Give the gift of hope to a child with Nodding Syndrome this year.

While visiting Uganda 2 years ago Russ met Sarah, a child suffering with Nodding Syndrome. Their meeting had a profound impact on his life and Russ decided to support her through Hope for Humans. Sarah used to be severely malnourished and couldn’t stand or speak, now she is in vocational school and planning for her future!

Sarah has been given her health, education, and life back through the love and support of Russ. Hope for Humans is dedicated to supporting children with Nodding Syndrome in Uganda, please partner with us to save children like Sarah!

Russ and Sarah in 2016

YOUR GIFT

Any amount helps! Here is a guide to what your gift will do!

The business operations of a non-profit is a beautiful, giving, and challenging endeavor. It is (in our case) birthed from the desire to give to those, not only in need but despair. Our founder Dr. Suzanne Gazda made caring for children with Nodding Syndrome (NS) and discovered its mysteries her life goal. Upon the realization of her dream in 2012, she started Hope for Humans.

In 2011-2012, Dr. Gazda completed multiple trips with her daughters to Uganda. During those trips, Dr. Gazda saw first-hand the struggles and injustices the children, families and communities, who are afflicted with NS, experience. NS afflicted children and their communities impacted Dr. Gazda at her core. Her experiences developed into a passion, which created Hope for Humans and Dr. Gazda’s life-changing experiences live on today. She knew she could not stop here and began searching for others passionate about this same cause.

A non-profit requires more than one person with a vision; it requires many people who are passionate about the mission of the organization. Passionate, compassionate and mission-driven people work or fund programs to achieve the organization’s strategic plan. Finding this group of people is vital for the sustainability of an organization, a goal Hope for Humans is always working towards. However, Hope for Humans struggles to create this passion in someone who has never heard of NS.

Other non-profits face challenges when searching for partners, but many have an established connection which draws people to the organization’s mission. For instance, if a non-profit focuses on funding after school programs they will find it easier to explain the importance of these programs because many people have been directly affected by these programs or know someone who has. In other words, the nonprofit already has an established connection.

Nodding Syndrome is largely unknown across the world. Hope for Humans faces a larger challenge in not only needing to find partners, but creating awareness as to what it is Hope for Humans does, and why our programs are relevant. The majority of people have never heard of Nodding Syndrome and are unaware of its devastating consequences. People do not know NS causes children to waste away, be tied to trees, and burn in fires. Hope for Humans is not just challenged with explaining what we do, but also helping people recognize why NS is so essential and most importantly the desire to communicate to the world why should one care about these children’s lives and the injustices. Without this frame of reference, words do not have the impact that normally otherwise would.

Hope for Humans believes it comes down to connecting the dots, making a connection between children in Uganda to the business person in the USA, the dad in the UK, and the college student studying in Canada. This connection will be on shared ground, founded between these people from very different backgrounds. Maybe this connection is a special needs family member (children with Nodding Syndrome are considered special needs), perhaps they too have experienced a neurological issue in their life, maybe they have been a medical researcher, or maybe people have volunteered at a children’s health clinic. Whatever the reason is, Hope for Humans is broadening its scope by communicating and educating people about Nodding Syndrome, demonstrating how our programs are effective, and sharing how our operations allows people from around the world to connect with the NS afflicted children, families, communities.

Hope for Humans delivers hope to NS afflicted communities. We ask you, our potential partner, if you believe in caring for special needs children, providing education to underserved children, providing access to healthcare to children, research for understanding a medical mystery, and/or providing care for children with a neurological disease to support Hope for Humans, because this is what we do every week, and we would like you to be part of our team of passionate, compassionate and mission-driven people.

Join our CHAMPIONS Team today!

STEP 1: Go to this page of our Website – hopeforhumans.org/donations

STEP 2: Provide your information and select the checkbox for ‘Join the CHAMPIONS TEAM by making this a monthly donation!’

STEP 3: You’ll start receiving personal updates from our kids on a regular basis!

STEP 4: Know that you are a Champion in the eyes of our kids! For that commitment, we are grateful!

Are you following us on  and ? You are going to want follow us and see first-hand what impact your faithful giving is making! Don’t miss it!

Hope for Humans November 2015 Newsletter

Odong Richard

Richard was admitted to the Care Center back in May of this year. Richard is an orphan who was left under the care of his grandmother and life has never been easy. On his first day Richard had bruises all over his face due to constant seizures. But after six months at the center, he has improved greatly, he is much healthier now with an improved appetite and reduced seizures!

