MADE IN HOPE

FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: SHE W.O.R.K.S. (WOMEN OF RELIABILITY, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS) IS A NON-FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND PROSTITUTION, WHO EXHIBIT LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND HAVE A BURDEN TO REACH OUT TO AND SERVE COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM HAS THREE MAIN GOALS, EACH REPRESENTED BY AN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE: 1. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND MENTORING SKILLS: TO BUILD THE LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING CAPACITIES OF THE WOMEN LEADERS. 2. LIVELIHOOD SKILLS TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT (SUSTAINABILITY): TO ENSURE THAT THESE WOMEN ARE SUSTAINED BY AN INCOME GENERATING LIVELIHOOD OR EMPLOYMENT THAT ENABLES THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT OF THEIR FAMILY. 3. AWARENESS-RAISING (ADVOCACY) AND NETWORKING: TO TRAIN AND EMPOWER THESE WOMEN TO BECOME ADVOCATES OF WOMEN'S ISSUES AND CONCERNS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, CHURCHES OR ORGANIZATIONS, SPECIFICALLY HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HIV AND AIDS, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN, DRUG-RELATED PROBLEMS AND OTHER COMMUNITY CONCERNS. DURING THE TRAINING PERIOD, THE WOMEN LEADERS WILL DEVELOP WOMEN-INITIATED PROJECTS FOR THEIR PREFERRED COMMUNITIES. SALT & LIGHT CONFERENCE IS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT EQUIPS CHURCH LEADERSHIP HELD IN THE SOUTHERN CITY OF DAVAO IN THE PHILIPPINES TO ADDRESS VARIOUS ISSUES THAT IMPACT THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES DEALING WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES LIKE THE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN, DEALING WITH TRAUMA AND ALSO SELF-CARE (I.E. PREVENTING AND MANAGING BURNOUT AND VICARIOUS TRAUMA). 4. THE REDEMPTIVE TOURISM PROGRAM EVOLVED OUT OF THE WORK AT THE MADE IN HOPE CENTER. THE COVID PANDEMIC MADE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO DO OVERSEAS MISSION WORK. MADE IN HOPE BEGAN RECEIVING INCREASED REQUESTS TO PROVIDE LOCAL SHORT TERM MISSION OPPORTUNITIES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND ORGANIZATIONS ON MAUI, MADE IN HOPE BEGAN ORGANIZING AND COORDINATING SHORT MISSION TRIPS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MADE IN HOPE CENTER TO HOST GROUPS LOOKING FOR MISSION EXPERIENCES. THE PROGRAM HAS EVOLVED INTO AN EXPERIENCE FOR ANYONE WANTING TO COME TO MAUI (AND HAWAI'I IN GENERAL) TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE ALONG WITH THE TOURIST EXPERIENCE. THERE IS THE TERM "REGENERATIVE TOURISM" THAT IS BEING POPULARIZED, BUT WITH THE REDEMPTIVE TOURISM EXPERIENCE, THE CORE COMPONENT IS "REDEMPTION" WHICH IS, "A CREATIVE RESTORATION THROUGH SACRIFICE - TO BLESS OTHERS, RENEW CULTURE, AND GIVE OF OURSELVES" AS DEFINED BY PRAXIS LABS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THE HAWAI'I RESIDENTS HAVE ABOUT OVER- TOURISM AND BRING RELIEF TO THE LACK OF VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. THE HOPE IS TRANSFORMING THE PERSPECTIVE OF TOURISTS AS EXPLOITERS OR PEOPLE TO BE EXPLOITED (FINANCIALLY), TO BEING CRUCIAL CONTRIBUTORS TO HAWAI'I COMMUNITIES. 5. MO'OLELO KU'I'O IS A PROGRAM THAT DOES RESEARCH TO DISCOVER AND EXAMINE BOTH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE LEGACIES THAT THE AMERICAN CHURCH CULTURE OF THE 19TH CENTURY HAD ON HAWAI'I AND HER NATIVE PEOPLE. CURATING ONE OF THE LARGEST PRIVATE ARTIFACT COLLECTIONS FROM THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM ERA, OUR SHOWCASE INCLUDES: A.B.C.F.M. MISSIONARY REPORTS, WRITINGS FROM HAWAIIAN ALI'I (ROYALTY), AND SOURCE DOCUMENTS FROM 1785 THROUGH THE EARLY 1900'S. THE EVIDENCE-BASED FINDINGS ARE SHARED THROUGH CURRICULUM, MUSEUM EXHIBITS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS AND TOURS. "MO'OLELO KU'I'O" IS DEFINED AS, "THE TELLING OF THE TRUE STORY." 6. UNASHAMED HAWAI'I IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CHURCHES OF DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS THAT HOSTS CHRIST CENTERED YOUTH (MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL) CAMP THAT OPERATES DURING THE SUMMER, FALL, WINTER AND SPRING BREAKS ON THE ISLANDS OF MAUI, HAWAI'I AND O'AHU. THE CAMPS BRING YOUTH TOGETHER TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH CAMP, WORSHIP CONCERTS, AND EVENTS. THE GOAL IS TO ENGAGE EACH YOUNG PERSON TO KNOW THEIR VALUE, FIND THEIR PURPOSE, SERVE THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HOME CHURCH, AND DEEPEN THEIR FAITH. 7. ON AUGUST 8, 2023, MAUI SUFFERED DEVASTATING WILDFIRES. THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS TO OPEN THE MADE IN HOPE CENTER TO BOTH DESPLACED RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS IN SEARCH OF SANCTUARY. ADDITONALLLY, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERED NEARLY A HUNDRED COTS AND MATTRESSES TO RED CROSS SHELTERS. IN THE FOLOWING MONTHS, THE CENTER CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDED ACCOMMODATION FOR THE SURGE OF AID ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTEER TEAMS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO DISTRIBUTED SUBSTANTIAL QUANTITIES OF RELIEF SUPPLIES, OCCASIONALLY BY BOAT, TO THE COMMUNITIES IN NEED. RECOGNIZING THE IMPENDING MENTAL HEALTH AND TRAUMA-RELATED CHALLENGES, MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS AND RETREATS WERE ORGANIZED FOR BOTH SURVIVORS AND AID-WORKERS. THE HUI HOMES INITIATIVE: WITH IMMEDIATE HOUSING AS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE WILDFIRES LEAVING APPROXIMATELY 8,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS, THE ORGANIZATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS BEGAN TO BUILD BEDROOM-SIZED MOBILE UNITS. THESE MODULAR HOUSING UNITS, DESIGNED FOR RAPID ASSEMBLY AND TRANSPORTABILITY, WERE INTEGRATED WITH EXISTING HOMES, OFFERING ADDITIONAL LIVING SPACE TO COMFORTABLY HOST DISPLACED FAMILY MEMBERS. WITH MANY YEARS OF RECOVERY STILL AHEAD, THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVES, WELCOME AID TEAMS AT THE MADE IN HOPE CNETER, AND ASSIST WITH THE REBUILDING EFFORTS WITH PARTNERS AROUND MAUI AND PARTICULARLY WITH WAIOLA CHURCH IN LAHAINA. A NETWORK COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL AND PREPAREDNESS PROJECT (MICRO-RESILIENCE HUBS)IS BEING ESTABLISHED IN THE LIGHT OF THE DISASTER, WHICH WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONGST ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS ACROSS MAUI. THE VISION IS TO PROVIDE A WORKING MODEL OF COLLABORATIVE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FOR COMMUNITIES.