Children's HopeChest

Children's HopeChest develops highly relational, community-to-community partnerships between Christian communities in North America and communities of orphaned and vulnerable children in 5 countries. We believe the most transformational, holistic, sustainable, and long-term change occurs when one community partners with another. Children's HopeChest engages churches, businesses, and other Christian communities in long-term partnerships that help orphans, vulnerable children and their communities survive, thrive and succeed within their home cultures by:* Empowering local leaders to share the Gospel, reduce poverty, and create self-sufficiency for every child, their homestead, and the greater community.* Equipping partnering communities to directly engage in healthy, international development practices.* Addressing the complex causes of poverty, including material, spiritual, emotional, social, economic, and educational needs.* Tending to the child's holistic needs for survival, community, education, and employment.* Transforming the lives of children through a focus on sustainability, independence, and long-term self-sufficiency,* Transforming the lives of the partnering community members through exposure, education, relationship, and service.

Development projects involve the setup of such infrastructure as water systems, community centers (CarePoints), latrines, showers, schools, and libraries. They also fund sustainability - promoting programs that include artisanship, agriculture, animal husbandry, micro-finance, small business establishment, and vocational and entrepreneurial business leadership. These projects help HopeChest reach the broadest audience surrounding orphaned and vulnerable children within highly impoverished and vulnerable communities.