Our Story
In November 2015, God through Dorcas Koomson founded Call to Pray at Midnight Prayerline Ministry, which is a prayer group consistent of people from all parts of Africa, US, and the Caribbean connecting online every Tuesday and Thursday at midnight for an hour’s intensive prayer. The members in the group had the conviction to help the poor in their communities and abroad, and in their own small way, have been doing the charity work in all the cities and countries represented in the prayer ministry. The group has been serving at food pantries, and homeless shelters. The group has also been making donations to rehabilitation centers in their communities and passing out care packages to the homeless on the street. Through these works and by the inspiration of God, the desire was kindled for Dorcas Koomson to establish Shepherd Care Foundation in 2019 to be the feet and hands of Jesus to serve the poor, and to see to the plight of vulnerable children, both home and abroad. This is a call to service, which we have gladly said YES to!!. Shepherd Care Foundation is committed to serving the poor in our communities and around the world.
Our Vision
Shepherd Care Foundation provides basic necessities. “Shepherd Care Foundation is formed to create, show compassion and outreach to society with hope, love by opening our hands generously in a simple act of kindness (meeting basic needs) to the poor and needy in our communities and around the globe. To organize programs to advocate and educate the poor and support other non-profit organizations that share in our vision.”
Our Objectives
To Empower the community in arts participation as a community understanding and community development.
To promote arts as an educational tool and as a means of communication between individuals, generation as a means of presenting and enhancing Shepherd Care Foundation heritage.
To create and nurture our unique and socio-cultural links and strengthen the community through Arts and Cultural Activities thereby expanding international understanding, cultural enrichment and to provide opportunities for the exchange of artistic talents.
Engaging stakeholders and partners to address issues affecting underprivileged communities. Shepherd Care Foundation shall collaborate with groups, networks, structures and alliances to have influence at national levels.
Our Mission
Shepherd Care Foundation Mission is to provide basic necessities to individuals in underprivileged communities and empower the youths to self-sustainability.
In fulfilling its mission, Shepherd Care Foundation will abide by laws, rules and regulations of the Host Countries, relating to our activities. Members of Shepherd Care Foundation are unified in the promotion and enlightenment of the general public to the intricate values of Shepherd Care Foundation people.
Our Values
Dignity: We believe that everyone, regardless of their social and economic position, has value and inherent worth. We support efforts that build on the strength of communities, and work to ensure all people are given opportunities to realize their full potential.
Transformation: We support initiatives that bring about meaningful and measurable change, where participants and communities are empowered to become productive, self- sufficient, and contributing citizens.
Community: We believe in the power of community action to drive long-term change. We offer a platform for communities separated by space and time to work together by pooling their resources, skills, and voices under a shared vision of transformation.
Self-Determination: We believe that the people of Africa must be the drivers, and leaders of development in their communities. When Shepherd Care Foundations make decisions about resources, priorities, plans, and accountability, Shepherd Care Foundation countries will experience meaningful and lasting change.
HONESTY. We believe in and demonstrate ethical values by displaying honesty and truthfulness in all our dealings and they do not deliberately mislead or deceive others by misrepresentations, overstatements, partial truths, selective omissions, or any other means.
INTEGRITY. We believe in and demonstrate personal integrity and the courage of our convictions by doing what we think is right even when there is great pressure to do otherwise; we are principled, honorable and will not sacrifice principle for expediency, be hypocritical, or unscrupulous.
LOYALTY. We will be worthy of trust, will demonstrate fidelity and loyalty to
persons and institutions by friendship in adversity, support and devotion to duty; and will not use or disclose information learned in confidence for personal advantage. We will safeguard the ability to make independent professional judgments by scrupulously avoiding undue influences and conflicts of interest.
RESPECT FOR OTHERS. We will demonstrate respect for the human dignity,
autonomy, privacy, rights, and interests of all those who have a stake in the decisions taken by Shepherd Care Foundation; we will be courteous and treat all people with equal respect and dignity regardless of sex, race or national origin.
COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE. We will pursue excellence in performing our duties, will be well informed and prepared, and constantly endeavor to increase our proficiency in all areas of responsibility.
REPUTATION AND MORALE. We will seek to protect and build Shepherd Care Foundation’s good reputation and the morale of its members by engaging in no conduct that might undermine respect and by taking whatever actions are necessary to correct or prevent inappropriate conduct of others.
ACCOUNTABILITY. We will acknowledge and accept personal accountability for the ethical quality of our decisions and omissions to ourselves, colleagues and our communities.