| Give Hope, Fight Poverty |
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Educating across nations for a brighter future
Check out the video message from our Board President above:
Mission and Vision:
Give Hope, Fight Poverty (GHFP) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster philanthropy domestically by designing service-learning programs that engage US students & professionals with communities abroad and work together to educate, empower and lift orphaned and vulnerable children out of poverty.
GHFP's Vision is...
- A culturally competent and philanthropic minded generation
- Increased opportunity through academic achievement
- Sustainable programs that involve locals in development, implementation & evaluation
GHFP's Vision is...
- A culturally competent and philanthropic minded generation
- Increased opportunity through academic achievement
- Sustainable programs that involve locals in development, implementation & evaluation
Upcoming Events...You're Invited!:
May 18th: Pole Fitness for a Purpose Party at Tease Studio, 6pm Denver
May 18th: International AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Indianapolis at Fletcher's Place for Arts and Books starting at 9pm, candles will be lit around midnight!
June 1st: Pedal for a Purpose Party on the Denver Pedal Hopper! from 5:15-7:30pm! Post-party from 8-10p at The Hornet with amazing prizes available from local businesses. Even if you don't pedal, come party!
June 16 - July 22nd: School & Library Building Team, Service-Learning in Swaziland! (Teams full)
June 29th: Indianapolis Mudathlon - join our Give Hope, Fight Poverty team!
July 28th: Chicago Sunday Funday 5K Run/Walk & Post-Party for a Purpose at Mad River (Run/Walk at 2p Post-party from 2:30-5:30p -- $35 for 3 hours of unlimited pizza, beer, and wine)
August 3rd: Port Washington WI Party for a Purpose
September 16th: 1st Presbyterian Church Painting for a Purpose party Jacksonville Illinois
September 28th: Party for a Purpose New York City
October 12th: Los Angeles, CA Party for a Purpose TBD
November 8th: 2nd Friday Experience Hope Exhibition The Art Bank Indianapolis
Nov 22nd - December 1st: Join us on a Thanksgiving break Service Learning Trip to Swaziland!
December 26 - Jan 5th: Join us on a New Year's Service-Learning trip to Swaziland!
March 14 - 23rd: Join us on a Spring Break Service-Learning trip to Swaziland! Details on the website
--Contact Annie for more details about any of the above: anniefightspoverty@gmail.com
May 18th: International AIDS Candlelight Memorial in Indianapolis at Fletcher's Place for Arts and Books starting at 9pm, candles will be lit around midnight!
June 1st: Pedal for a Purpose Party on the Denver Pedal Hopper! from 5:15-7:30pm! Post-party from 8-10p at The Hornet with amazing prizes available from local businesses. Even if you don't pedal, come party!
June 16 - July 22nd: School & Library Building Team, Service-Learning in Swaziland! (Teams full)
June 29th: Indianapolis Mudathlon - join our Give Hope, Fight Poverty team!
July 28th: Chicago Sunday Funday 5K Run/Walk & Post-Party for a Purpose at Mad River (Run/Walk at 2p Post-party from 2:30-5:30p -- $35 for 3 hours of unlimited pizza, beer, and wine)
August 3rd: Port Washington WI Party for a Purpose
September 16th: 1st Presbyterian Church Painting for a Purpose party Jacksonville Illinois
September 28th: Party for a Purpose New York City
October 12th: Los Angeles, CA Party for a Purpose TBD
November 8th: 2nd Friday Experience Hope Exhibition The Art Bank Indianapolis
Nov 22nd - December 1st: Join us on a Thanksgiving break Service Learning Trip to Swaziland!
December 26 - Jan 5th: Join us on a New Year's Service-Learning trip to Swaziland!
March 14 - 23rd: Join us on a Spring Break Service-Learning trip to Swaziland! Details on the website
--Contact Annie for more details about any of the above: anniefightspoverty@gmail.com
Service-Learning in Africa...
Regardless of whether you are a professional or a student, GHFP invites you to join a team on a journey to Africa to learn about unknown cultures, and dedicate your time, skills, and labor to a community of orphaned children struggling with poverty, HIV/AIDS, and illiteracy. These trips will be tailored to meet the needs of the local Africans while remaining cognizant of your skills and expertise including but not limited to: education, engineering, healthcare, counseling, and art & design. We at GHFP thank you for your commitment to make a stand, participate on a trip, and actively take part in the global effort to eradicate poverty in Africa, curb HIV/AIDS, and empower orphaned children!
This journey will offer:
Prior to the trip, there will be a short interactive introductory course. After the trip, the students will be encouraged to attend GHFP events and remain involved as a Campus Ambassador for the orphans.
JOIN US and FIGHT POVERTY!
This journey will offer:
- Immersion in rural villages ravaged by HIV/AIDS, poverty, and illiteracy.
- An opportunity to become engaged with a very different culture thereby encouraging the development of cultural competence.
- Interaction with children who are dealing with the grief of losing their parents while, often times, also dealing with the burden of raising their younger brothers and sisters.
- A means of experiencing the dramatic beauty of a country that has not been affected by pollution and industrialization.
- An opportunity to teach at rural, impoverished, and poorly resourced primary and secondary schools.
- Hands-on experiences at HIV clinics, African NGOs, orphanages, and much more!
- A journey you will carry with you for the rest of your life...
Prior to the trip, there will be a short interactive introductory course. After the trip, the students will be encouraged to attend GHFP events and remain involved as a Campus Ambassador for the orphans.
JOIN US and FIGHT POVERTY!
*Our small GHFP staff are all volunteers and we work with volunteers on the ground in southern Africa.
TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
