Organization: BRIDGES OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL
Mission: BUILDING BRIDGES INTO SUFFERING NATIONS IN ORDER TO CREATE LONG-TERM, SELF-SUSTAINING SOLUTIONS TO THE DEEP PROBLEMS OF OUR WORLD.
Activities: LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION - PROVIDED EDUCATION SEMINARS REGARDING POVERTY AND HIV AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.PROVIDED CHURCH LEADER AND EX-GANG MEMBER RETREATS. COMMUNITY HEALTH EVANGELISM PROGRAM PROVIDED EDUCATION REGARDING NUTRITION AND DISEASE PREVENTION. PROVIDED FOR FOOD AND VITAMIN DISTRIBUTION AND HOME DOCTOR VISITS. PROVIDED COMPUTERS AND CLASSROOM EDUCATION FOR ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY LEADERS. SERVED MORE THAN 31,400 PEOPLE
ORPHAN CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS - PROVIDED ORPHAN CARE IN HOME ENVIRONMENT, RETREATS FOR ORPHAN CHILDREN, GIFT AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO ORPHAN CHILDREN. MAINTAINED AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM INCLUDING SNACKS AND FACILITATORS, MAINTAINED COMPUTER CENTER AND LIBRARY. PROVIDED COMPUTER, LIFE SKILLS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING. SERVED OVER 11,900 PEOPLE.
BRIDGES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IS A PROGRAM IN SAMORA, SWEET HOME AND PHILIPPI ORIENTED TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL AGE STUDENTS. COMMUNITY BASED YOUTH MINISTRY FOCUSED ON EVANGELISM AND DISCIPLESHIP, WHICH INCLUDES CAMPS AND ACTIVITIES. SERVED OVER 4,100 STUDENTS.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Youth Development