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Inspiring, hope-filled stories from around the globe
Surprised by Water
I sat on a log along with hundreds of others both standing and sharing the log with me in a remote village in Zambia… We all had our eyes glued on the large drilling rig, hoping to see water gush up from the ground…
International Women’s Day: Elevating Women’s Voices in Sierra Leone
This International Women’s Day learn how we #ChooseToChallenge gender stereotypes and the pull-down syndrome against women by elevating women’s voices. 💪
Mushrooms, Migration, & Opportunities
Growing mushrooms has many benefits for farmers in Kampong Khan, Cambodia. It’s contributed to food security, reduced labor migration, and family reunification.
How Did You Start World Hope?
Since childhood, though, God has put in my heart a sense of justice for the vulnerable and the voiceless. Throughout my life, I have sought to live this out—but there came a huge turning point in my life in 1985…
Equipped for Entrepreneurship
45 adolescent girls in Sierra Leone seized an opportunity to participate in a soap making and selling training program. What happened next?
How I First Learned the Meaning of Loving My Neighbor
Dr. Jo Anne Lyon reflects on memories of how she learned the meaning of “loving my neighbor” while visiting an Internally Displaced Persons Camp in El Salvador…
Zaldy and the Gift of Education
At World Hope International, we look forward to Christmas celebrations with our Child Sponsorship communities every year, but this past December’s time of special activities was even more anticipated around the globe after the many hardships of 2020.
Moving From Grief to Hope
Saidu Kanu, World Hope’s Country Director for Sierra Leone, shares some personal reflections and offers this message of healing and hope as he reflects on the turbulent events that took place in Sierra Leone on January 6th, 1999, and on January 6th, 2021 in the United States and Ghana…
Human Trafficking: Exploited Hope
In 2020, World Hope’s Anti-Trafficking and Gender-Based Violence Team in Sierra Leone served nearly 1,000 survivors, including children and adults—many of whom were exploited through migration. One of them was a 28-year-old young woman who only dreamed of making a better life for herself and her family…
Saidu Kanu Honored in Freetown
Country Director for WHI Sierra Leone, Saidu Kanu, was honored as one of the 100 Most Outstanding Sierra Leoneans at the 2020 Sierra Ovation Awards Ceremony. Congratulations, Saidu!