by World Hope International | Oct 9, 2019 | Child Sponsorship, Global Health, Sierra Leone
For a few hours on two different days in August, children in World Hope International (WHI)’s Enable the Children (ETC) program got to watch, talk to, and play with some of the best soccer players (also known as “footballers”) in Sierra Leone. At the...
by World Hope International | May 28, 2019 | Global Health, Protection, Sierra Leone
Saturday, May 18th, was a special day for close to 60 children living with disabilities and their families. These children had the opportunity to participate in a 2-hour “football” (soccer) training session at the National Stadium in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Organized...
by World Hope International | Mar 19, 2019 | Global Health, Sierra Leone
What does it mean to empower the vulnerable? Building on the principle of “leaving no one behind,” the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015, which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Achim...
by Katie Kirkpatrick | Mar 4, 2019 | Child Sponsorship, Protection
What does it look like to create sustainable transformation? At World Hope International (WHI), we believe that children are at the heart of effecting a sustainable change; they grow up to become the changemakers themselves. Empowered, they play an important role in...