Because the people who know a community best are the ones who live there. We partner with high-capacity local leaders who already have the trust, relationships, and vision to create lasting change. They design and lead the work; we come alongside with funding, training, and support. It means your gift isn’t paying for outsiders to guess at solutions. It’s fueling leaders who will still be there long after any campaign ends.

We partner with local leaders in 7 countries across Africa and Latin America: Belize, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Haiti, Peru, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Each community has its own needs, so programs look different from place to place, but the goal is the same everywhere: families thriving relationally, spiritually, and economically.

We work with partners through a rigorous monitoring and evaluation framework that tracks progress all year, including school attendance, business income growth, meals served, and medical care. We review data together to celebrate what’s working and adjust what isn’t. Beyond the numbers, we look at how communities change over time. We’ve seen families break the cycle of extreme poverty and communities move toward flourishing. Real change takes time, and we’re committed to measuring it honestly.

Every family we serve has a turning point, and it almost always starts with one person saying yes. One gift keeps a student in class this year. One gift helps a parent buy the inventory that turns a small stall into a steady income. Change on a large scale is made up of many small steps of consistent progress, each step taking someone’s yes and turning it into lasting change.