hope for west africa foundation annual report 2014 and 2015

Hope for West Africa Foundation Annual Report

2014 and 2015

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Table&of&Contents&

Letter From the Board President 3

Faith Alive Foundation Overview and Grants 4-5

Anawim Home Overview and Grants 6-7

Grant Focus: Faith Alive Foundation Clinician Support 8

Grant Focus: Anawim Home Microloan Project 9

Grant Focus: Faith Alive Foundation Toilets and Clinic 10-11

2014 and 2015 Financials 12

Looking forward 13

How can you become involved? 14

Thank you! 15

Hope for West Africa Foundation information 16

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Dear&Friends,&By! early! 2016,! ten! years! after! our! founders! first! conceived! of! the! Hope! for! West! Africa!

Foundation! (HFWA),!we!will!grant! our!oneBmillionth!dollar! in!programmatic! support! to! our!

West!African!NGO!(NonBGovernment!Organizations)!partners.!As!we!approach!this!milestone,!

we! celebrate! the! growth! and! the! success! of! the! essential! humanitarian! programs! our!West!

African! partners! administer.! The! Faith! Alive! Foundation! in! Jos,! Nigeria,! and! Anawim! Home!

(the! Missionary! Sisters! of! the! Poorest! of! the! Poor)! in! Nigeria! and! Ghana,! our! two! main!

partners,! epitomize! the! ‘Hope’! that! our!name! suggests.! These! two!organizations! each!began!

over! 15! years! ago! with! little! more! than! prayer! and! passion,! but! over! the! years! they! have!

provided! necessary!medical! and! social! services! to! over! one! hundred! thousand! of! the!most!

vulnerable! individuals! in! Nigeria! and! Ghana.! You! will! find! a! short! bio! of! each! of! these!

organizations!on!pages!four!and!six.!

This!Annual!Report! covers!2014!and!2015.!Over! these!past! two!years,!HFWA!has!pursued!a!

distinct! theme! of! partner! NGO! program! development! and! sustainability.! When! we! receive!

requests!from!our!partners,!or!assist!them!in!proposal!development,!the!first!question!we!ask!

is,! “will!this!project!help!the! long!term!success!of!the!organization!and!the!people! it!serves?”!

We!believe!in!our!partners!and!trust!their!knowledge!of!their!own!priorities!for!success!within!

their!local!climate.!This!ensures!that!the!support!we!provide!B!whether!it!is!access!to!sanitation!

and! water,! or! salaried! positions! for! hospital! physicians! B! addresses! the! highest! needs! and!

creates! the! greatest! impact.! We! also! however,! understand! that! necessary! humanitarian!

support! is! far! from! predictable.! Occasionally,! an! emergency! arises.! Whether! an! influx! of!

displaced!people!following!Boko!Haram!violence! in!the!North,!or!a!crumbled!compound!wall!

compromising!the!safety!of!the!mentally!ill,!HFWA!is!also!prepared!to!step!in.!!

Our!support!activities!are!largely!reflected!in!our!grantmaking,!an!overview!of!which!is!found!

on!pages!five!and!seven.!What!are!not!reflected!however,!are!the!hundreds!of!working!hours!

that! HFWA! board!members! have! donated! to! develop! administrative,! program!management!

and!grant!writing!support!for!our!partners.!

The! Hope! for! West! Africa! Foundation! is! run! by! five! volunteer! board! members.! Melinda!

Capone,!Hilary!Ferro,!Christy!Johnson!and!Andy!York!all!work!hard!to!ensure!that!our!partners!

come!first!and!that!every!dollar!we!spend! is!used!as!efficiently!and!effectively!as!possible! in!

support!of!their!laudable!endeavors.!We!are!eternally!grateful!to!generous!donors!for!enabling!

us!to!continue!this!critical!work.!Please!see!page!fourteen!to!see!how!you!can!become!involved.!!

Learn!more!on!our!website!at!www.hopeforwestafrica.org.!

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Sara!Kennedy!

Board!President!

!Supporting!Local&Solutions!

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Partner'Overview:'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Faith'Alive'Foundation'Hospital'

The Faith Alive Foundation began directly outside of a Jos, Nigeria marketplace in 1996 when Dr. Chris Isichei, sat behind a table and began offering free medical advice each day after work.

