Impact Report
The Impact of Bridges of Hope
- Over 30,000 beneficiaries
- 1,000’s of critically ill infants nurtured to health
- More than 300 orphans and vulnerable infants nurtured through our Community Outreach Programs
- Over 100,000 visits to our Medical Care Centers
- More than 3,000,000 meals provided per year
- Over 6,000 microloans issued
- Over 200 indigenous leaders trained
- Over 100 Global Connection Experience participants
- Over 200 Canadian sponsorship advocates
- Over 80 Canadian volunteers
- Over 100,000 international volunteer hours per year
Accomplishments
- In cooperation with our partners, Bridges of Hope campaigned to raise funds for ongoing orphan care
- Facilitated the basic literacy, numeracy and skill development for over 6,000 children
- Encouraged ongoing efforts to empower local communities to successfully maintain projects such as the Microloan Program, Trade Schools and Health Care Centres
- Maintained operation of a rehabilitation and nutritional education center (CREN)
- Critical intervention and partnership with Lifeline Haiti to support the ongoing aid of over 7,000 people in that country
- Partnered in a strategic initiative through Healthy Child Africa using the eggs of hyper-immunized hens to combat gastrointestinal pathogens
- Outreach to Mingi children in Ethiopia through partnership with Friends of South Omo
- Supported initiatives in cooperation with Karim Care Center in Tanzania to provide homes for orphans in that area
Current Programs
- Child Sponsorship
- Business Creation (Microloans)
- Leave a Legacy
- Water for Life – Water Highway Project
- Tear Fund (Emergency Care)
- Agricultural (Food Development)
- Advocacy Program
- Indigenous Leadership Training
- Annual Childrens’ Camps
- Music, Drama and Creative Art Outreach Programs
Funding and strategic partners
- Over 3,000 strategic Canadian and American donors
- Over 100 business, churches, and community organizations in North America
- Elementary and post secondary schools and universities
- Canadian and international government agencies
Intervention in four sectors
- Economic Development: using business to combat poverty
- Social Services: critical intervention and disaster assistance
- Health: early childhood health and maternal health programs
- Education: basic literacy and numeracy
Financial
We strive for efficiency in operation and effectiveness in delivering results. We are inspired by the words of Mother Teresa: "We, the unwilling, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, for so long, with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing."
Financial statements are prepared annually after a comprehensive assessment by independent auditors. Bridges of Hope is independently audited by BDO LLP. Please click here for our latest financial Audit report.
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