Greetings! A lot is happening at HCW as we head into the fall of 2021.
Not the least of which is our return to in-person mission at Mercy and the Child Reintegration Centre in Sierra Leone!
Some highlights and stories in this issue:
- The Family Empowerment Advocacy initiative we launched in partnership with the Child Reintegration Centre has already borne great fruit with almost 50 families finding advocacy partners. Learn more about FEA HERE
- The first family strengthening intensive workshop was held in August as part of CRC’s outreach in Village Partnership with HCW. (story)
- The new HCW global health coalition is gaining momentum, has adopted a name and already demonstrated its value. (story)
- The HCW team will be presenting four times during the 2021 summit of the Christian Alliance For Orphans, which immediately follows
- the 20th Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Monday, September 13th.
- We are joining with the First Lady of Sierra Leone in her Hands Off Our Girls! campaign.
- Go for Bo 5k is set for the first week of October and then (story)
- As I mentioned we are finally FINALLY FINALLY sending teams to Sierra Leone again, assisting the staff at Mercy Hospital and the Child Reintegration Centre, visiting villages and families engaged in strengthening and empowerment programs, but something brand new too - we are (story)
- Hosting the third annual HCW Rising Tides seminar, this time in Freetown!
- You can join in with Rising Tides by hosting a Table Fellowship. (story)
So much on the horizon, and we’re already deep in plans for 2022!
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HCW Together for Global Health coalition has a name. |
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Helping Children Worldwide’s commitment to radical collaboration has brought together 22 NGOs supporting medical missions in seven developing countries, including Sierra Leone. The coalition has adopted the name Together for Global Health. True to their new name, the Together coalition is working together to share best practices and aggregate resources to provide healthcare to the most vulnerable patients in the world. Together for Global Health is managed by Yasmine Vaughan, the HCW Mission Projects Specialist. |
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UMC SLAC Health Coordinator Sister Catherine Norman with donation of new hospital beds that benefited entire UMC Health system, and five other facilities and partners in coalition. |
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Their first collaborative effort with direct impact was to coordinate the transportation and receipt of the generous donation of 100 brand new hospital beds to Sierra Leone. We have mentioned this on-going story several times. We are happy to report that these beds made it across the ocean and were distributed to all three UMC hospitals in Sierra Leone, to several rural medical clinics and a waiting mothers center operated by Rural Health Care Initiative.
Next Meeting Together for Global Health
an HCW managed coalition of GHIs.
On Tuesday, September 21st at 9:30 AM EST Carol McIntosh with Ministry of Health and Social Security in Grenada will present. Click the link to view the meeting in your own time zone.
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BELOW: 2 ventilators received by Mercy. |
Mission Projects Specialist
Yasmine Vaughan
Please contact Yasmine for more information about HCW Global Health missions, Together for Global Health, or traveling to Sierra Leone for a short or long-term mission in Sierra Leone.
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What do you call 100 hospital beds?
The patients at Mercy Hospital and five other health facilities in Sierra Leone who received them call it a blessing.
As you may recall from our May newsletter, Project CURE shipped 100 hospital beds to Sierra Leone with the generous support of Rick and Phoebe Peterson. After their long journey from the warehouse in Houston, these beds have finally arrived at Mercy Hospital. Mercy staff have worked diligently to remove some of the older, worn beds and placed 45 new ones in the wards, increasing Mercy’s capacity from 30 to 50 beds.
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HCW is going back to Sierra Leone in October 2021. YOU CAN JOIN US in 2022! |
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If you wished you could go to Sierra Leone to do the work in person, now you can!
To have someone meet with your group in person to discuss travel opportunities in 2022, or learn more, please contact Yasmine@helpingchildrenworldwide.org.
The first mission team will touch down mid-October and a second team will head out on October 30th.
2022 Team Dates* March 20 – April 3
On line Interest Meeting September 18, 2021
Application Deadline. September 25, 2021
2022 Team Dates* July 17 – July 31
On line Interest MeetingJanuary 15, 2022
Application DeadlineJanuary 22, 2022
2022 Team Dates* Oct 16 – Oct 30
On line Interest MeetingApril 23, 2022
Application DeadlineApril 30, 2022
2022 Team Dates* Dec 26 – Jan 3
On line Interest MeetingJune 26, 2022
Application DeadlineJuly 3, 2022
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You can Table Fellowship with Rising Tides |
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Mohamed Nabieu, Laura Horvath and Yasmine Vaughan have been traveling to visit with partner churches to share many ways to get involved with the mission to strengthen and empower families and communities. You can join in on the October mission and support HCW Rising Tides Freetown at your own church.
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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS IN SIERRA LEONE |
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CRC TCM Department Provides Refresher Training to Lead...
By David T. Musa, TCM Lead Consultant, Child Reintegration Centre, Bo, Sierra Leone The Training, Coaching, and Mentoring Department continues to maintain a strong relationship with leads...
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www.helpingchildrenworldwid...
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CRC holds Village Partnership family strengthening...
Report of Rev. Olivia Fonnie, Director Child Reintegration Centre, Bo, Sierra Leone 12 & 13 august, 2021 at the Child Reintegration Centre. Bo. The event targeted 33 individuals (caregivers and...
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www.helpingchildrenworldwid...
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HCW welcomes new employees to our international headquarters team. |
As HCW bids a fond farewell to Cynthia Grant, Linda Reinhard and Kathleen Caron, we welcome the newest members of our team, Crystal Corbin, and Munda Kamara. They join Yasmine Vaughan, who transitioned from HCW graduate-school intern to head of Mission Projects, overseeing Monitoring and Evaluation, Global Health, and Mission Deployment Training & Logistics. Welcome aboard! |
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Munda Kamara
Mission Advance Support Specialist
Crystal Corbin
Financial Administration Specialist
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MORE WAYS TO SUPPORT HCW'S MISSION |
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GO FOR BO WHEREVER U R!
Ebenezer UMC's Go for Bo race in 2021 will be both virtual and live!
With a 5K, a 1-Mile Fun Run and a Tot Dash, Go For Bo offers the perfect race for all ages and abilities.
Participate on Ebenezer’s neighborhood course on October 9 or anywhere you choose October 2-9.
Prizes will be awarded to the first three male and female finishers in each age group.
All early registrants will receive a unisex technical dri-fit race shirt. Everyone is welcome!
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Join the Hall Family and Run the 5K! |
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Did you know that you can support HCW by shopping on Amazon? |
Make Helping Children Worldwide your designated AmazonSmile charity and every time you shop, Amazon donates a small portion of your purchase. Click on this link to get started.
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We are called not merely to believe in the goodness of the Lord, but also to help children worldwide; to do good for all and every one of those who need our help in this world. |
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Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2
For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7
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Families and children gather at a medical outreach in Fengehun village. Learn how the Child Reintegration Centre and Mercy Hospital are helping families like these: www.helpingchildrenworldwide.org
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