Faith Alive has since become a full-scale institution that offers free medical services ranging from HIV testing to surgical oncology. Its three-story hospital boasts six satellite locations, serves tens of thousands of patients and employs almost 150 full and part-time staff. In addition to medical care, the Faith Alive Foundation supports vocational training for adults in need of marketable skills, kids clubs and free education for children, and a transitional home and food/clothing bank for those most in need.

Photos'Top:!Dr.!Christian!Isichei!(credit:!Cathy!Richardson,!Flutterby!Designs).!Bottom:!Faith!Alive!Foundation!

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Faith'Alive'Foundation''''''''''''''''''Grants'2014'to'2015'

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Faith'Alive'Clinician'Salaries'$118,719!

2014,!2015!(planned!2016,!2017)!

Provide!competitive!salaries!for!

valuable!medical!staff!to!ensure!

consistency!of!patient!care!

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Faith'Alive'Toilets'and'Satellite'Clinic'$26,561!

December!2014!

Build!six!toilets!and!two!satellite!

clinics!at!two!Faith!Alive!Hospital!

satellite!locations!

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Faith'Alive'Emergency'Fund'$8,500!

February!to!July!2015!

Following!Boko!Haram!

violence,!support!for!the!Faith!

Alive!Transitional!Housing!and!

food/clothing!bank!to!assist!

Internally!Displaced!Persons!

and!others!in!need!

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Faith'Alive'Medical'Operations'Fund'$4,059!

December!2013!to!May!2015!

Support!for!HIV!and!other!

medications!and!Faith!Alive!

Foundation!operational!needs!

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Faith'Alive'Extraordinary'Care'$26,459!

January!2014!to!November!2015!

Support!for!treatment!of!high!need!surgical!

patients!!

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Faith'Alive'Borehole'Maintenance'$2,121!

December!2015!(planned!December!2015)!

Yearly!maintenance!of!water!projects!to!

ensure!longevity!of!access!to!water!and!

sanitation!

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Photos''Top:!patients!

awaiting!medical!

services.!!

Left:!Faith!Alive!

surgeon.!

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Partner'Overview:''''''''''''''''''''''Anawim'Home'

'Founded!by!Sister!Oresoa!SeloBOjeme,!the!Anawim!Home!offers!shelter!and!opportunities!for!those!most!in!need.!With!residences!and!social!programs!in!Abuja!and!Kaduna!in!Nigeria,!and!

Yendi! in! Ghana,! Sister! Oresoa! and! her! order! of! nuns,! the!

Missionary!Sisters!of!the!Poorest!of!the!Poor,!currently!house!

74! orphaned! children,! 26! mentally! and! physically! disabled!

and! 9! pregnant! young! girls! and! young! mothers.! They!

additionally! provide! education! and! youth! programming! to!

over! 400! local! children,! and! access! to! medical! care,! food,!

clothing!and!compassion! to!hundreds!of! lepers,!outcasts!and!

the!impoverished!within!or!outside!of!their!walls.!!

In!2014!and!2015,! in!addition! to!providing! financial! support!

for!specific!grants,!HFWA!board!members!donated!hundreds!

of! working! hours! developing! administrative,! program!

management! and! grantwriting! skills! trainings! for! Anawim!

administrative!staff,!working!toward!the!priority!of!longBterm!

sustainability!of!the!organization.!!

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Photos'Top:!Sister!Oresoa!with!a!woman!and!infant.!Center:!Some!Anawim!girls.!Bottom:!Anawim!School,!Ghana.!Following!page:!Some!Anawim!residents.!

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Anawim'Home'Grants'2014'to'2015'

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Anawim'Administrative'Support'$18,543!

April!2015!to!November!2015!(planned!through!

March!2017)!

Salary!support!to!build!an!Administrative!System!

and!train!Anawim!administrative!staff!

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Anawim'Microcredit'Project'$8,392!

July!2015!

Created!the!Anawim!Microloan!Project,!a!selfB

perpetuating!microloan!project!to!support!

former!Anawim!residents!and!local!women!in!

running!small!businesses!

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Anawim'Borehole'$9,800!

July!to!September!2015!

Digging!of!a!borehole!in!Kaduna,!Nigeria!to!

provide!access!to!water!to!Anawim!residents!and!

an!estimated!500!local!residents!

'Anawim'Operation'and'Immediate'Needs'$11,593.26!

December!2013!to!June!2015!

