activities · 33
what they do
direct service · 30
- Agricultural Development Integrated Village DevelopmentPurchases land for farming and educates students in farming practices to grow food for schools and homes in Wakiso Village, Uganda.
- Agricultural Development and Land Acquisition Integrated Village DevelopmentPurchased nearly 300 acres of land for farming, including farmland in Wakiso Village and adjoining property used for student training in farming practices and food production for schools and homes.
- Child Sponsorship Program Children's Education SponsorshipOperates a child sponsorship program that provides individual children with food, clothing, education, medical care, safe housing, and relational care in Haiti and Uganda. The program has sponsored over 350 children and facilitates communication between sponsors and children.
- Child Sponsorship Program Children's Education SponsorshipProvides individual children in Haiti and Uganda with education, daily meals, healthcare, safe housing, and relational care through a monthly sponsorship model. The program has sponsored over 350 children and has operated for nearly 10 years, facilitating communication between sponsors and children as well as sponsor trips to meet them.
- Child Sponsorship Program Children's Education SponsorshipProvides individual children with food, clothing, education, and medical care through a monthly sponsorship program, supporting over 350 children to attend school, receive daily meals, sleep in safe housing, and experience relational care. This program also facilitates communication between sponsors and children.
- Community Development and Recreation Integrated Village DevelopmentEngages in broader community development projects, including purchasing nearly 300 acres of land for farming, clearing and installing playgrounds and sports courts (soccer field, basketball court) in Guru Guru and Wakiso Villages, and providing land for educating students in farming practices.
- Community Development and Recreation Facilities Integrated Village DevelopmentDevelops community infrastructure including clearing soccer fields, installing playgrounds in Guru Guru and Wakiso Villages, and constructing basketball courts, along with purchasing farmland for educational and food production purposes.
- Community Engagement and Enrichment ProgramsHosts an annual conference for adults and youth, organizes an annual beach trip for 100 children each spring, and provides volunteer opportunities such as translating children's interviews.
- Community Infrastructure DevelopmentDevelops essential community infrastructure in Haiti and Uganda, including constructing clean water wells/water purification systems, clearing soccer fields, installing playgrounds, and building basketball courts.
- Disaster Response Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenResponded to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by focusing efforts on the Good Rest Home orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, which had its church and school destroyed.
- Educational Infrastructure Development International School Operations & ConstructionConstructs and operates schools and educational facilities in Haiti and Uganda. This includes building a boarding school in Uganda, rebuilding a primary school at Good Rest Home in Haiti, constructing a primary school in Guru Guru Village (educating over 400 children), and completing a primary school in Wakiso Village (serving over 300 students). The organization also built a library in Haiti and dormitories for vulnerable girls in Guru Guru Village.
- Educational Infrastructure Development International School Operations & ConstructionConstructs and operates schools and educational facilities in Uganda and Haiti, including a boarding school in Uganda, a primary school in Guru Guru Village, and a primary school in Wakiso Village. This includes building classrooms, libraries, and providing access to education for over 400 village children.
- Educational Infrastructure and Provision International School Operations & ConstructionConstructs and operates schools, including a boarding school in Uganda, a primary school in Guru Guru Village, and Nations' Changers Christian School in Wakiso Village, educating over 700 children. The organization also builds libraries and provides daily meals to students.
- Emergency Response and Recovery Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenResponded to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by focusing efforts on rebuilding the Good Rest Home orphanage, including its church and school, which were destroyed.
- International Volunteer and Mission Trips International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoFacilitates annual trips for sponsors, volunteers, and travelers—over 150 people each year—to Uganda and Haiti to serve children, distribute supplies, and participate in construction and educational activities. Includes medical mission trips and youth volunteer teams.
- Mission and Volunteer Travel Facilitation International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoFacilitates travel for over 150 people annually to participate in overseas work, including medical mission trips, sponsor trips to meet sponsored children, and teams of high school students for community engagement in Haiti and Uganda.
- Orphanage and Child Housing Rebuilding Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenRebuilding the Good Rest Home orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, for approximately 100 children, including constructing dormitories, bathrooms, a playground, and rebuilding the church and school. Also opened a two-building dormitory for vulnerable girls in Guru Guru Village.
- Orphanage and Children's Home Construction and Operation Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenRebuilds and operates orphanages and children's homes, such as the Good Rest Home in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, for approximately 100 orphaned children. This includes building dormitories, bathrooms, and other facilities to provide safe housing and care.
- Orphanage and Children's Home Construction and Operation Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenRebuilds and operates orphanages and children's homes, such as the Good Rest Home in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, and three children's homes in Wakiso Village, Uganda, providing shelter and care for vulnerable children.
- Orphanage and Children's Home Operations Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenRebuilds and operates orphanages and children's homes, such as rebuilding the Good Rest Home orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, for approximately 100 orphaned children. It also constructs and operates children's homes in Wakiso Village, each designed to care for up to 15 children.
