Welcome to
Sight of Hope Africa
A safe-haven for protection and hope for the future
our three pillars
Sight of Hope is creating community, opportunity, and context for God to make BIG changes in the lives of young girls and the indigenous people of Swaziland
A Place to Belong
Sight of Hope exists to help school-aged girls who have been victims of sexual abuse receive protection and find hope for a better future within our community.
A Place to Grow & Multiply
Sight of Hope exists to give young girls the opportunity to reach their full potential and in turn multiply this work by transforming and empowering the communities, workplaces, and families they one day serve.
A Place to Encounter Christ
Sight of Hope exists to create a context for those exploited where we can usher in the redeeming love, healing, restoration and lasting Hope that can only be found in Jesus Christ
We are more than a shelter... we provide a place to belong. A home. A family.
What our girls say about Sight of Hope
Our Programs
Providing a place that prioritizes anonymity, obscurity, and safety.
Girls Home
For the past five years, Sight of Hope’s (SOH) Executive Director has managed one residential home at the Mission Station under the umbrella of another local NGO. This home was established to help girls who have been sexually exploited (trafficked, abused, in prostitution, or at risk). This home served as housing to 11 girls full-time, with one national house mother.
These girls ages ranged from 12-21, and intake was primarily for young girls in Grades 6-12. As SOH branches out as its own NGO, the plan is to continue the work that was already established by SOH’s executive director and expand this work so that even more girls can receive protection and find hope for a brighter future.
After School Activities
After-school activities have also been in full-swing at the Mission Station since 2014. Each year, after-school classes are offered from Monday-Thursday for students in grades 5, 6 and 7 where staff and volunteers assist students with homework help, test preparation, and just overall support to students in need of extra help with their academics. We have seen tremendous academic improvement in our students as a result of this program and have even seen students in our program receive Merits and First Class passes on their Grade 7 external exams. Each Friday afternoon, these same students are invited back to attend an afternoon filled with exciting activities as well as a Bible study at the mission, often bringing a friend along and attracting as many as 100 students on any given Friday.
Preschool & Feeding Program
In January 2014, a preschool and feeding program was started at the Mission Station under the direction of Alicia Mkhombe, Sight of Hope’s Executive Director. For the past seven years, this outreach initiative has existed to serve the youngest members of our community and aid in community development through education.
Mrs. Mkhombe, who has earned her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Valley Forge and her master’s degree in Intercultural Ministries from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, has helped to train local teachers, and develop a curriculum specific to the educational needs of our rural community