Geneva Global

On 31st October our center was visited by our brand new partners, Geneva Global, who have decided to fund our music therapy program for children with Nodding Syndrome. We want to thank them for their partnership and for showing love and kindness to our kids. They danced and sang to a few of the songs our children have learned in class.

Geneva Global saying hi to our kids in class

Dancing and singing with our kids

Are you ready to join our CHAMPIONS Team today?

STEP 1: Go to this page of our Website – hopeforhumans.org/donations

STEP 2: Provide your information and select the checkbox for ‘Join the CHAMPIONS TEAM by making this a monthly donation!’

STEP 3: You’ll start receiving personal updates from our kids on a regular basis!

STEP 4: Know that you are a Champion in the eyes of our kids! For that commitment, we are grateful!

Are you following us on  and ? You are going to want follow us and see first-hand what impact your faithful giving is making! Don’t miss it!

HOPE FOR HUMANS

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The CAMPAIGN

Hope for Humans is getting ready to launch a large social media campaign through the exclusive giving platform GlobalGiving and we need your voice!

Nonprofits from all over the world use GlobalGiving to generate support for their programs and Hope for Humans is using it to fund our life changing care center in Uganda. Our end|NS campaign will run from December 1st to December 31st, 2015 and we are setting a goal of $19,000 raised by the end of the campaign.

Our services of daily health care, special needs education, nutritionally supplemented meals, clean drinking water, agricultural training, and community development are effective and life-changing but cost $76,000 every year. Our goal of $19,000 is only a portion of our operating cost but will give us the funds to continue operating for three months.

Hope for Humans Documentary

Your SUPPORT

How can you be a part of our campaign?

1. Use the button below to donate to our project page on GlobalGiving

2. Share your big moment on social media!

3. Follow us on , , and  and share our stories!

In our increasingly connected world we want to transform these connections into something positive and life changing and form a movement that provides care and hope for children with Nodding Syndrome!

CHAMPIONS – We Still Need You!
Please join our monthly giving team today!

Last week we launched our CHAMPIONS team! We’ve already had many of you make a committment to loving and supporting children with Nodding Syndrome on a monthly basis. But we need even more!

We are grateful!

Please take a moment and consider signing up today to provide medicine, health care, education, food, and love to children with NS in Uganda. Caring for our children takes a large team of people, like yourself, working toward a common goal!

Please know your commitment will make a great impact on the life of a child today.

Sign Up Now!

STEP 1: Go to this page of our Website – hopeforhumans.org/donations

STEP 2: Provide your information and select the checkbox for ‘Join the CHAMPIONS TEAM by making this a monthly donation!’

STEP 3: You’ll start receiving personal updates from our kids on a regular basis!

STEP 4: Know that you are a Champion in the eyes of our kids! For that commitment, we are grateful!

Are you following us on  and ? You are going to want follow us and see first-hand what impact your faithful giving is making! Don’t miss it!

Today, We Need You – Our Biggest CHAMPIONS!

As we approach the end of 2015 we are reaching out to YOU, our strongest advocates, to ask for help. During the month of September we are inviting you to join our CHAMPIONS TEAM! Becoming a member means you have made a commitment to become a Champion for children afflicted by Nodding Syndrome in Uganda.

As you know, we invest very highly into our children through our special needs education program. This program provides medical care, scholastic work, music and art therapy, and overall physical needs to each child in our care. Children, who once were forgotten, are now back in mainstream school with greatly reduced seizures – and have been given hope.

During the last 20 days of September, we are seeking 20 individuals to join our CHAMPIONS TEAM with a monthly commitment of $25 or more. You will have the special privilege of hearing directly from our kids through recent, first-hand accounts of their experiences at Hope for Humans and how your generosity has changed their life.

Thank you for considering this monthly commitment. We can’t do this important work without you!

Sincerely,

Suzanne Gazda, M.D.

Founder and CEO of HOPE FOR HUMANS

Are you ready to join our CHAMPIONS Team today?

STEP 1: Go to this page of our Website – hopeforhumans.org/donations

STEP 2: Provide your information and select the checkbox for ‘Join the CHAMPIONS TEAM by making this a monthly donation!’

STEP 3: You’ll start receiving personal updates from our kids on a regular basis!

STEP 4: Know that you are a Champion in the eyes of our kids! For that commitment, we are grateful!

Are you following us on  and ? You are going to want follow us and see first-hand what impact your faithful giving is making! Don’t miss it!