Our Mission

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The Idea:

These Numbers Have Faces believes that relationships can change the world.

We care deeply about issues of poverty, disease, and conflict, but the driving force behind TNHF is the connection we have with our friends in South Africa.

Numbers, statistics, figures, and data are important ways to evaluate and measure complex issues like global poverty. But in terms of actually reducing it, we believe transforming statistics into human relationships to be one of the most effective and powerful steps forward. It is in these relationships where hope comes alive, where God is real, and where our lives find significance greater than ourselves.

No matter what the news media tell us, our dear friends in South Africa are not numbers. They are not color coded charts, pie graphs, or economic statistics. These Numbers Have Faces.

The Vision of TNHF:

The most powerful poverty reduction methods are community-based.

Our vision is that young people around the world will have access to a quality education and learn the skills needed to reduce poverty in their own communities.

What We Do:

These Numbers Have Faces invests in the future leaders of South Africa by empowering young people to reduce poverty in their own communities.

Through college scholarships and a dynamic Community Impact Model based on service, mentoring, and financial literacy, young people are developing the skills to transform South Africa.

Meet our students, review our Community Impact Model, see where we work, and donate.