When Hanne and Ted return to Kenya after six months, the LSO partnership dissolves and they decide to take over the run-down Faithbrooks Early Education Center run by the Church in Lenana. Fundraising becomes a necessity in order to support the renovations required to create an accredited preschool. HHFL becomes a community-based organization in Kenya and HHF, a registered Canadian charity. HHF receives financial support from its first three major donors.