Support!Anawim!immediate!operating!needs!and!

emergency!support!during!local!unrest!

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Anawim'Plumbing'Repair'$1,507!

April!2015!

Maintenance!of!water!and!sanitation!system!and!

replacement!of!pipes!

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Anawim'Fence'Repair'$33,516!

April!2015!

Replace!broken!compound!fence!with!higher!quality!

wall!for!safety!of!orphans!and!other!residents!

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consistent!and!high!quality!medical!care!they!

deserve,! but! also! allows! the! Faith! Alive!

Foundation! Hospital! the! freedom! to!

concentrate! on! sustainability! measures! for!

long!term!success.!!

Through! a! generous! donation!by!Mr.! George!

Roche,! one! doctor’s! salary! has! been!

guaranteed! for! four! years.! HFWA! is!

continuing!to!fundraise!for!salary!support!at!a!

minimum!through!2017.!

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The! Faith! Alive! Clinician! Support!

Program!was!started!in!2013!to!ensure!

stability! and! a! foundation! for! growth!

by!supporting!one!of!Faith!Alive’s!most!

precious!resourcesB!its!people.!!

The!Faith!Alive!Hospital!provides!highB

quality! free! medical! care! to! tens! of!

thousands! of! patients! in! Jos,! Nigeria.!

While! remaining! true! to! their!mission!

of! providing! compassionate,!

knowledgeable,! and! free! medical!

services!to!all,!Faith!Alive! is!actively!taking!

steps! to! become! selfBsustainable.! Working!

toward!this!goal,!Faith!Alive!staff!members!

often!take!low!pay!or!work!as!volunteers!to!

ensure!patients!are!placed!first.!In!the!past,!

this! resulted! in! high! turnover! and!

instability!in!a!largely!volunteer!staff.!

HFWA! funding! of! these! salaries! not! only!

ensures!that!Faith!Alive!patients!receive!the!

Grant&Focus:&Faith&Alive&Foundation&Clinician&Support&

FIVE'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''Surgeons’!salaries!

supported!in!!!!!!!!!!!

2014!and!2015!

$14,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!covers!one!surgeon’s!

salary!in!2016!

Over'100,000!patient!visits!

supported!in!2014!and!

Photos!Top:!Pediatric!patients.!Bottom:!Dr.!Mark,!recipient!of!Faith!Alive!Clinician!Support!Grant.!Following!Page:!Anawim!Microloan!recipient!

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Grant&Focus:&Anawim&Microloan&Project&

In! the! summer! of! 2015,! thirtyBsix! women! in! Gwagwalada,!

Nigeria! received! interestBfree! loans! of! $150,! $200,! or! $250!

from! Anawim! Home.! For! many,! this! was! their! first! ever!

opportunity! to! take! control! of! their! lives! and! to! improve!

future!prospects!for!their!children.!!

The! women! received! loans! within! one! of! four! selfBselected!

borrowing! groups.! At! monthly! borrowing! group! meetings,!

they! review! the! challenges! and! triumphs! of! their! small!

businesses,! providing! suggestions! and! support,! while!

Anawim! staff! discusses!with! them! the! importance! of! saving!

for!the!future.!!

The! women! are! expected! to! finish! repaying! their! loans! to!

Anawim! by! August! of! 2016! and! all! funds! repaid! will! be!

recycled!to!the!next!group!of!Anawim!microloan!recipients!in!

Autumn!2016.!

The! Hope! for!West! Africa! Foundation! provided! all! funds! for! the!microloans.! HFWA!Board!

President,! Sara! Kennedy! provided! all! training! in! loan! distribution,! savings! and! projectB

monitoring!practices.!

Provisions!

14%!

Religious!

Items!

5%!

Catering/

Restaurant!

6%!

Food!

Supplies!

39%!

Tailoring!

19%!

Charcoal/

Firewood!

17%!

Microloan'Businesses' Microloan'Project''PrePloan'Questionnaire:'

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• “I!feel!that!I!have!

enough!to!feed!my!

family”'12%!!

• “I!feel!that!my!

home/shelter!is!

adequate!for!my!

family”'16%!

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Photos!Top:!sign!announcing!the!new!Faith!Alive!Service!Center.!Bottom:!Fobur!Borehole!(dug!and!completed!in!2013)!and!toilet!and!HIV!counseling!and!testing!building,!constructed!in!2015!!

