Currently, Maison L’Arc-en-Ciel Orphanage relies completely on external donations to remain afloat and while many individuals and business give generously to MAEC, it is not sustainable for them to rely solely on extrinsic donations. Organizations like ODEM International, Cross Catholic Outreach, the American Red Cross, the Society of Saint Vincent DePaul, and Catholic Relief Services each have contributed to the survival of Maison L’Arc-en-Ciel over the years, but each year,

Maison L’Arc-en-Ciel has an abundance of some of the resources needed to create a self-sustainable farm, but unfortunately lacks some others, which we will need to subsidize through our work and fundraising. The human capital of the staff and children, who are ready and willing to learn the in’s and out’s of living on a sustainable farm, is plentiful, and is one of our best assets. Utilizing and educating groups of extremely capable children and adults who are all working tow

While the most important goal of building the sustainable orphanage at Maison L’Arc-en-Ciel is reaching a level of economic sustainability as to not rely on outside financing to stay afloat, the educational opportunity that comes along with the projects are just as valuable. Each of the projects; the conversion to solar, compositing, livestock, agriculture, aquaponics, and beekeeping have a direct educational component to them, where the children of MAEC are given the opportu