WWO believes that multiplication is the fastest way to help more orphaned and vulnerable children effectively. We also know many impactful leaders like yourselves are working tirelessly to improve the lives of children and families in crisis. If you are a local leader, child advocate, or caregiver, you can help equip others to come alongside children more effectively.
“We benefit from having a community of people that we can learn from because we just really believe that God's called us to do something,” said Ryan Keith, Strategy Director, Family Foundation. “He's also called other people to do it, and we realize we need others to do this. I heard one time that ‘we need to be great sentences in the middle of an exceptional book that God's writing’ - not more than a sentence - and sentences need other sentences to tell a story. So, we want to be a really good sentence and not try to do all the things that we can imagine doing.
A community like World Without Orphans allows us to grow and be the best sentence we can be, but also hear other sentences to see what is the story that God's telling through us, without this pressure that I think the world puts on us to like solve all the problems that children face because it's just not possible for any one organization or person to do all of the things.”
WWO believes local leaders are best situated to understand the challenges they face in their own communities. Often, leaders are so busy handling the constant demand in front of them daily, there never seems to be enough time or resources. For that reason, leaders might be unaware of the work others are doing in their communities and they might miss the opportunity to collaborate.
Regular communication and collaboration can help build a network that works together and supports each other. Together this community can find more effective ways to help more children and families in crisis in their country.
Shelton Taguma, WWO Regional Ambassador Africa explains how WWO equips local leaders and the impactful difference it makes in helping more children to live in safe and loving families.