Success Stories

Students Share What Pearl Buck Means to Them
As part of an exhibit curated for the Shanghai Library on Pearl S. Buck, about 30 current and former students in the Pearl S. Buck International sponsorship program in China…

Help Change Lives with the Ogada Children’s Home Now
Since 2021, Pearl S. Buck International has partnered with local non-profit Chariots for Hope, which serves children in need in Kenya through the operation of several children’s homes, and with…

Serving Multicultural Families and Children in Korea
As the number of foreign residents in Korea increases rapidly and the nation transforms into a multicultural society, the importance of social integration, in which people from all kinds of…

Child Sponsorship Leads to Realization of Medical School Dream
Reinalyn, who goes by the nickname Madel, is 23 years old and pursuing a medical degree at Manila Central University. Sixteen years ago, Madel’s mother was seeking support to sustain…

A Foundation for Success Through Child Sponsorship
Thi Lam was born into difficult family circumstances. Because her father died while she was young and her mother was sick, Thi Lam and her two sisters went to live…

Finding Passion for Nursing Thanks to Child Sponsorship
Phanthida, known as Mae Lae, has achieved outstanding academic success due to her discipline in both her studies and life. With the support of the Pearl S. Buck Foundation Thailand,…

Looking Back on a Year of Bridging Cultures and Changing Lives
Thanks to all of Pearl S. Buck International’s generous child sponsors and donors, the impoverished and marginalized children, families, and communities supported and served by our global affiliates and their…

Student Comes Into Her Own as Artist at Chongshi Girls’ School
“It doesn’t really matter if you win or lose; the brave people already win when they stand at the starting line,” Silin, a sponsored child at Chongshi Girls’ School, noted…