Why Wait? Africa - Our Mission and Vision

Our Vision and Mission

"Through its devastating scale
and impact, HIV/AIDS constitutes a
global emergency
and one of the
most formidable challenges to
human life and dignity."

- UN General
Assembly Special
Session on AIDS,
2001

The SAFE Vision

To endeavor to respore God's original creative plan for humanity so that the individual will realize his/her security is rooted in God's unconditional love and his/her significance is in sharing His love and truth in order to disciple nations.

(1) Genesis 1:27-30
To affirm human dignity, equality of worth and responsibility

(2) I John 4:16-18
To affirm God's perfect love that casts out all fear

(3) Matthew 22:37-40
To have a meaningful relationship with God, oneself, and one's neighbor

(4) Romans 12:3, Preoverbs 23:7
To transform one's mind and behavior, with a Biblical worldview

(5) Matthew 28:19
So that societies will endeavor to re-establish God's original creative plan

The WHY WAIT? Mission

To encourage both youth and families to implement God's persepctive of the "A, B, C" of HIV/AIDS prevention so that:

Abstinence - Affirms both the dignity and responsibility of human sexuality.
Be faithful - Builds strong supportive families which will encourage both A and B.
In order to do this, C becomes "Christ-like Character" demonstrating:

Control
Commitment
Compassion

thus being able to enjoy true Companionship.

In Chichewa, Malawi's most widely spoken language, the word for condom is "chishango," which is extended from the original meaning of shield. Thus, when the Bible says "God is my shield" (as in Psalm 18:2), the word is "chishango"! God is indeed our greatest protection and shield from evil.

The ECD/OVC Mission

ECD/OVC's mission is to:

train parents/guardians and caregivers to provide holistic development of the child aged 0-8—physically, nutritionally, emotionally, psychologically, intellectually, and spiritually.
support the parents/guardians and caregivers in developing appropriate instructional play materials.
assist the parents/guardians and caregivers in food security, by helping them establish income-generating activities (IGAs) within their cultural context.

encourage and educate parents/guardians and orphans in the prevention of HIV/AIDS, the care of people living with HIV, and the handling of the grieving process.

The Gogo Grandmothers Mission

The Gogo Grandmothers mission is to provide a “connection” and relationship between grandparents giving and grandparents receiving support, by:

spiritually, praying for each other
physically, providing in cash or kind, for food, seed and fertilizer, clothing, and necessities of life.
emotionally, supporting community-based initiatives, so that the orphans and vulnerable children continue to develop within family and community environments which are culturally appropriate.