Projects
Search our projects to find out how ECM is ministering to those in need and how you can help.
In many African countries, children with albinism are often considered to be cursed. At ECM, we understand that children with albinism are valued...
ECM missionary Cathy Hayes has a heart for bringing the gospel and the love of Christ to children. Her ministry places special emphasis on reaching...
Beautiful Blessings is a ministry of ECM missionary Sharise Riether in Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a safe place where babies and young...
Just to the west of Accra along the coast, the Central Region boasts some well-known tourist attractions such as Cape Coast and Elmina, major...
What do ECM workers do when they find a child in a life-threatening situation? Sometimes a relatively small amount, even under $100, can save the...
Help fill the gap for children who have lost sponsors by giving to Child Sponsorship Gap Fund.
Many areas in Africa are full of schools willing and even anxious to allow gospel presentations. ECM’s Community Evangelism program reaches out to...
ECM missionaries Kevin and Angela Blank have a ministry working with men, women, and children in the area surrounding their village of Gaba in the...
Family Empowerment provides education, guidance, spiritual mentoring, training, medical help, and employment opportunities for entire families, not...
Many African families are struggling to put food on the table. Their cupboards are not well stocked, and when drought conditions limit harvests,...
The Gayaza Hope Center helps many children whose families are in crisis situations for various reasons. The children receive scholarship...
When ECM met the children of Tegot Atoo near Gulu, Uganda, in 2006, Tegot Atoo was an IDP camp (internally displaced people - like being a refugee...
Haven of Hope Academy (HHA) offers quality Christian education Nursery through Junior High School (US equivalent of 9th grade). HHA aims to help...
Haven of Hope Children’s Home offers students a loving, homelike atmosphere for vulnerable children, especially those without a safe home...
In Africa, a child born with a disability is at an extreme disadvantage, as most families don’t have the means to properly care for the child’s...
Wayne and Bonnie Hollyoak called ECM interested in our children with albinism after finding us on the internet. They then became child sponsors,...
Kamwokya (pronounced kuh-moh-chuh) is a downtown slum area in Kampala, Uganda, and is home to many ethnic populations including refugees who moved...
The Karamoja Homeland Project is an direct result of ECM’s goal to stop trafficking where it starts. Recognizing that it is more effective to stop...
They are the most hated children in Uganda–the Karamojong beggar children in Kampala. Some were brought to the city by adults in search of a better...
In Koforidua, Ghana, ECM has long had a ministry to teen street boys called load porters. These boys are hired to carry people's belongings from...
So few African churches have any program to attract and train children's workers. ECM has a long history of providing effective training for...
What would your life be like if you could not communicate with others or hear them talking to you?
When ECM learned of the plight of young Resty Nakijiira, a young girl abducted for the purposes of child sacrifice, we came in to help her and to...
Medical needs abound in Africa, as they do in so many places around the world. From eye exams and eyeglasses to surgeries, medical equipment, and...
ECM’s ministry in Naigobya, Uganda began through a missionary project, the Afayo Project, started in 2012. That project’s close ties with the local...
ECM’s Next Step program exists to help ensure that our children are fully prepared for life after sponsorship. It consists of three steps, all...
Precious in His Sight is a ministry run by ECM missionary Joset Wells in Uganda that seeks to show the love of God to children who have...
Shining the Light Ministry, started by ECM missionary Linda Moore, focuses on bringing hope where there is no hope, and the love of Christ into the...
ECM began its work in Sogakope by reaching out to women who were enslaved at the local shrines, helping to free them from that horrible bondage....
Thousands of Sunday schools have been established in Africa through ECM Training. Previously, these churches had nothing at all to reach children,...
Many teachers in rural African schools lack the training necessary for effectiveness and longevity in their role as an educator. U.S. teacher...
Bibles are the foundation of true change. ECM will make sure that your gift is used to purchase a Bible in the appropriate language for children...
The Mwinda Project: The Light of God's Word for Coming Generations in Congo Mwinda means “light” in two of the major languages of Congo—both in...
ECM's work in Tororo began in early 2015, when one of our ECM staff members visited her home neighborhood and discovered a few families with...
Jim and Carolyn Driscol are passionate about sharing the gospel and rescuing the lost with Jesus’ message of love and redemption. Their ministry...
Vocational training for “hands on” careers is a part of many of ECM’s programs for street youth and orphans & vulnerable youth. Some youth are...
We sometimes take clear, healthy water for granted. But in many places in Africa, that is not the case. If a well is not near, the choice may be...