World Help
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| Founded | 1991 |
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| Founder | Vernon Brewer |
| Type | Faith-based 501(3)(c) organization |
| Focus | Meeting physical and spiritual needs in impoverished communities |
| Location | |
Area served | 70 countries |
| Method | Aid and relief Community development Sustainability and education Bible distribution Church planting Spiritual programs |
| Revenue | US$31,419,645 (2016).[1] |
| Website | www |
World Help is a Christian humanitarian aid organization that provides physical and spiritual help to people in impoverished communities around the world. The organization was founded in 1991 by Vernon Brewer and began by distributing Bibles in Russia [2]. Today, World Help “continues its efforts to build churches, distribute Bibles and provide humanitarian aid to people in 70 countries” [3]. World Help’s headquarters is located in Forest, Virginia.
Mission Statement
World Help’s mission statement says that the charity’s goal is “to serve the physical and spiritual needs of people in impoverished communities around the world” [4].
Organizational Structure
Nearly all of World Help’s staff are based in the United States. Instead of setting up international offices, World Help partners with men and women who already have ministries in their home countries. According to Ministry Watch, “World Help recognizes that nations know their own culture better than they ever could. Nationals know the needs of their people intimately. So World Help joins with their partners to bring communities, families, and especially children the help they need” [5].
Ongoing Projects
World Help has many different types of programs around the world including humanitarian aid, disaster relief, Bible distribution, child sponsorship, church planting, and clean water projects [6].
Bible distribution
World Help distributes Bibles around the world, most notably in North Korea [7]. Because of World Help's work there and founder Vernon Brewer's travels inside North Korea and the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the organization has been questioned for its perspective on recent U.S.-North Korea peace talks [8] [9].
Freedom programs
World Help works in communities in Thailand and India to help women forced into the sex industry by poverty. World Help’s home in Pattaya, Thailand offers “a safe place to live, meals, education, vocational training, trauma counseling, and medical care” for girls who want to escape life as a sex worker [10]. In India, World Help’s Freedom programs are focused on helping girls in a particular tribe where "tradition forces the oldest daughter of each family, often as young as 12, into prostitution" [11].
Crisis relief
Crisis and disaster relief makes up a major part of World Help's global work. A few recent examples include helping earthquake victims in Nepal [12], providing relief to those affected by Hurricane Irma [13], meeting the needs of refugees during Syrian chemical attacks [14], and responding after the eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano [15].
Financials
As of 2016, World Help commits 82 percent of revenue to international projects, 12 percent to administration, and 6 percent to fundraising [16]. They have been accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accoutability since 1993 [17] and have been awarded the gold-level Seal of Transparency by GuideStar [18]
References
- ^ Charity Navigator. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Ministry Watch. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Grizzard, Kim (July 30, 2017), "Ripple effect: Area companies help impoverished countries through the gift of clean water", The Daily Reflector, retrieved February 16, 2018
- ^ GuideStar. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Ministry Watch. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ [1]. World Help. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Rosales, Erik (November 20, 2017), "This Man Smuggles God's Word into a Place Where Getting Caught with a Bible Is a Death Sentence", CBN News, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Shepherd, Josh (June 10, 2019), "Christian Relief Leader: What the Media Won't Tell You About North Korea", The Stream, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Justice, Jessilyn (June 12, 2018), "Trump Confronted Kim Jong Un About Atrocities Against Christians", Charisma News, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Doss, Catherine (January 31, 2017), "Local nonprofit dedicates home to rehabilitate human trafficking victims in Thailand", WSET, retrieved February 16, 2018
- ^ Sells, Heather (May 17, 2017), "'Give up Your Friday Night' - A New Way to Help Trafficking Victims", CBN News, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Goyette, Jared (April 25, 2015), "How to help Nepal: 10 vetted charities doing relief work following the earthquakes", PRI's The World, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Justice, Jessilyn (September 7, 2017), "Major Christian Leaders Rebuke the 'Monster' Coming Straight for the US", Charisma News, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Jones, Emily (April 9, 2018), "'We're Trying to be the Hands and Feet of Jesus': Christian Aid Groups Working Around the Clock to Help Syrian Victims of Chemical Attack", CBN News, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Kumar, Anugrah (June 6, 2018), "Christian Aid Group World Help Activates Crisis Response to Aid Volcano Survivors in Guatemala", The Christian Post, retrieved June 19, 2018
- ^ Comparative Financial Data. ECFA. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ ECFA Member Profile. ECFA. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ GuideStar. Retrieved February 9, 2018.