Grant&Focus:&Faith&Alive&Foundation&Toilets&and&Clinics&

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With! a! single! building,! the! Faith! Alive!

Foundation! can! implement! two! of! the! most!

important! public! health! interventions!

necessary!in!rural!Nigeria.!!In!August!of!2015,!

the! Faith! Alive! Foundation! completed! the!

construction!of! toilets!and!a!clinical! center! in!

two! village! locations:! Anadaha,! in!Nassarawa!

State,!and!Fobur,!in!Plateau!State.!Constructed!

with! the!support! of!HFWA!and! the!Church!of!

the! Nativity! in! Timonium,! Maryland,! each!

facility!contains!three!toilets!and!a!community!

medical! center! that! provides! a! number! of!

services,!including!HIV!testing!and!counseling.!

The! removal! of! waste! from! a! community’s!

living!environment!through!proper!sanitation!

facilities! is! critical! to! reducing! the! spread! of!

preventable,! yet! deadly,! disease.! Prior! to! the!

installation! of! these! toilets,! the! communities!

had!no!choice!but!open!defecation!in!the!land!

and!water!surrounding!their!villages,!bringing!

the!danger!of! illness! to! themselves,!and! their!

children.! Access! to,! and! education! about,!

sanitary! facilities! is! significantly! decreasing!

the!incidence!of!illness!in!these!communities.!

The! inclusion! of! HIV! counseling! and! testing!

capabilities! are! additionally! critical! in! these!!!

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two! states,! where! the! HIV! prevalence! rates!

are!over!8%.!The!clinical!facilities!allow!Faith!

Alive!staff!not!only!to!counsel!HIV!prevention,!

but! also! detect! the! virus! early! and! quickly!

bring!villagers!into!treatment.!

The! facilities! in! both! communities! are! built!

next!to!borehole,!constructed!in!2013!with!the!

support!of!HFWA!and! the!Church!of!Nativity,!

which! provide! free! clean! water! for! the!

communities.!

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Photos'Top:!Faith!Alive!Staff!and!Fobur!leaders!with!the!new!clinic!and!toilet!building!dedication!plaque.!Bottom:!Children!enjoying!water!from!the!Andaha!Borehole.!

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Financials:'Statement'of'Activities'and'Net'Changes'in'Assets'

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December 2013 –

November 2014

December 2014 –

November 2015

Total 2014 and 2015 Percentage

Revenue Contributions $83,025.88 $116,077.56 $199,103.44 96%

Interest Income $18.02 $16.21 $34.23 0% Contributions in Kind $8,446.09 $8,446.09 4%

Total $83,043.90 $124,539.86 $207,583.76 Expenses

Program Grants and Services $88,960.00 $160,756.62 $249,716.62 97%

Registrations and State Requirements $5,877.64 $1,101.05 $6,978.69 3% Bank Services $923.00 $817.00 $1,740.00 <1%

Other Management Expenses $200.83 $112.78 $313.61 <1%

Total $95,961.47 $161,287.45 $257,248.92 Change in Net Assets -$12,917.57 -$38,247.59 -$51,165.16 Net Assets Beginning $204,476.77 $191,559.20 204,476.77 Net Assets Ending $191,559.20 $153,311.61 $153,311.61 Planned grants, first quarter 2016 $141,411.79

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*The!2014!Registration!and!State!Requirements!Expenses!are!higher!than!normal!due!to!a!state!mandated!external!review!

following!a!successful!2013!endBofBofByear!fundraising!campaign!

4%!

96%!

International!

Grants!

Operating!

Expenses!

$40,464!

$118,719!

$39,989!

$16,715!

$8,392!

$25,437!

Total'Grants'by'Type'Medical!

Physician!Support!

Water!and!Sanitation!

Projects!

Emergency!Support!

Microloan!Project!

Other!Personnel!and!

Operation!Support!

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Looking'Forward'Some!partner!requests!can!be!funded!immediately,!while!others!take!months!of!

preparation!with!our!West!African!counterparts.!!Below!are!just!some!of!the!current!

grants!in!our!pipeline!

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CoPEducational'Senior'Secondary'School'and'Boys'Hostel'$80,000!!B!Grant!planned!January!2016!in!

partnership!with!the!Church!of!the!Nativity,!

Timonium,!MD!

