Sozo Children International

THE ORGANIZATION EXISTS TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE CHILDREN TO BECOME THRIVING LEADERS FOR JESUS CHRIST

IN 2010, SOZO CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED THE OPENING OF A CHILDREN'S HOME IN UGANDA, AFRICA TO SERVE AT-RISK CHILDREN. THE HOME PROVIDES FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER, MEDICAL CARE, EDUCATION, COUNSELING AND DISCIPLESHIP TO VULNERABLE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN SERVED ARE FROM IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AND ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS WHICH MAKE THEM IN NEED OF THIS TYPE OF CARE. FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE CARETAKERS BUT LACK THE MEANS FOR EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE, SOZO EMPOWERS THOSE FAMILIES TO PROVIDE. SOZO HAS SINCE GROWN TO SERVE OVER 120 CHILDREN. IN FEBRUARY OF 2015, SOZO CHILDREN PURCHASED 28 ACRES OF LAND IN UGANDA TO BEGIN THE VILLAGE PROJECT, WHICH IS A COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATIONAL EFFORT TO HOUSE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND PROVIDE THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY WITH MEDICAL CARE AND QUALITY EDUCATION.

IN AN EFFORT TO INVEST IN ALL CHILDREN IN NEED, SOZO CHILDREN PARTNERS WITH FAMILIES WHO MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL OR PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE. THIS PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS CHILDREN TO CONTINUE LIVING WITH THEIR FAMILIES, BUT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE AN EDUCATION. THIS PARTNERSHIP IS NOT TO ENABLE, BUT EQUIP CHILDREN TO BE FUTURE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALSO, THIS PARTNERSHIP ENSURES CHILDREN ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE SO THEY CAN CONTINUE IN SCHOOL AND LEAD HEALTHY LIVES. SOZO STRIVES FOR CHILDREN TO BE IN RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FURTHER PROVIDE EDUCATION AND MEDICAL CARE FOR THE SEVERELY DISADVANTAGED.

SOZO CHILDREN SENDS SHORT-TERM AND MID-TERM VOLUNTEERS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO HELP LONG-TERM EFFORTS IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. SOZO PARTNERS WITH 1OCAL LEADERS AND LIKE-MINDED MINISTRIES TO FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WORK IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES AND THE EMPOWERMENT OF INDIVIDUALS. TO CREATE CHANGE, SOZO STRIVES TO EMPOWER NATIONAL INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD THESE EFFORTS.

IN 2015, SOZO CHILDREN LAUNCHED SOZO TRADING COMPANY, WHICH IS A BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA RETAIL MARKETPLACE THAT SELLS DONATED AND PURCHASED GOODS, AFRICAN MERCHANDISE, AND VENDOR ITEMS. 88% OF SALES FROM VENDOR BOOTHS ARE RETAINED BY THE VENDOR, AND 12% OF THESE SALES ARE RETAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION; ALL OTHER SALES GO TO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS PROVIDES CLOTHING FOR THE CHILDREN SERVED IN UGANDA AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOZO CHILDREN TO IMPACT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, WHICH AIDS THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM NATURAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC HARDSHIP.