Children of War Children of Hope Inc
About Children of War Children of Hope Inc
Children of War Children of Hope focuses on orphaned and homeless children living in war-torn areas, and it keeps its eye on one stubbornly practical goal, helping children have a future through adoption policy advocacy and direct work with government officials. Its story runs through South Sudan, where the organization completed an adoption and kept working on another special needs orphan adoption, then later supported Operation Uplift Ukraine in Warsaw. If you want to back work that stays close to the realities of conflict and permanence, this is a group with a clear through line.
What sets Children of War Children of Hope apart is how directly it ties adoption policy advocacy to children who are actually living through war. The organization’s history is grounded in South Sudan, where it completed an adoption and continued work on another, and it later brought that same focus to coordination support for Operation Uplift Ukraine.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Adoption policy advocacy
Meets with government officials in countries affected by conflict to discuss domestic and international adoption policies for orphaned children.
Adoption support
Worked through a South Sudan attorney firm to complete an adoption for an American missionary couple and continued work on a special needs orphan adoption in Juba, South Sudan.
Operation Uplift Ukraine coordination
Joined Mercy Works in Warsaw, Poland as team coordinators for Operation Uplift Ukraine for 3 to 4 months.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Children of War - Children of Hope seeks to provide hope and a future to orphaned and homeless children living in war-torn areas by meeting with government officials to discuss domestic and international adoption policies.
Who they serve
Orphaned and homeless children living in war-torn areas, including children in South Sudan and refugee children in Uganda.
Their impact
- Completed one adoption in 2009 through a South Sudan attorney firm.
- Completed a special needs orphan adoption in Juba, South Sudan after work that continued through February 2021.
Our story
Children of War Children of Hope was founded by Shay Buttolph in 2004, after he began making repeated trips to South Sudan to meet with government officials in Juba and other areas about domestic and international adoption policies. In 2009, the organization completed an adoption through a South Sudan attorney firm. It kept working on a special needs orphan adoption in Juba in 2020 and 2021, then joined Mercy Works in Warsaw in 2022 for Operation Uplift Ukraine.
Stories
The people behind the work.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Children of War Children of Hope Inc has shared.
Current needs
- South Sudan government to consider additional domestic and international adoption policies.
- Peace and reconciliation throughout South Sudan.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
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What does Children of War - Children of Hope do for orphaned children?
It works to give orphaned and homeless children a future by meeting with government officials about domestic and international adoption policies and by supporting adoption work in South Sudan.
Where has the organization focused its work?
Its work has centered on South Sudan, with additional activity connected to Uganda and Warsaw, Poland through Operation Uplift Ukraine.
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