Frequently Asked Questions
You are an important member of the HopeCo family, and we want to answer any questions you may have!
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We exist to bring hope and transformation to the lives of suffering children, families, and communities with compassion and excellence. We believe in the power of a vibrant, living Hope that brings rescue and restoration from violence, abuse, poverty, and despair. We accomplish our mission as we serve and grow together, sharing our faith in Jesus, nurturing healthy partnerships, and empowering the weak. Together we will see new hope flourish. Together we are HopeCo.
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Our vision is to see transformed lives and flourishing communities in Tanzania, Kenya, and across East Africa. Driven by our faith in Jesus, we provide quality holistic care that creates lasting transformation, enabling children, families, and communities to flourish.
Our values inform every decision we take to meet our vision and mission:
-Faith: The call and example of Jesus Christ motivates us and guides all we do
-Empowerment: We speak out, encourage, and seek justice for the vulnerable
-Partnership: As an international team, we learn, collaborate, and grow together
-Leadership: We nurture capable local leaders so they can lead with excellence
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HopeCo is a Christ-centered organization called to proclaim and demonstrate the gospel by providing quality care to vulnerable children, families, and communities in East Africa. HopeCo is not linked to a particular church or denomination.
We encourage you to read our Statement of Faith, where you will find the beliefs that are the foundation of our mission.
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-Tanzania: City of Hope, our flagship program, is in Ntagacha, Tanzania, an extremely impoverished community close to the Kenyan border. City of Hope has been highly influential in giving hope and a future to vulnerable children and their families by providing holistic residential care, quality education, medical care, women’s empowerment, and leadership development.
-Kenya: The House of Faraja, our safe house in Kenya, provides rescue and healing to girls rescued from abuse, violence, and child marriage. Additionally, our Women’s Empowerment Program gives young women the knowledge and skills to provide for their families as they manage their own small businesses. Our Leadership Development Program invests in individuals through training and mentorship to become future leaders at HopeCo, in their communities, and beyond. In the destitute community of Mitaboni, where there are many “child-headed households” and abandoned children, we provide care and support, assistance with education and more while working to strengthen and stabilize struggling families to be self-sufficient.
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Yes, we have a mission team program that allows individuals and churches to serve at City of Hope in Tanzania! A mission trip with HopeCo is a fantastic opportunity to see all that God is doing in East Africa! We invite you to learn more about our mission trip opportunities.
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A healthy partnership is based on a flourishing relationship where there is a high level of trust, transparency, integrity, and shared accountability. As a result of working together, there is transformation - in each partner as well as in the lives of those served. There are many ways to partner with HopeCo, and there is a place for you!
A few ways you can partner with us is by becoming:
-Church Partners: We collaborate closely with each church partner in ways that benefit the children, families, and communities we serve in East Africa and the mission program of the church.
-Hope Partners: Our Hope Partners contribute $100 or more a month towards their chosen program and receive quarterly updates, stories, pictures, and other important information about the children being cared for.
-Child Sponsors: For $39 a month, Child Sponsors provide a vulnerable child with love, quality education, medical care, safety, life's essentials, and eternal hope found in Jesus Christ. They receive letters and pictures from their child, progress reports, newsletters, and have the option to write to their sponsored child.
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Your gift will help change and empower the lives of children, their families, and communities, through education and training, orphan care, medical support, counseling, child protection programs, and in many other ways. Read how your generous contribution creates transformed lives and flourishing communities.
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There are easy options to donate directly to HopeCo! You can:
-Donate by cash or check: Make checks payable to HopeCo and mail them to PO Box 4001, Martinsville, VA 24115
HopeCo is a 501(c)3 organization, and your gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Our tax ID number is 58-1821149
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Yes, you can! You can donate through our website from all around the world- and we will send you news and updates on how your gifts are used!
In the United Kingdom, we partner with Stewardship which allows us to receive Gift Aid on donations made to HopeCo by UK taxpayers.
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At HopeCo, we recognize our responsibility to steward the financial gifts we receive with integrity and accountability. This is reflected in our accreditation from the Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability (ECFA), which has recognized our commitment to the highest standards of financial management, board governance, and how we steward the gifts we receive.
We have also been awarded a Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid (formerly GuideStar). When you give to HopeCo, you can trust us to act responsibly, truthfully, and with integrity.
In 2023, we were given a perfect score by Charity Navigator who says that you can ‘give with confidence’ to our programs in East Africa.
Learn more about how we manage our gifts, along with our latest audit reports and IRS Form 990s.
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We would love to! If you would like a HopeCo team member to come and speak, get in touch with HopeCo and we will try to make it work!
If you have a specific question that was not answered above, please contact Mark Perry, Executive Director, or Regina Chacha, Director of Programs, for help. We are grateful for your partnership!