Divine opportunities
Faces for Hope is committed to the following initiatives:
Sending girls
to School
When a girl enrolls in school, she receives more than an education. She is given freedom from child marriage, safety from abuse, and an opportunity to discover her identity.
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Meeting General
Needs
We want every girl in our program to succeed. It is the generosity of people like you that allows us to meet girls’ needs and provide them with what they need to thrive.
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providing a
Home
Even once a child has the resources needed to attend school, there can be many barriers. We provide a safe place to stay for the girls who are at risk of abuse, kidnap, or being forced into early marriage.
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Join Us
sponsor a student
The Faces for Hope School Sponsorship program serves children in primary school through college. Students are referred to Faces for Hope on a rolling basis, each facing a unique set of needs and challenges. Becoming a sponsor for a child not only provides a hopeful future for a student, it also instills a sense of value in their lives.
When a girl is accepted into the FFH program, she is registered for school.
Upon registration, she is provided with everything she needs:
any medical needs
transportation
safety
discipleship
uniform
school fees
school supplies
personal supplies
This is where our devoted sponsors step in.
When a girl enters the program, they are listed on our website until someone agrees to be their sponsor. It is our hope that this sponsor will support her until she graduates and is ready to be self-sufficient (we never move someone out of the program until we know that they can and are ready to provide for themselves).
Our program runs from preschool through high school, then on to tech school, college, or university, depending on what career path they decide to follow/how they place in their statewide exams.
After they finish their education we help them secure a job, find a safe home, and finally graduate them from the program when they are ready.
What is expected of a sponsor?
Sponsorship involves supporting a child financially for $50 per month. You will be given updates, letters, and pictures of your student, and send letters and pictures of your own to them in Tanzania. Your child will rely on you as their prayer warrior. She knows there is someone out there who cares for her, and that is SO important.
Can I visit my sponsor child?
Yes! You may visit your child in Tanzania, and we will help show you the way!
Please contact us for details about this opportunity.
What if my child needs more support?
We never let a child’s needs go unmet. If they need new shoes, we buy them. If they need a place to stay during their breaks, we provide that. Any extra care will be provided from our general funds, even if costs are above your monthly support.
What if I’m not ready to sponsor?
Sponsorship is a commitment. We encourage our sponsors to stay with their student through their schooling.
We provide support for many girls through General Needs. Consider making a monthly or one-time donation in this way.
General Needs
General Needs Support (General Funds)
Faces for Hope relies on the generosity of donors to grow and maintain our programs. Some of the most common ways that General Funds are used, are:
-Pre-sponsorship. On many occasions, girls are accepted into the program and rescued before a sponsor is found for them; General funds fill in the gap and help meet their needs while they are still waiting to be sponsored.
-Extra medical/educational needs. There are times when sponsorship funds are not enough to meet added medical or educational needs for a student. General funds are used to help supplement these costs.
Rescue Program
Even once a child has the resources to attend school, they may still need protection. Unfortunately, in some instances their homes are no longer safe spaces. Approximately 1/3 of our girls who return home are at risk of being kidnapped, married against their will, impregnated so they cannot go to school, or forced into labor. Faces for Hope provides a safe house for girls who are at risk. Your donation to our General Fund helps us keep this home running and allows us to provide for their needs while they are in our care.
Future Initiatives
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Maasai Land stretches for miles along Tanzania and up into Kenya. Thousands of Maasai live there.
We have barely begun to shift an overwhelming Worldview.Many more girls need help.
Plans are being made to repeat the FacesForHope Model in a new area; our hope is to begin January of 2024.
In leu of this, we have created a Placeholder Sponsorship Card.
This will allow us to move into a new area and already have the funds to get register girls in school immediately.