the entire village. To keep mothers and daughters from walking long distances to the next source of water to retrieve water for their families from sometimes unsanitary sources. It was the best $200 he’s ever spent.

When Tim decided to start supporting Grace, attendance increased from 45 kids a day to over 230 simply by giving money and assuring that it was properly spent. Since Tim's first visit to Malawi in 2015 he has continued to support the Grace feeding program and salaries for teachers at Grace. Over the past few years he has grown his team, and worked to develop a reliable cash-flow system, so the money that is provided is accounted for. After several years of supporting Grace on his own, Tim wanted to take it to the next level - Project 1000 Orphan Care Foundation. Project 1000, as the name suggests, has a goal of feeding and supporting the early education of 1000 orphans and vulnerable children in Zomba, Malawi.