Serving Orphans Worldwide

OUR MISSION: RESCUE. TRAIN. SUSTAIN.Serving Orphans Worldwide betters the lives of orphans by rescuing struggling orphanages, training them to provide quality care and enabling them to pursue sustainability.Although family is the ideal solution to the orphan crisis, we understand that it’s not an immediate option for most children globally. In fact, it is estimated that around one percent of children without forever families will be eligible for adoption in the coming year. That’s why we believe our place in the ever-evolving landscape of orphan care is to support orphanages and children’s homes, because they are often the only option for orphaned children.We identify struggling children’s homes around the world with a lot of potential. We come alongside them with the initial resources to keep their doors open. We assist in training opportunities and ongoing funding necessary to raise their quality of care, and we provide the means for our partner homes to move beyond mere survival and to pursue self-sustainability. OUR CORE VALUES AND BELIEFSCOMPASSION | INTEGRITY | GRACE | EXCELLENCEWe believe that all children are loved by God. Throughout Scripture, we see God’s heart for the fatherless and James 1:27 makes very clear the mandate to care for orphaned children to His glory. We believe that one of the responsibilities of God’s people is to care for widows, orphans, and those who have been marginalized by the economic and social systems of the world. It is to that end that we come alongside the body of Christ to support orphanages and children’s homes.SOW cares for orphaned children by empowering their caregivers to do their best work, with compassion, grace, integrity and excellence. Our end goal is to see every child reach the potential that God has for them.100% GOES DIRECTLY TO ORPHAN CARE. THAT’S OUR PROMISE.When you give to Serving Orphans Worldwide, you are not only feeding their mind, body, and spirit. You are feeding the potential for greatness in that child.We believe that every resource donated to orphan care is a blessing and we take our responsibility to be good stewards of what is given seriously. That is why our promise is that every penny you give goes directly to caring for orphaned and vulnerable children and will never be spent on SOW’s administrative costs. Our SOW Ambassadors, a dedicated group of visionary donors, cover our operating costs—funding everything from staff salaries to program development to office supplies. By supporting the essential costs of running SOW, Ambassadors enable us to focus on rescuing and restoring children while ensuring that every penny from public donors goes directly to the field.