Building!an!affordable!Secondary!School!for!local!

children!graduating!from!the!Anawim!Primary!

and!Junior!Secondary!School,!as!well!as!a!safe!

living!environment!for!the!Anawim!male!

orphans!

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Administrative'Training'and'Support'$30,905!–!Grant!conditionally!planned!through!

March!2017!

Salary!Support!to!build!an!administrative!system!

and!train!Anawim!administrative!staff!!

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Faith'Alive'Clinician'Salary'$41,663!planned!per!year,!at!minimum!2016!and!

2017!

Provide!competitive!salaries!for!valuable!

medical!staff!to!ensure!consistency!of!patient!

care!at!the!Faith!Alive!Hospital!

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Gushegu'Borehole'$6,650!B!Grant!planned!March!2016!

Digging!of!a!borehole!in!Yendi,!Ghana!to!provide!

access!to!water!to!Anawim!residents!and!an!

estimated!200!residents!of!a!rural!village!

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Water'Project'Upkeep'$4,500!planned!per!year,!at!minimum,!2016!and!

2017!

Maintenance!of!all!partner!water!projects!to!

ensure!sustainability!of!impact!

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Photo'Anawim!Boys!learning!to!farm!on!a!weekend!

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How!can!YOU!become!involved?!

Support'our'Projects!'

$1.50' feeds!one!orphan!for!one!day!

$28'!

gives!one!HIV+!patient!access!to!specialized!medical!

care!for!a!year!'

$40'!

provides!education!to!a!needy!child!for!one!term!

$250'!

provides!yearly!maintenance!for!one!borehole,!

ensuring!access!to!water!and!plumbing!for!hundreds!

$13,500'

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builds!three!toilets!in!a!village,!significantly!decreasing!

the!spread!of!waterBbased!illnesses!'

$14,000'!

covers!one!physician's!salary!for!a!year!!

Throw'a'Fundraiser!'Are!you!passionate!about!access!to!education?!Medical!care?!Water!projects?!Bring!

your!friends!together!for!a!fun!and!worthwhile!cause.!We!will!provide!the!materials!

and!help!with!all!of!the!work.!

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Intern'With'Us!'As!a!fully!volunteer!board,!we!are!passionate!about!our!work!but!can!always!use!

administrative!help.!Whether!you!are!a!high!school!student!looking!for!some!

community!service!hours,!or!an!adult!with!a!couple!of!hours!to!spare,!we!would!love!

your!help!!

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Visit'West'Africa!'The!Hope!for!West!Africa!Foundation!is!excited!to!be!planning!a!trip!for!donors!and!

interested!parties!in!the!Summer!2016.!Join!us!in!visiting!our!partners!in!Abuja!and!Jos,!

Nigeria!to!learn!about!their!incredible!work,!see!their!passion!in!action,!and!assist!in!a!

clinic!or!orphanage.!

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Learn'more'at'www.hopeforwestafrica.org'

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The!Hope!for!West!Africa!Foundation!is!sincerely!grateful!to!our!

supporting!partners:!

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• Church!of!the!Nativity,!Timonium,!Maryland!

(http://www.churchnativity.tv)!

• Watsi!(www.watsi.org)!

• WADSO!(West!African!Development!Foundation)!(www.wadso.org)!

• Friendship!Association!Education!Assistance,!Inc!!(AKA!Nigerian!

Friendship!Association!Education!Assistance!Program)!

(http://www.nigerianfriendshipus.org/)!

• Capital!Health!Surgical!Centre,!Nigeria!(http://www.chscnigeria.com/)!

• Christ!the!King!Church!(http://www.ctktowson.org/)!

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Learn!more!about!the!Hope!for!West!Africa!Foundation!!

and!our!West!African!partners:!

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w:!www.hopeforwestafrica.org!

f:!www.facebook.com/hopeforwestafrica!

t:!@HFWAFoundation!

The!Hope!for!West!Africa!Foundation,!Inc.!!

is!a!501c3!Incorporated!NonBprofit!

Hope!for!West!Africa!Foundation!Board!Members!

Sara!Kennedy,!MPH,!President!

Andrew!York,!PharmD,!JD,!Treasurer!and!Secretary!

Melinda!Capone,!MBA,!Corresponding!Secretary!

Christy!Johnson,!MD,!Medical!Officer!

Hillary!Ferro,!MBA,!Board!Member!

!Supporting!Local&Solutions!