Nurturing the roots of holistic wellbeing
Rather than focus on project-based outputs or services, we seek to invest in the holistic wellbeing of people living in vulnerable communities around the world.
Through our grantmaking, we prioritize community-led initiatives that seek to heal people’s connections to God, self, others, and creation. As communities embrace new mindsets about their own identity and purpose, and learn to steward resources in more innovative ways, new paths unfold.
We believe if you heal the spirit of a people, they will lead themselves
We believe that it is not simply lack of access to such things as education, healthcare and job creation that keeps communities from flourishing, but a much deeper brokenness of spirit evidenced by lack of voice, purpose, meaningful relationships, agency and connection. (See Theory of Change)
Choosing our Grant Partners
When exploring new partnerships, we use the following criteria in our evaluation process.
We focus on 4 geographic areas – Mexico, Haiti, Northern India, and East Africa – prioritizing community-based organizations in specific regions of each country that can be connected and learn from each other.
Our support goes beyond funding. We seek to be mutual partners, creating opportunities for networking and collaboration across regions.
We seek partners who share our values and approach to living and working in community.
We are place-based, prioritizing rural communities; we are faith-inspired, responding to God's call to service and justice; and we are healing-centered, prioritizing grassroots initiatives that promote healing and reconcilation.
If your organization meets all of our partner requirements and would be interested in future funding, please fill out our inquiry form.
Our Global Partners
Our current grantees work in one or more of the following areas of community development.
Stories
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods in India
Inderpaul is a cotton farmer in the Vidarbha region of India. Due to poor weather conditions, he fell into heavy…
Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
In 2018, VHF hosted our first international grant partner retreat in Mexico City. Forty people from 15 organizations attended. Following…
We For Others: Mindset Change in India
When I (Joseph) joined Vista Hermosa Foundation as a Program Officer to steward relationships with partners in East Africa and…
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods in India
Combatting Gender-Based Violence in Latin America
We For Others: Mindset Change in India
Youth Job Training at the Collegium
The Tri Cities has one of the best economies in the United States. There are houses constantly being built and many jobs available within both Franklin and Benton County. And yet, we find many young adults lack the experience required to obtain these jobs. Its not just that they don’t have official professional experience, but…
Youth Peacebuilding School
This summer we had the opportunity to travel to Northern Uganda to visit several of our partners serving in a very traumatized region of the world. In Northern Uganda, 20 years of brutal war resulted in the internal displacement of some 2 million people. Pader was one of the most heavily impacted districts, with nearly…
CDC Update: Discovering Beauty in Community
This article is by Kristin Lietz, house mother, teacher and director at el Centro de Compartimiento. We have noticed here that there is not a lot of career guidance in high school. Because high school used to be considered the highest level of education that many people could achieve, the students in middle and high…
Join Us March 5 at the Tierra Vida Rec Center for Int’l Women’s Day Event 2015
Last year, there was hardly a dry eye in the room left when she raised the veil. “I’m Laura Perez, and I’ve found my voice.” The three young women who followed shared similar stories of feeling voiceless and finding a place where they felt heard. They talked about how they gained strength to share their…
CDC Update: Discovering Beauty in Community
This article is by Kristin Lietz, house mother, teacher and director at el Centro de Compartimiento. We have noticed here that there is not a lot of career guidance in high school. Because high school used to be considered the highest level of education that many people could achieve, the students in middle and high…
Empowering the Forgotten: Indigenous Women in Mexico
Indigenous women throughout Mexico suffer from tremendous poverty and discrimination, yet telling their story is anything but simple. On the one hand, Mexico is an upper middle income country with an average per capita income of nearly $10,000, is home to the world’s wealthiest man and is one of only two countries in Latin America…
You’re Invited to International Women’s Day!
Your Invited to International Women’s Day! It’ll be on March 6th at 6:00pm, with the silent auction starting at 5:30pm. Hope to see you then! If you’d like to RSVP online for the event, please fill out the form below. You can also let us know you are coming on Facebook or by email to…
Save the Date! March 6th, 2014
We’re excited to announce that we’re planning to do International Womens’ Day Again this year! We’re excited about having a large space to host the event at the newly constructed Tierra Vida Recreation Center. That having been said, we’ll need your help to fill that space up and make the event go! There’s a signup…
Upcoming Event: A Conversation with Roseanne Mbaya
Does Servant Leadership really work in places like Kenya? What is happening to advance God’s kingdom there, and how can you get involved? If you’ve ever asked these questions or others, you should join us on December 5th at 7:00pm here at the Collegium Cafe, 3525 East A Street, Pasco, WA Roseanne Mbaya is the…
Empowering the Forgotten: Indigenous Women in Mexico
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