Bridges of Hope - Projects

Project Portfolio

Burkina Faso

The primary focus of Bridges of Hope is in Burkina Faso, West Africa where we are operating a host of programs and projects. The work is defined under four integrated sectors:
1.Health; 2. Education/Schools; 3. Economic Empowerment; 4. Critical Intervention.

Specific investments are being made in supplemental food production; foster homes, medical care and education for orphans; assistance for mothers with chronically sick and severely malnourished infants; and preventative health education.

We are also partnering with individuals and community organizations to facilitate sustainable enterprise that can provide employment and improved quality of life.
We recognize that relief in and of itself cannot eradicate world poverty, but when the local economy thrives the need for relief is greatly diminished. Therefore, in keeping with our mission, Bridges of Hope puts a high premium on indigenous enterprise, using business creation to combat poverty.

Through the Bridges of Hope “legacy fund” we have been able to develop various business ventures and provide micro loans to hundreds of enterprising women while ensuring that about 100,000 children in the Boura region receive proper education and nutrition to become healthy contributing members of the community.

Tanzania

The Karim Children’s Care Centre
This two pronge initiative reaches the most vulnerable children in Arusha, Tanzania. Bridges of Hope partnered with Rehema Juma Kindoi to build a facility for the orphaned children in her care. Rehema named this work the Karim Children’s Care Centre after losing her own son Karim.

The Sotwa Wilson School
The second dimension to our efforts in Arusha is the Sotwa Wilson School, providing a comprehensive education for the Karim children. Please visit this project blog at www.mamalizzie.blogspot.com

Haiti

Life Line Haiti is a division of Bridges of Hope spearheaded by one of two of our chief visionary leaders, Bob & Linda Davisson. Bob comes to us with a 15 years background as a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police where he excelled through the ranks. Bob resigned from the force to pursue a business opportunity where they purchased and were owner/operator’s of a McDonald’s Restaurant for 18 yrs. in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Bob retired at the age of 52 from business to pursue his passion with Bridges of Hope through Life Line Haiti to help the least fortunate. Currently we are operating 53 Schools with 13,000 students in Haiti with a robust feeding program serving over three million meals per year Lifeline Media please visit our blog at http://lifelinehaiti.blogspot.com/ and our website http://www.lifelinehaiti.com

Benin

Begun in 2006 as a summer education camp, this effort is serving to spearhead a community development project in the region.

Ghana

Through micro-loans, about 150 women in the West Mampusi and Bole Districts of Northern Ghana have developed small businesses.

Kenya

In the village of Lokore, an impoverished district in North West Kenya, primary school children are now receiving nutritional lunches. School attendance has risen from 80 to over 300 students due to this initiative.

South Omo Ethiopia - Hirut Children’s Care Centre

Bridges of Hope has partnered with Dangne Tiba and his wife Hirut to help build the "Hirut Children's Village" for orphaned children. The children's village provides a loving, family atmosphere for the children as well as an opportunity for an education. Many of the children are 'Mingies' or 'Thrown Babies' that, despite their desperate beginnings, are now thriving. Hirut Children's Village is sponsored by the “Friends of South Omo” - a network of friends coming together to bring hope to the peoples of South Omo, Ethiopia. For information on other projects and the needs of the people in South Omo, Ethiopia, please visit the "Friends of South Omo" project blog at www.friendsofsouthomo.com