2025 Update

A new season is beginning, and we're inviting you to join us on this journey. This year, HopeShares Canada will phase out our Canadian charitable status and transition support for Seed of Hope South Africa and Heather Liebenberg to the Great Commission Foundation (GCF).

A Journey of Faith

For over 15 years, our volunteer Board and part-time administrator have dedicated themselves to supporting community builders – local South African leaders who have experienced God's restoration and are committed to restoring hope in their communities.

At Seed of Hope South Africa, this mission comes alive through their vibrant staff who teach widows to sew, bake, and launch businesses. It shines through young people gaining vital computer and job skills. And that restored hope echoes daily in songs and prayers that fill the halls – from the youngest children to the elderly grandparents.

Some of you have visited the centre outside Durban and witnessed these transformations firsthand. Others have built this incredible ministry through faithful giving after being moved by the stories of people you met in Canada. Thanks to your support, Seed of Hope continues to thrive.

A New Partnership

In recent years, as long-serving Board members stepped down, we explored succession options. We found in the Great Commission Foundation an organization with decades of experience supporting ministries like Seed of Hope.

GCF provides international charities with financial administration that complies with Canada Revenue Agency requirements. This allows partners to focus on ministry work while ensuring transparency and accountability to donors.

To make this transition successful, we need your help. Each Board member has already moved their regular giving to GCF, and we're inviting you to do the same.

Experience shows that asking donors to change their giving method can result in losing up to 40% of regular supporters! That's why we're asking you to continue investing in Seed of Hope's transformational work by signing up with GCF today.

Looking Ahead with Hope

Seed of Hope's impact now reaches beyond its community borders. Former staff serve as missionaries throughout Africa. Volunteers from Canada, the UK, the USA and elsewhere have gone on to vocational ministry addressing poverty. And a new generation of South Africans is bringing hope to their homes, schools, and nation.

Thank you for your continued generosity. With faith for tomorrow,

Carl Waldron
Chairperson, HopeShares Canada

Visit our donate page to find out how to set up your donation on Great Commission Foundation.

The single biggest way to impact an organization is to focus on leadership development. There is almost no limit to the potential of an organization that recruits good people, raises them up as leaders and continually develops them.
JOHN MAXWELL