- School and Infrastructure Construction International School Operations & ConstructionBuilds and operates schools, dormitories, children's homes, libraries, and water systems in Uganda and Haiti. Projects include constructing 5 schools, a boarding school, dormitories, a library, 3 children's homes, and multiple classroom expansions, serving over 400 children in Guru Guru Village alone.
- Vocational Training and Economic Development Women's Sewing & Vocational TrainingProvides vocational skills and business training to young men and women in Haiti and Uganda, including an 18-month vocational sewing program. It also supports program graduates in launching small businesses and partners with local entrepreneurs in various fields to disrupt cycles of poverty.
- Vocational Training and Economic Development Women's Sewing & Vocational TrainingOffers vocational skills and business training to young men and women in Haiti and Uganda, including an 18-month vocational sewing program (Threads of Hope) where students produce goods. The organization also partners with local entrepreneurs in various fields and reinvests product sales revenue to support economic development.
- Vocational Training and Economic Development Women's Sewing & Vocational TrainingProvides vocational skills and business training to young men and women in Haiti and Uganda, including an 18-month vocational sewing program (Threads of Hope) that produces goods whose sales revenue is reinvested into the program. It also supports graduates in launching small businesses and partners with local entrepreneurs in various trades.
- Vocational and Skills Training Programs Women's Sewing & Vocational TrainingOffers vocational training in sewing, construction, English, computers, farming, and other work skills to young men and women in Haiti and Uganda through programs like an 18-month sewing course that produces purses, aprons, and school uniforms. Also includes training in tailoring, welding, masonry, and woodworking.
- Volunteer and Mission Trip Facilitation International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoFacilitates travel for over 150 people annually to participate in overseas work, including medical mission trips and sponsor trips to meet sponsored children in Haiti and Uganda, and organizes teams for specific projects.
- Volunteer and Mission Trip Facilitation International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoFacilitates travel for over 150 people each year to participate in overseas work, including medical mission trips and sponsor trips to meet sponsored children in Uganda and Haiti. This also includes organizing teams for specific projects and providing volunteer opportunities.
- Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Clean Water Access InitiativesConstructs and installs clean water wells and water purification systems in communities, including five wells and a fresh water well in Wakiso Village, to improve access to clean water.
- Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Clean Water Access InitiativesConstructs and installs clean water wells and water purification systems in communities in Haiti and Uganda, including 5 wells/systems in total, and a fresh water well in Wakiso Village.
- Water, Sanitation, and Community Facilities DevelopmentConstructs clean water wells and water purification systems, including completed wells in Wakiso and Guru Guru Villages. Builds community facilities such as playgrounds, basketball courts, soccer fields, and covered areas for meals and homework.
capacity building · 3
- Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Support Women's Sewing & Vocational TrainingPartners with local entrepreneurs in coffee farming, safari tours, woodworking, welding, masonry, construction, and tailoring. Reinvests 100% of product sales revenue into the Threads of Hope program to support economic development. Supports program graduates in launching small businesses in their communities.
- Local Staff Employment and Leadership DevelopmentEmploys local staff in Uganda, including individuals who began as volunteers, to lead and sustain programs, ensuring community ownership and long-term impact.
- Support for Program Graduates Entrepreneurship Incubation & Technical AssistanceSupports graduates of its vocational programs in launching small businesses within their communities.
strategies · 21
how they think
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- Community-Led Economic Empowerment community_led_developmentThe organization embeds in communities for long periods, implementing multi-phased projects that emphasize local hiring, training, and entrepreneurship to boost the economy and teach sustainable trade skills, including vocational training.
- Community-Led and Locally Embedded Development community-led developmentImplements long-term, phased programs that prioritize local hiring, local purchasing, and skills training to stimulate sustainable economic growth and avoid dependency, ensuring community ownership of development outcomes.
- Comprehensive, on-site care and education integration comprehensive_supportProvides holistic, high-involvement support through children’s homes with caregiving staff and co-located schools, ensuring stable shelter, consistent education, and full funding of children’s needs.
- Context-Adaptive and Dependency-Avoiding Assistance context_adaptive_assistanceThe organization designs regionally adapted programs and provides assistance that aims to avoid creating dependency, ensuring long-term sustainability and empowerment for children and families in poverty.
- Context-adaptive, community-led development with local empowerment community-led_developmentImplements regionally adapted, multi-phase programs embedded in communities over the long term, prioritizing local hiring, procurement, and leadership to build sustainable economies and avoid dependency.
- Context-adaptive, community-led development with local empowerment community-led_developmentImplements regionally adapted, multi-phase programs embedded in communities over time, prioritizing local hiring, procurement, and leadership to build sustainable economies and avoid dependency.
- Contextualized Needs Assessment and Program Design needs_assessmentConducts in-depth assessments of community needs and project viability before initiating programs, ensuring relevance, sustainability, and cultural appropriateness of interventions.
