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 ...

Donations Raised: $72,093

A DAY OF FUN FOR A LIFETIME OF HOPEHelping Children Worldwide is transforming the lives of children and families in Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world. The Child Rescue Centre cares for more than 600 children and youth by providing for their education, medical care, and spiritual mentoring. Mercy Hospital provides medical care to more than 15,000 people every year, regardless of their ability to pay. Your support of this classic event has a huge impact in the lives of vulnerable children and thei...

Donations Raised: $25,944

Donate to support a mission team that is traveling to Sierra Leone to support the dedicated staff of the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital!Missioners - please select "Participate in this campaign!" to start your personal fundraiser for your trip.Donors - select the missioner you would like to support to donate to their trip. If you do not see the person you'd like to support, select "DONATE" and follow the prompts. When you arrive to "Dedication" select "In Honor of" in the drop-down menu and enter the participant's name.

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...

Donate to most needed concerns of Helping Children Worldwide.

Donations Raised: $67,810

Hi, it’s Melody Curtiss, Executive Director, Helping Children Worldwide.Two years 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 childre...

This holiday season, honor someone with a gift that helps vulnerable children and families in Sierra Leone.  For your donation, you will receive a beautiful gift card to give to your friend or family member.

Donations Raised: $49,672

Go for Bo 5K8 years ago, Ebenezer United Methodist Church hosted the first Go for Bo 5K race in Stafford, Virginia.  Since 2011, with the incredible efforts from the team at Ebenezer UMC and the support of generous sponsors, this annual event has raised nearly $250,000 to support Helping Children Worldwide and the programs at the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital. The Child Rescue Centre cares for more than 600 children...

Join us in the greater DC area for Rising Tides: The Future of Global Missions, on September 6 - 7, 2019. Influential voices in child welfare, public health, and short term mission will gather to explore how we can lift all boats with programs that raise the tides in these fields.Confirmed faculty include: Ellie Oswald, Executive Director, Faith to ActionAshlee H...

Donations Raised: $15,660

Donate to support a mission team that is traveling to Sierra Leone to support the dedicated staff of the Child Rescue Centre and Mercy Hospital!Missioners - please select "Participate in this campaign!" to start your personal fundraiser for your trip.Donors - select the missioner you would like to support to donate to their trip. If you do not see the person you'd like to support, select "DONATE" and follow the prompts. When you arrive to "Dedication" select "In Honor of" in the drop-down menu and enter the participant's name.

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