hopeful futures begin here.
in as many children's lives as possible.
Our approach to breaking the cycle of poverty is to
PROTECT
by providing for basic needs,
EMPOWER
by providing education and self-sustainability programming, and
LOVE
by sharing the love of Jesus Christ. Then we
REPEAT
I want to partner with FCW's PROTECT efforts...
CLOTHING
FCW began by collecting, packing and shipping clothing to our partners around the globe. Our clothing distribution program is still one of the largest part of our organization. Learn more about donating and getting involved with our clothing distribution programs below:
PROTECT
water
Clean food and water is essential to setting a child on the trajectory to a hopeful future, and helps prevent hundreds of diseases. Providing clean water looks like building wells close to villages that otherwise would have to walk up to 3 miles for clean water.
wellness
We approach orphan care in a holistic way that involves making sure children have access routine medical and dental care, needed medications, and access to urgent medical care for when situations arise.
shelter
Building safe homes for children and families offers more protection from the elements and disease. Each child under FCW's care stays in a safe home with loving leadership.
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How Protection
Saved Bumpi
Known for her infectious smile, Bumpi is a very smart and determined young lady. However, behind her warm smile is a hurting girl. Her mother could not support her financially and her dad, like so many Ugandan fathers, is not in the picture. She did not have the basics to attend school. No education means no job. No job means high potential to be sold into slavery. When FCW met her, she was wearing torn clothing and had no assistance to continue her education.
Today she is performing well in school and is expected to do very well in her Primary Living Examinations. She is learning about the love of Christ, and now has the chance for a very hopeful future!
I want to partner with FCW's EMPOWER efforts.
empower
education
Education and life skills give children the resources needed to help break out of the cycle of poverty. When children receive a good education, they are empowered to reach for big goals and strive for a better tomorrow.
self-sustainability
Facilitate transition-to-success and empowerment programs that educate and mentor young people to be self-sustaining citizens, employees and business owners. These include University and Trade Routes.
counseling
We understand that many of the children we serve have faced some horrific trauma. So along their empowerment journey, we ensure healing can take place by providing them with counseling that heals those wounds.
KIPINDI MPITO
Kipindi Mpito is FCW's flagship ministry in Uganda. In this transition-to-success program, young women learn critical life skills that allow them to become confident, independent, self-sustaining adults. These include 12 key life skills, counseling & mentoring, personal discipleship, trade training, and self-confidence & empowerment. Learn more about Kipindi here.
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Knowledge is power!
Empowerment comes in many forms. In India, it can look like equipping young women with valuable knowledge so that they can avoid the trickery of landlords that want to force them into bonded labor. It can also mean teaching them their rights so they do not so they do not end up married at the age of 13.
This all then allows amazing young women to become trained in sustainable skills & even attend university! This is what you unlock when you support empowerment programs!
I want to partner with FCW's LOVE efforts.
love
discipleship
We want everyone to know that Jesus Christ is crazy about them and wants a relationship with them. We serve people of all faiths, but we introduce them to Christ through love and then begin to disciple them towards a relationship with their Heavenly Father.
relationship
It is hard to walk through life alone. Our goal is to build genuine and lasting relationships with those we serve so that they understand that they are not alone in this life. We want to build these loving relationships so that we can more and more great transformation happen!
sponsorship
Child sponsorship brings this all together by allowing a sponsor to show love to a child in need. In return, a bond is built and a child is encouraged by know that there is someone who cares about them, prays for them, and provides for them.
choosing baptism
Baptisms are a great way to publicly declare your Faith in Jesus Christ. We love seeing the excitement when people are baptized and the celebration and life-change that follows! Baptism are so integral that our partner in Malawi has even built a baptism tank on-site at the orphan homes there!
outreach
We love keeping track of the work our organization has done in numbers to provide greater detail in outlining our outreach.
295,852
Number of children clothed through our clothing distribution program
46
Number trade and university scholarships provided this year
490
Number of children currently sponsored
11
Number of countries served
Looking for ways to get involved?
If you’re looking for a more hands-on approach to make a Kingdom impact, consider applying for one of our volunteer positions.
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