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Helping Children Worldwide
Our GoalTransform the lives of impoverished
children and their communities through hands-on partnerships that
implement solutions and provide programs of excellence.
Our MissionProvide hope to impoverished children,
the most vulnerable people in the world, by alleviating their suffering, meeting their physical, emotional and spiritual
needs, improving their living environment, general community and
providing the opportunity for the children and their families to grow into
contributing members of society
HCW is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit started in 2003 by Floris UMC
Where HCW Provides Support
Helping Children
Worldwide
Local Program
Connections for Hope
African Programs
Child Rescue Centre
Mercy Hospital
African ProgramsBo, Sierra Leone
Mercy Hospitalis a 25 bed primary care
hospital that was established in October
of 2007. It provides hospital based patient care as well as community-based outreach
programs to over 900 patients a month. Patients are provided
care regardless of their ability to pay.
Clinical and Community Based Outreach Programs:
• HIV/AIDS• Malaria• Mobile Prenatal Program• Nutrition• Tuberculosis (TB)
Saving Lives, Building Hope in Sierra Leone
1 in 5 children will not live to see their
5th birthday
1 in 8 women will not
survive child birth
Questions?Jennifer Hamilton, African Programs Director
[email protected] Children Worldwide
13525 Dulles Technology DriveSuite 103
Herndon, VA 20171Phone: 703-793-9521