Hope for Children in Adversity

Organization Description: 

Hope for Children in Adversity-(HCA) is fully registered organization in Tanzania dedicated to prevent children from growing up empty, vulnerable and alone. HCA believes children belong in families therefore our major focus is to mobilize and empower families, and communities to use the available local resources to meet childrens basic needs. HCA strives to breakdown the umbrella of poverty, disease, discrimination, stigmatization, and loneliness that surround these children. We offer children opportunities to hope, dream, and become the person they were created to be. HCA focus to help children who are most in need grow strong, maintain health, become independent, develop self-worth, and self-determination. Our desire is for children to have a full and rich life despite their circumstances. We strive to mobilize and empower communities and families to take action to create prosperous future for themselves and for their children. We strengthen local capacity to support the most vulnerable children in the community and foster ownership and sustainability of activities and support. Our core values which is our pillars of success are; commitment to work, transparency and accountability; participation, creativity and innovation. Focus areas of our work is on 1) Family/community empowerment, 2) Food and livelihood sustainability 3) Health 4) Education 5) Legal protection for children

Location: 
P O Box 75176
Dar es salaam, +255
Tanzania
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Mission Statement: 

Our Mission Statement is "To empower families and communities to be able to meet childrens basic needs of food, shelter, education, health, legal protection, and to facilitate, social and economic improvement of the communities in the catchment areas

Organizational Statement of Faith: 

We believe on the Bible as originally written were inspired word of God, hence free from error. They constitute the only infallible guide in faith and practice.

We believe there is one God, the Creator and Preserver of all things, infinite in being and perfection. He exists eternally in three persons: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Who are of one substance and equal in power and glory.

We believe humankind, was created in the image of God, through disobedience fell from a sinless state. Humankind can be saved only by the grace of God, through faith, on the basis of the work of Christ and by the agency of the Holy Spirit.

We believe as followers of Jesus Christ we need to do the same as Jesus did here on earth meeting both spiritual and physical needs of the people.

EIN: 
00NGO/00007230
Do You Require Formal Orientation Training for Volunteers?: 
Yes
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Are more than one-third of the participants in your organization/programs low income (below 150% of the poverty level)?: 
Yes
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