Helping Orphans Worldwide HOW), Inc.

It takes a village

aka HelpingHOW, Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW, HelpingHOW,   |   Culver City, CA   |  www.helpinghow.org

Mission

HOW MISSION STATEMENT

Helping Orphans Worldwide is a global community committed to providing hope,
health and education to underprivileged children and families in need.

We strive to bring communities together as a community and to have a better
belief system of what they can do to help their own community.
HOW's current programs are in Vietnam.

VISION STATEMENT
We envision a world where all people – even in the most remote areas of the globe,
have the resources to believe in themselves, the education to reach for their dreams
and the ability to continue this cycle with transparency, responsibility and honesty.

Notes from the nonprofit

Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW has ZERO paid staff at this time, no offices, and we all work from home and from our hearts.

HOW never gives money directly to the people we assist. HOW pays for all goods, scholarships and medical needs in person and work directly with hospitals, schools and vendors. We always do our due diligence for each and every program. HOW work on the ground and face to face for transparency and honesty.

HOW's board are all volunteers and everyone involved with HOW's team are volunteers.

We do, however have a certified accountant who is not an employee but is paid to keep HOW transparent, and crystal clear. If there are any issues with our updates, please contact Hillary [email protected]

Thank you,
Hillary Brown

Ruling year info

2007

Founder/ Executive Director

Hillary Brown Ms.

Main address

10736 Jefferson Blvd. Ste. 808

Culver City, CA 90230 USA

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EIN

26-0595104

NTEE code info

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

Victims' Services (P62)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Education 4 Life Program

​An educated community is a prosperous community. Education provides the necessary foundation for economic growth, sustainability and at its most basic level, survival. HOW is very passionate about the educational needs of children worldwide and believe that ensuring their future benefits all of us around the globe.

HOW's Education 4 Life program provides a real and meaningful difference to school age children in Vietnam. Sponsored children receive tuition, school supplies, uniforms, tutoring and even a bicycle to travel to and from school.

Population(s) Served

EB is a rare genetic skin disease that causes the skin to be so fragile that the slightest friction can cause severe blistering inside and outside the body. Today there is no cure. HOW is working with local doctors and nurses to provide wound care, education and medical supplies.

Population(s) Served

Our Hunger Relief program supplies food and nutritional supplements to undernourished children and adults living in poverty across Vietnam. Local volunteers make personal deliveries, making every dollar count. As an independent program, Hunger Relief supports children and families in desperate need of nutrition.

As one of our most successful programs, your contributions have funded thousands of hungry children and hundreds of families each year. HOW would like to extend a special thanks to your ongoing support as well as to our volunteers who are well versed in the illnesses of third world countries and make the extra effort to provide the nutrition and feeding support they need.

Population(s) Served

​The HOW Gift Of Life Program provides HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis (TB) patients with necessary medical care and further educates the wider community against the stigma of these potentially deadly diseases. ​Helping Orphans Worldwide funds life saving medications, surgical procedures, medical equipment and educational tools for distribution across Vietnam.

It is estimated that approximately 300,000 people are currently infected with HIV/AIDS in Vietnam, although this number is likely higher given the shame associated with the disease; discrimination often discourages people from seeking medical assistance. HOW believes strongly that education and raised awareness is the only way to break down the social stigma associated with HIV/AIDS and TB, a disease prevalent among those infected with AIDS.​

We have now added working with elderly and abandoned people living in rural area hospice.

Population(s) Served

Helping Orphans Worldwide founded the Starfish Program in April of 2010 to provide comprehensive care to children in need. Since then, hundreds of children have benefited from life saving surgeries, routine clinical care, wound care, nutritional support and educational services.

Starfish members typically face a long road to recovery; on average care lasts approximately one year but can extend to as much as three years. During this time, HOW is responsible for any nutritional needs, medical and educational services. HOW cares for the little Starfish until they are strong and healthy.

Population(s) Served

Based in Quang Tr​i, HOW provides families with a gift that keeps on giving; our Perpetual Giving program extends beyond the basic gift of livestock to teach impoverished families how to become "livestock farmers." Recipients receive livestock, including cows, goats, chickens, ducks and pigs as well as guidance on livestock nutrition, disease and basic care to afford financial security for generations.

