Success Stories

Pearl S. Buck International begins a Global Marketing Campaign
This year, June 26 will mark Pearl S. Buck’s 130th birthday and the rollout of a multi-year global marketingstrategy across all of Pearl S. Buck International and our affiliate international…

Lending a Helping Hand to Students in Cambodia
The tourism industry to Siem Reap, Cambodia was hit hard by the pandemic. Although Cambodia itself has a high vaccination rate and low infection rate, tourism from harder-hit countries slowed…

Gaining Confidence and Helping Others at Chongshi Girls’ School
Yixuan is a senior student at Chongshi Girls’ School. Before starting there as a middle-schooler, she had low self-esteem and was introverted. She didn’t know how to express herself confidently…

On the Path to Success Thanks to Child Sponsorship
Before enrolling in PSBFT’s child sponsorship program, Ganokwan and her family faced a challenging life. They lived in a small hut with a leaf roof because they earned little income.…

Keeping Orphans Safe and Healthy
In Vietnam, disadvantaged children and HIV-infected children are the most vulnerable groups, always in need of help, but even more so over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has…

The Road to Success – Philippines Valedictorian Celebrates Uniqueness
Shaina grew up being bullied and discriminated against from the very beginning. When Shaina was young, her mother let her stay hidden in their house- Shaina’s father was African American…

Looking Back on a Year of Giving and Gratitude
2021 was a year in which the hardships caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continued to affect the children and families in Pearl S.Buck International’s child sponsorship program, who still…

A Year of Helping Children in Kenya
December marks one year since Pearl S. Buck International announced its partnership with two Montgomery County-based mission-oriented entities—the non-profit charity Chariots for Hope and Bethlehem Baptist Church in Spring House,…