Mission Statement:

To help the helpless in Africa, to bring safety to children who don’t have safety, to provide shelter to the homeless and food to the hungry.

Our Vision:

To build villages (communities) of hope for orphans and widows, where children can live with their siblings in safety. Where they can go to school and learn how to help themselves and their communities. To provide them with the basics of life: food, shelter, safety, education, skill training, love and hope.

Village of Hope takes a holistic approach when helping the children and widows of Africa.

Physical: providing food, shelter, safety, medical aid

Emotional: providing trauma counseling and education

Spiritual: offering spiritual hope and healing through Jesus Christ

Our Partners:

By networking, organizations, churches, families, schools and individuals in America who will work together for the sake of the children. We can do more together than any of us can do on our own.

Staff:

Cindy Cunningham is the Founder and Director of Village of Hope Uganda. She has spent her life giving, caring and helping people all over the world.

She has ministered to children, youth and adults in Japan, Hawaii, Russia and Africa with organizations like: Youth for Christ, Josh McDowell Ministries and African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries.

In 2006 Cindy took a trip to Africa which would forever change her life. She visited: Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Uganda, and was haunted by the devastation that war, HIV/aids and poverty can have on people, especially the innocent and helpless… the children!

She returned to the US asking the question we all ask ourselves, “God, what can I do?”

Village of Hope was birthed out of her broken heart and compassion for the people of Africa.

Cindy resides in Dallas, Texas where she organizes and oversees Village of Hope Uganda and is committed to raising funds and awareness for orphans and widows in Africa.

Ugandan Staff:

Rose Aberr is the Director of Village of Hope in Uganda. Rose was born and raised in Uganda and as a child lived in the town of Gulu, only to have to flee to safety from Rebel attacks. After Rose graduated college, she returned to Gulu with World Vision where she counseled, fed and loved the orphans. Rose is completely devoted and committed to the children and widows of Gulu.

In February of 2007 World Vision wanted to relocate Rose to another area, but Rose told them she could not leave the children and resigned from her position. Since March 1, 2007, Rose has been working with Village of Hope. She is a huge asset to the work in Gulu. Her responsibilities consist of registering the organization with the government, buying land, overseeing all the building, hiring and logistics of getting the Village ready to move the children into.

Click here to read Rose's story in her own words.