Mission

Global Humanitarian Service is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people in developing countries in a fiscally sound and responsible manner.

Goals

At GHS, we strive to produce results that are meaningful, lasting, and encouraging.  The best way to improve the lives of those less fortunate is not through money alone, but through projects that involve a community.  Our projects are all developed from the ground up with local experts and are specifically designed to be activities which foster community engagement. Progress will be measured by quality of life improvements in the communities in which we are involved and will be accomplished through fundraising, economic development, and education.  

Fundraising includes, but is not limited to, traditional charitable donations made personally or institutionally, used to fund existing projects or develop new plans.  Funds will not be dispersed en bloc as a lump sum or given away as cash-in-hand; a direction, engineering plan, business model, or other guiding document shall be considered a prerequisite for the dispersal of funds.

For projects to be considered for funding, they must be feasible, reasonable, scalable, and sustainable.

History

Near the end of 2006, Cyrinus Sengka returned to his childhood home, the small village of Mbiame Reh in central Cameroon.  When he returned to his home in Cincinnati, he brought with him a plan to build a water pipeline running six kilometers from a nearby spring to the village.  Through some providential associations, he was able to contact Micah Whitt, Kara Stricker, and Zac Nelson, all of whom were involved with a student service group at the University of Cincinnati, Serve Beyond Cincinnati (SBC).   After deciding to take up the project, more than 240 donors contributed over $10,000 to build the water pipeline.  In early 2009, the project was completed and Reh had running water for the first time in history.  Thus begins the foundation for Global Humanitarian Service.

Over the next number of years, Cyrinus and Zac kept in contact and continued to work to develop plans to improve Reh and the surrounding communities in rural Cameroon.  With a series of minor projects, they could reach tens of thousands of people, improving the lives of all.  Out of this passion, Global Humanitarian Service (GHS) was formed.

While not limiting its reach to Cameroon, the SBC project served as the archetype for the the kind of projects GHS would embark upon.  The projects would be initiated and developed by local experts with input an guidance from GHS; in this way, we would make sure that the locals had the information and ability to complete the projects and keep up the maintenance with only minor input from GHS. 

It is by the grace of God we were formed and the grace of God we proceed.