- Entrepreneurship and economic co-creation with local communities entrepreneurship_supportEstablishes unique business ventures in collaboration with local entrepreneurs to generate sustainable income, promote family well-being, and reinforce economic self-sufficiency.
- Entrepreneurship and faith-based partnership for community solutions entrepreneurship_supportAdvances community well-being by launching local business ventures with entrepreneurs and partnering with faith-motivated local leaders to drive sustainable, culturally grounded development.
- Faith-Based Partnership Model faith-based partnershipCollaborates with local faith leaders, such as pastors, who are vision-driven and community-embedded, leveraging existing spiritual and social networks to advance sustainable development.
- Faith-Based Partnership and Comprehensive On-Site Support faith_based_partnershipThe organization partners with local faith leaders and maintains a significant and active on-site leadership role, providing comprehensive support and funding for children's needs, distinguishing its approach from other assistance programs.
- Faith-based partnerships for sustainable community solutions faith-based_partnershipLeverages partnerships with local faith leaders who have community vision and motivation, integrating spiritual values with on-the-ground development efforts to foster relational connectedness and long-term impact.
- Relational Sponsorship Model relational sponsorship modelThe organization pairs sponsors with specific children to provide material support while fostering emotional and social connections, believing that relational engagement transforms both the child and sponsor and contributes to long-term development.
- Targeted Youth and Family Poverty Prevention youth_poverty_preventionThe organization targets youth with limited educational access and idle time as a preventive intervention against entrenched poverty, and supports parents' schooling and vocational training to help them support their children.
- Transformational Development through Relational Engagement transformational_developmentThe organization believes that recognizing individual value and fostering relational connections through tangible acts of love and sponsorship is key to breaking cycles of poverty and achieving transformational development.
- Transformational Development through Tangible Acts of Love transformational development through tangible acts of loveUses physical acts of care and service as entry points to affirm individual dignity and catalyze holistic, long-term change in individuals and communities, rooted in the belief that recognizing inherent value breaks cycles of poverty.
- Transformational development through relational and tangible interventions transformational_developmentUses tangible acts of love and long-term relational sponsorship to foster emotional, social, and material support, aiming to transform individuals and communities by affirming inherent value and breaking cycles of poverty.
- Transformational development through relational and tangible interventions transformational_developmentUses tangible acts of love and long-term relational sponsorship to foster emotional, social, and material support, believing that affirming individual value and building personal connections are key to breaking cycles of poverty.
- Vocational and educational empowerment across generations vocational_training_for_poverty_alleviationBreaks intergenerational poverty through youth-focused vocational training and education, while also supporting parents' schooling and job skills to strengthen family capacity and economic resilience.
- Vocational and educational empowerment across generations vocational_training_for_poverty_alleviationBreaks intergenerational poverty through youth-focused vocational training and education, while also supporting parents' schooling and job skills to strengthen family self-sufficiency.
- Youth and Family Empowerment through Education and Vocational Training vocational_training_for_poverty_alleviationTargets youth and parents with education and vocational training—particularly in sewing, business, and entrepreneurship—to disrupt intergenerational poverty by increasing self-sufficiency and economic opportunity.
named programs · 6
what they call their work
Child Sponsorship
Connects sponsors with specific children to provide food, clothing, education, and medical care for $35 a month.
Good Rest Home + School
Rebuilding and supporting an orphanage and school in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, providing dormitories, bathrooms, a library, and educational and recreational activities for 60 children.
Guru Guru Village Project
Community development in Northern Uganda including building a primary school, playground, and dormitory for vulnerable girls, and clearing a soccer field.
Mission Trips
Organized trips for individuals to volunteer on construction projects, interact with children, and support long-term development efforts in Haiti and Uganda.
Nation's Changers School
Community development in Wakiso Village, Uganda, including building a primary school, children's homes, fresh water well, playground, basketball court, and purchasing farmland for educational farming practices.
Threads of Hope
Vocational training program in Haiti and Uganda teaching sewing and business practices to young men and women to break the cycle of poverty. Products are sold to generate income for students and the program.
relationships · 8
who they work with
- Ali Partner — Co-leader and partner in leading the organization
- Cammie Partner — Individual who provided financial and emotional support to a CHF social worker in Uganda.
- Godwin Partner — Project partner in Wakiso Village
- Good Rest Home Partner — An orphanage in Haiti that is the focus of the organization's projects and funding.
- Good Rest Home Partner — Ongoing partnership to rebuild an orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.
- Good Rest Home Partner — Students in the Threads of Hope program sew school uniforms for children at Good Rest Home.
- Pastor Hibu Partner — Project partner in Guru Guru, Uganda.
- local ministries Partner — Partners with local ministries in Mukono, Wakiso Village, and Gulu, Uganda to provide various services.