Donations Raised: $577

Coming soon to a kitchen near you: Fudia's Cookbook! Be a part of the LAUNCH CAMPAIGN to publish and produce Fudia's Cookbook, which will feature a wonderful collection of  recipes, photos, stories of life and culture of Sierra Leone and history of the Missionary Training Centre, on the UMC Urban Campus Bo, and Helping Children Worldwide's mission in West Africa. All funds raised through sales of Fudia's Cookbook will support the care and maintenance of the MTC and the mission teams who travel to Sierra Leone through HCW.

Please join us for a special Quarterly Partnership Meeting and Christmas Reception on December 9th at 4pm at the home of Rick and Barb Sprout in Fairfax, VA. You will hear updates on our programs in Bo from Kim Sprout Nabieu and Mohamed Nabieu followed immediately with a celebration of the holiday season with HCW staff, HCW board members, partners, and friends. Please stay tuned for more information as the date gets closer.

Malnutrition is the single greatest cause of child mortality in Sierra Leone. Nearly a third of children under age five are chronically malnourished. ​Mercy Hospital screens babies and toddlers for malnutrition at the hospital and at village outreaches. Malnourished children are enrolled in the Nutrition Program and their parents receive a feeding supplement called Sierramix. The child’s progress is closely monitored, and when they reach a healthy weight, they are discharged from the program.Just $25 provides nutritional supplementation and monitoring for three malnourished ...

For just $25 a month, you can help a child reach their awesome God-given potential. The Child Rescue Centre supports nearly 500 vulnerable children and youth in Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world, by providing for their education, health care, and spiritual mentoring. Our programs help struggling families keep their children in school, so that they can become self-sufficient leaders in their communities and their nation.

Your donation to the Child Rescue Centre helps support 609 vulnerable children and youth, so that they can receive an education, health care, and spiritual mentoring to reach their full potential. The Child Rescue Centre serves the community of Bo and surrounding villages and communities with a spectrum of programs to help children stay in school instead of working. The Child Rescue Centre is supported by your donations and child sponsorships. For more information on the successes and challenges of this mission, you may review the current HCW Capacity Statement.

Mercy Hospital’s mission is to improve infant, child, and maternal health by providing holistic, community-focused care to one of the least-served communities in the world. The hospital serves the community of Bo, Sierra Leone with a trained and dedicated medical staff, a laboratory, and a fully stocked pharmacy, providing care to thousands of patients each year, regardless of ability to pay.Mercy’s reach extends beyond the hospital and into the surrounding villages through community-based clinics and education programs, including Nutrition clinics, Prenatal Care, Malaria testing an...

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Donations Raised: $53,065

Hi, it’s Melody Curtiss, Executive Director, Helping Children Worldwide.Just one year ago, I took this job, wondering how I would convince people that the poverty in rural Africa is as compelling as the poverty in rural America, and that education and healthcare for the youth of Bo is as important as education and healthcare for the youth of Washington, DC, Houston, TX, Kansas City, KS, or Charleston, S.C.In America, we have our impoverished, our homeless, our sick and troubled. But there is a stark contrast between impoverishment in our land of plenty and the vulnerable chi...

2018 Sponsor A Child Christmas Party is a chance for all the kids enrolled in a Child Rescue Centre program to come together for a wonderful celebration! The kids enjoy a festive meal, a Nativity play, a dancing competition, and go home with a special gift provided by sponsors and supporters. Last year, our generous sponsors made it possible for each of the kids to receive a Luci solar lantern for use at home, plus goodies to share with their families.  Your donation to the SAC Christmas Party is fully tax deductible.  Any excess funds will go to support education programs at th...

Donations Raised: $1,096

This holiday season, give a gift to Helping Children Worldwide in honor of a family member or loved one! You can designate your donation to the following: Mercy Hospital Medical Care, Child Rescue Centre Family Support and Education, or Mercy Hospital Village Outreach.MERCY MEDICAL CARE26,000 children die every year of treatable diseases like malaria and measles, and the average life expectancy in Sierra Leone is 50 years. Merch Hospital provides medical care regardless of ability to pay. $25, $50, or $100 will provide life-saving medical treatme...