VISION & MISSION
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OUR VISION
To provide opportunities for underserved and vulnerable women and children, to overcome poverty and improve the quality of their lives, by creating and maintaining strong alliances with their community leadership and other charitable organizations.
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OUR MISSION
To empower underprivileged women and children to defeat the many challenges of poverty, including socioeconomic and cultural disparities, by providing resources for education, food, skills training, and mentorship.
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Transformation through Education
OUR STORY
Sensee Foundation of Hope, Inc.
How We Got Started
Sensee Foundation of Hope started out as a Christmas meal program about 3 years ago. I was trying to bring joy to the children of Liberia during the Holiday season. It was a memory from my childhood, where on Christmas and New Year’s Day, the kids got dressed up and would go to the neighbors to receive gifts which, in those days was in the form of money and food.
Since the end of the 1989 civil war, I have been fortunate to return to my homeland, Liberia on many occasions. During these visits, I observed firsthand the devastating impact of the war on the lives of the people of Liberia, especially the children and the widows. I observed that the children were not enjoying the holiday celebrations like we did when I was a child. It was then that the idea came to me to do something about it. With the help of a small group of friends, including fellow Liberians, we started our first annual Children Christmas Celebration. The first year (2019), we provided food, toys, and refreshments, for over 100 children in the community. The event was a great success and brought joy to the children and their families.
The following year (2020), we decided to do something more impactful than just providing food and toys at this event. In continuation of this new tradition, we decided to address some of the needs of the school age children who attend the program. Based on information we gathered at the previous year’s event, we found out that most of the children were living in poverty and were not attending school because their parents could not afford the basic fees and supplies required to attend school. At the 2020 event, we handed out copy books, pencils, pens and other supplies to the children. The children who were not yet of school age were given Christmas meals and toys.
Earlier in the year, with the positive response from the children, their parents, and members of the community, we decided to expand our program by getting more underprivileged children involved. In 2020, with the heartfelt gifts from our donors, sponsors and partners, we were able to distribute school supplies to over 250 school age children, and over 200 students received school bags.
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Where We Are Now
In 2021, while working with the children, we found out that a Christmas meal for a day or a copybook for a semester was not enough. Sadly, we discovered the reason why many of the children did not attend school was not only based on the lack of school supplies, but also because of their living situation; most of these children were living with grandparents who are widows, young women who were forced into early childhood marriages, struggling to provide for themselves and the children. In January 2021, we started a new program for pre-screened widows and victims of early childhood marriages, to assist them with some provisions to sustain their lives. For the widows we provide a monthly allocations of food to supplement the help they are currently receiving from other sources. We provide a care package (a bag of rice, oil, seasoning and salt) based on their confirmed need. For the young women we provide financial support towards vocational training and mentorship to help them become self-sustaining. |
In March, 2021 we created a formal nonprofit organization, SENSEE FOUNDATION OF HOPE, INC., with the specific purpose to serve, train, educate, sponsor and mentor underserved women and children, to sustain themselves and their families, by providing food, education, scholarships and improve personal health.
OUR VALUES
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Sensee Foundation of Hope, Inc. declares these CORE VALUES as the fundamental beliefs and guiding principles of the organization. All members pledge to uphold these principles as unwavering guidelines to fulfilling OUR Vision and Mission. |
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INTEGRITY AND ETHICS:
We know and do what is right regardless of the circumstances or consequences. RESPECT: We treat each person with dignity. Listen to others; encourage their opinions and input; acknowledge and validate their contributions. RESPONSIBILITY: We honor our commitments. We do the things we are supposed to do and accept the praise or blame for our actions. We are dependable. PASSION: We are willing to go the extra mile for the mission. We are energetic and determined to fulfill our goals and commitments. We are relentless in the pursuit of our Vision and the execution of our Mission. INNOVATION: We are willing to bring new ideas to the table and to work diligently to transform those ideas into a positive outcome for the vision and mission of the organization. We strive to inspire others for positive change and constant improvement. SERVANT LEADERSHIP: We focus on the growth and well-being of the communities we serve. We listen and strive to understand and empathize with others. We work hard to be good steward of the trust and confidence others place in us. We are committed to community building and the growth of individuals. INCLUSION: We are willing to work with individuals or groups who share our vision. We invite all to join us. |
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