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Welcome...
Hands
of Hope International is devoted to bringing hope
to a hurting world! We do this by providing funds, services,
training, materials and equipment for missions and workers
in both the United States and the world.
Our
primary responsibility is the raising and disbursing
of funds for Seeds In HIS Garden, a home and
school for AIDS orphans in Nairobi, Kenya. In addition,
as funds are available, we seek to assist individuals
and organizations working with children at risk all
over the world.
Why we do what we do...
In
the world today, a privileged few are living on an island
of prosperity and pleasure. That island is surrounded
by millions of suffering children, who are barely surviving
in a sea of poverty and pain. The island is called America,
and Americans have the hands to provide hope to a hurting
world.
The
following is just a small glimpse of our hurting world:
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40,000 children die every day from malnutrition and
lack of food.
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Every month 240,000 people in the world die from AIDS.
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Every 14 seconds a baby becomes an orphan as a result
of AIDS.
- There
are 160 million children surviving on the streets
of the world.
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There are 400,000 child prostitutes in India.
- Every
year 7,000 Nepalese children are smuggled into India
to work in the sex industry.
- Bad
water is the world’s number one killer. It is
the cause of 25,000 deaths every day and 80% of the
sickness in the world.
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There are 500 million cases of malaria each year.
Of that number, one million people die - nine tenths
of them in Africa.
How we do what we do...
There
are always more needs than there are funds, and Hands
of Hope International is a faith mission. Therefore,
our task is twofold. Our first task is to locate some
the greatest needs and to determine who we feel is doing
the best workto meet these needs. We do this by looking
at the world, not through the eyes of five star hotels,
but by visiting the slums, the streets, the clinics,
the schools, and the homes in the neediest parts of
the world. Our second task is to then tell the story
to caring people in America, who are able to make a
great difference through generous contributions.
Our
overhead is kept at an absolute minimum. We must maintain
our office, pay a part-time secretary, and have enough
stationery, stamps, and brochures to effectively tell
our story. However, anonymous donors have made it possible
for us to cover our modest overhead, allowing us to
send 100% of contributions directly to meet the needs.
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