After establishing a sustainable means of income via offspring, these now independent farmers pay it forward and share offspring as well as their training to another family. As a result, communities at large become self sufficient and HOW is able to introduce sustainable development into otherwise impoverished communities.

Population(s) Served

Costly tuition consumes most family budgets for education, leaving little to no money for supplies such as backpacks, pencils, crayons, notebooks, calculators, etc. READY 2 LEARN is HOW's latest program geared towards education. HOW supplies children in need with the educational supplies necessary to succeed.

Not only does this program support educational efforts for children, it enables families to focus limited funds on essentials that are often lacking including food, water, clothing and medicine. Join us today and support a child in need.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW's (HOW) mission is to continue to build a global community committed to providing hope,
health and education to underprivileged children and families in need.

HOW has many programs:

Helping Orphans Worldwide founded the Starfish Program in April of 2010 to provide comprehensive care to children in need. Since then, hundreds of children have benefited from life saving surgeries, routine clinical care, wound care, nutritional support and educational services.

Starfish members typically face a long road to recovery; on average care lasts approximately one year but can extend to as much as three years. During this time, HOW is responsible for any nutritional needs, medical and educational services. HOW cares for the little Starfish until they are strong and healthy.


​The HOW Gift Of Life Program provides HIV/AIDS & Tuberculosis (TB) patients with necessary medical care and further educates the wider community against the stigma of these potentially deadly diseases. ​Helping Orphans Worldwide funds life saving medications, surgical procedures, medical equipment and educational tools for distribution across Vietnam.


Based in Quang Tr​i, HOW provides families with a gift that keeps on giving; our Perpetual Giving program extends beyond the basic gift of livestock to teach impoverished families how to become "livestock farmers." Recipients receive livestock, including cows, goats, chickens, ducks and pigs as well as guidance on livestock nutrition, disease and basic care to afford financial security for generations.

Our Hunger Relief program supplies food and nutritional supplements to undernourished children and adults living in poverty across Vietnam. Local volunteers make personal deliveries, making every dollar count. As an independent program, Hunger Relief supports children and families in desperate need of nutrition.

As one of our most successful programs, your contributions have funded thousands of hungry children and hundreds of families each year. HOW would like to extend a special thanks to your ongoing support as well as to our volunteers who are well versed in the illnesses of third world countries and make the extra effort to provide the nutrition and feeding support they need, and introducing clean farming for sustainability.

​An educated community is a prosperous community. Education provides the necessary foundation for economic growth, sustainability and at its most basic level, survival. HOW is very passionate about the educational needs of children worldwide and believe that ensuring their future benefits all of us around the globe.

Costly tuition consumes most family budgets for education, leaving little to no money for supplies such as backpacks, pencils, crayons, notebooks, calculators, etc. READY 2 LEARN is HOW's latest program geared towards education. HOW supplies children in need with the educational supplies necessary to succeed.


HOW has responsible volunteers (including the founder) on the ground to follow up and research each recipient and follow up with each program.

We have a videographer (board member) who documents each and every donation, in order to show our wonderful donors exactly where each cent of their donation is helping.

HOW has ZERO paid staff and no offices. 100% of our donors money goes directly to each program.

Thanks to HOW's transparency donors have been kind enough to reach out to us, through social media and keeping our donors informed.
We answer all questions directly and instantly.

Each program has grown and progressed but the detail is far too involved to go into detail as each program changes and grows with experience and time.

We began in 2007 and up until now (2019) we have educated doctors, and nurses about Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), provided several hundred cows, pigs, goats, ducks, pigs, school supplies, surgeries, nutritional needs, wound care supplies, medical equipment, clothing, tutors, and the list goes on.

The next big plan for HOW is to address clean water in Central Vietnam. We would like to not only provide clean water but we are working on getting the community involved to make sure each dollar of profit goes back into this program to assist in providing employment and clean water in Quang Tri, Vietnam.

Financials

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Helping Orphans Worldwide HOW), Inc.

Board of directors
as of 07/17/2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Tan Vo

Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW Inc.

Term: 2015 -


Board co-chair

Randall Brown

Helping Orphans Worldwide, HOW Inc.

Judy Gibson

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Hillary Brown

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Randall Brown

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Daria Gledhill

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Tan Vo

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Mitzi Graham

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Amanda Prine

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Phuong-Nha Bach

Helping Orphans Worldwide, (HOW)

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes