WILLIAM INTERPRETING A SONG BY THE OVCS TO THE SPONSORS AND DONORS OF BOF IN THE VILLAGE
TO AVAIL SUSTAINABLE, EDUCATION FACILITIES, HEALTH CARE, AND BASIC WELFARE FACILITIES TO THE ORPHANS, ABANDONED AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN NANGAIZA VILLAGE SO AS TO CREATE INDEPENDENT, PRACTICAL AND BETTER LIVES FOR THEM.
OUR FUTURE
We look forward to quality holistic care to orphans and vulnerable children, their families and communities in the long run.
We envisage a world where every child grows up in a loving family and has the opportunity to reach their full potential.
We seek to bring lasting change through the practical care and skills that we intend to impart and provide.
We look forward to seeing that every child is protected, cared for and given the opportunities to become all God meant him/her to be.
Peace and justice reign and all have the right to contribute
Children flourish in a world where the treasure of our hearts and the measure of our wealth is their happiness and well-being.
OUR APPROACH
We pursue this mission through integrated, holistic commitment to:
Minister love and ensure that, the OVC, access quality education and sustainable life skills, for development and self-reliance.
Core Values
WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE POOR
We are called to serve the neediest people of the earth; to relieve their suffering and to promote the transformation of their condition of life.
We stand in solidarity in a common search for justice. We seek to understand the situation of the poor and work alongside them towards fullness of life. We share our discovery of eternal hope in Jesus Christ.
We seek to facilitate an engagement between the poor and the affluent that opens both to transformation. We respect the poor as active participants, not passive recipients, in this relationship. They are people from whom others may learn and receive, as well as give. The need for transformation is common to all. Together we share a quest for justice, peace, reconciliation and healing in a broken world.
WE VALUE PEOPLE
We regard all people as created and loved by God. We give priority to people before money, structure, systems and other institutional machinery. We act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness and intrinsic worth of every person — the poor, the donors, our staff and their families, boards and volunteers. We celebrate the richness of diversity in human personality, culture and contribution.
We practice a participative, open, enabling style in working relationships. We encourage the professional, personal and spiritual development of our staff.
WE ARE STEWARDS
The resources at our disposal are not our own. They are a sacred trust from God through donors on behalf of the poor. We are faithful to the purpose for which those resources are given and manage them in a manner that brings maximum benefit to the poor.
We speak and act honestly. We are open and factual in our dealings with donor constituencies, project communities, governments, the public at large and with each other. We endeavor to convey a public image conforming to reality. We strive for consistency between what we say and what we do.
We demand of ourselves high standards of professional competence and accept the need to be accountable through appropriate structures for achieving these standards. We share our experience and knowledge with others where it can assist them.
We are stewards of God’s creation. We care for the earth and act in ways that will restore and protect the environment. We ensure that our development activities are ecologically sound.
WE ARE PARTNERS
We are members of Journeys International and we accept the obligations of joint participation, shared goals and mutual accountability that true partnership requires. We affirm our inter-dependence and our willingness to yield autonomy as necessary for the common good. We commit ourselves to know, understand and love each other.
We are partners with the poor and with donors in a shared ministry. We affirm and promote unity in the Body of Christ.
We maintain a co-operative stance and a spirit of openness towards other humanitarian organizations. We are willing to receive and consider honest opinions from others about our work.
WE ARE RESPONSIVE
We are responsive to life-threatening emergencies where our involvement is needed and appropriate. We are willing to take intelligent risks and act quickly. We do this from a foundation of experience and sensitivity to what the situation requires. We also recognize that even in the midst of crisis, the destitute have a contribution to make from their experience.
We are responsive in a different sense where deep-seated and often complex economic and social deprivation calls for sustainable, long-term development. We maintain the commitments necessary for this to occur.
We are responsive to new and unusual opportunities. We encourage innovation, creativity and flexibility. We maintain an attitude of learning, reflection and discovery in order to grow in understanding and skill.