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Equipped for Entrepreneurship

by World Hope International | Feb 5, 2021 | Access to Education, Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Sierra Leone, Youth Empowerment

Equipped for Entrepreneurship Last year, 45 adolescent girls from 10 villages in Sierra Leone were selected for a special soap making & selling training program implemented by World Hope International and funded by the IFC. The girls acquired basic business skills...

The Four “P’s” to Successfully Applying for a Grant: One CEO’s Experience

by Ruth Thomas | May 8, 2019 | General, Social Ventures

World Hope International (WHI) Australia is a small but mighty non-governmental organisation (NGO) located in Brisbane, Australia and part of the WHI Alliance, which consists of three support countries—WHI Australia, WHI Canada, and WHI USA—working in 17 countries...

In the Business of Empowerment

by World Hope International | Mar 27, 2019 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection, Social Ventures

Something incredibly special can happen when a company decides that what happens halfway around the world from it matters—and that it can make a positive impact. For some companies, that can mean a philanthropic partnership that empowers a community through...

The Role of Individuals, Organizations, & the International Community in response to the National Emergency Declared in Sierra Leone

by Haley Clark | Feb 11, 2019 | Countering Human Trafficking & Gender-Based Violence, Protection

On Thursday, February 7th 2019, the President of Sierra Leone, Mr. Julius Maada Bio, declared a national emergency due to his attention having been drawn to the shockingly high number of rape and assault cases, with the majority being extremely young victims. World...