Become an Empowerment Group Partner

Create a group partnership

Empower a group of 60-100 orphaned youth in three years in the country of your choice.

Become a part of igniting a generation skilled to leave extreme poverty behind forever.

Choose a partnership level

Partner with a full or half empowerment group and choose which country you would like to partner with.

Create your pledge

Create your pledge by selecting your desired payment plan for your group.

See empowerment at work

As your empowerment group progresses, you will receive reports tracking their transformation.

Partnerships

Partner with a full group

Create a one-time full group partnership to empower 60-100 orphaned youth over three years

Partner with a half group

Create a one-time half group partnership to empower 30-50 orphaned youth over three years

Partner with multiple groups

Complete our partner form and our team will be in touch soon.

"With each update I received about Faith and her empowerment group, my heart swelled. I marveled at her progress and accomplishments, even during the pandemic. It fills me with hope knowing that our support can make such a permanent impact."

Lee Riddick, Zoe Empowers supporter and member of Apex UMC

Partner with a full group

Empower 60-100 orphaned youth over three years

Pay One-Time – $27,000

Pay Annually – $9,000

Pay Quarterly – $2,250

Pay Monthly – $750

*A 3% administrative fee applies to all credit card payments.

Partner with a half group

Empower 30-50 orphaned youth over three years

Pay One-Time – $13,500

Pay Annually – $4,500

Pay Quarterly – $1,125

Pay Monthly – $375

*A 3% administrative fee applies to all credit card payments.

Partner with a mailed check.

To partner with a group and complete payment with a mailed check, simply submit a partner form and our team will be in touch.

Receive regular progress reports.

By giving monthly, you can join with other donors to collectively fund an empowerment group.

Frequently Asked Questions

Zoe Empowers is conscious to put money where it does the most good for the children in the program. The cost of $9,000 represents the true cost of the program. This cost is averaged out between country programs taking into account local differences in prices and exchange rates. Zoe Empowers is careful to control overhead, but does invest in overhead expenses such as audits and reports which ensure money given is being used effectively and efficiently. Please see our 990 to have a look at the effectiveness with which we steward your funds on behalf of the children.
A couple months after your group begins (to allow for screening) you will receive a name list and group photo. You will also receive both general and group specific reports about your group. After graduation you will receive a graduation report. If you are able to travel to meet and encourage your group, this will also provide a powerful connection. Reports and when possible, personal visits help individuals and churches feel connected and experience the power of what your investment is doing in the lives of children.
We encourage you to visit your group in person over their three years in the program, and perhaps even after graduation. When you do so, we have ideas on our resources pages, of things you can bring and/or give to encourage your group. These must be items of no monetary value to preserve the empowerment program, and maintain equity between groups. We avoid gifts of monetary value and sending letters directly to the groups. In our experience it is difficult to do these things without the risk of harming the empowerment relationship which makes the program so effective in moving children beyond charity.
Please feel free to visit your group as you are able and as Zoe Empowers has space on trips. We do all we can to make sure every group partner has an opportunity to travel, and it is a great encouragement to your group for them to see you, thank you, and worship with you. You can also be a powerful voice telling others in your community what is being accomplished. You are welcome to visit the children in any year of the program, including post-graduation.
Zoe Empowers is a religiously non-restrictive program. All orphaned and vulnerable children are able to fully participate in the program regardless of their faith or religion. Zoe Empowers is a Christian organization and we do not leave our faith behind us as we engage with the children. The youth in our program both see and hear the Christian message of God’s great love for them. This message is always an invitation and never a requirement for being a full and respected member or leader of the group. As in every other aspect of the program, the young people are encouraged to make decisions for themselves. This is also why the program is so effective in children learning about God’s love. Because the young people make their own decisions, they also take responsibility to speak with one another, and with other members of the community about the Gospel. Groups often incorporate prayer, worship and faith sharing in wonderful, non-exclusive ways.

So that you may journey with your group as they complete the three year empowerment program we provide a series of reports and updates. The first report is the name list and group picture of your children sent about four months after the groups begin meeting. During the next three years we will provide a family profile video and first-year group achievement report specific to your group; another profile report after the second year; and a comprehensive graduation report after their final year.  As part of your Zoe partnership reporting, we will also provide biannual, country-specific updates so that you can learn more about what the youth in your group have been experiencing as they work through the Zoe empowerment model and transform their lives.

Not ready to commit to a whole group?

Join with others to collectively fund an empowerment group or chat with our team about how we can partner to transform lives.