Hla Paw could not speak when he arrived at Venture’s partnering children’s home. As a kindergartener, he looked frail, underweight, and so small for his age. His parents fell into a drug addiction that often arises from the ongoing violence and extreme poverty in Myanmar. They could no longer care for their son, so his uncle stepped in and asked …

Lin Lin Aung, a 15-year-old girl, was malnourished and struggled to walk when she came to a children’s home that Venture partners with. She and her many siblings had lived in a military conflict zone in Myanmar. Her stepmother was killed by a landmine, and her father could not provide enough food for Lin Lin Aung and her siblings. Her …