One Place We Work: Africa
Core Values
Our corporate culture is established through deeply held core values that apply to everything we think, say, and do.
Mission
We help children by strengthening and empowering families and communities.
History
HCW was incorporated in 2003 and tasked with supporting the existing international missions for children that grew from the outreach of Floris UMC in Northern Virginia. These ministries were specifically named in the Articles of Incorporation, along with any future programs and activities that aligned with the mission of the newly formed NGO. The concept…
Empowering Local Leaders Is Sustainable Change
When I think back over the past decade of my work in Sierra Leone’s care reform movement, one thing has become increasingly clear: true, sustainable change is not delivered from the outside in, it grows from the inside out. And at the center of that growth are local leaders, men and women who understand their…
Lessons from the Empowerment Shift.
Empowerment is not giving people what we think they need; it’s creating space for them to shape their own future In Emmanuel Nabieu’s new book, The Empowerment Shift: A Transformational Guide to Transitioning from Residential Care to Family Care (available on Amazon), he explores why moving from institutional orphanage care to family and community-based care is not…
