Hope Arising | About us

organizational partners

Hope Arising recently committed to partner with the Ethiopian government and World Bank to complete a one million dollar project to bring a reliable water source to Dera. Drought conditions and dry springs have resulted in unsanitary conditions, the inability to provide healthcare, and a lack of food. City leaders indicated the schools are unable to operate becasue children are too thirsty and are needed to fetch water for their families survival.

In addition to the Ethiopian government, Hope Arising is partnered with a number of international organizations and sponsors.

	World Bank
	United Families International
	YNPN
	West Sands Adoptions

Additional resources:

Embassy of Ethiopia, Washington D.C.

Embassy of the United States, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

about Hope Arising

Disease, general living conditions, war, and HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia threaten to destroy the traditional family structure. Young children often forego education and lose hope for a better future in order to provide immediate care for younger siblings. Those children cared for by extended family members strain limited resources and often end up in servitude to the family hosting them. Children whose parents die from HIV/AIDS are stigmatized and too often ostracized because of simple ignorance and fear.

Hope Arising, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded so "That each child will live healthy, gain education and achieve economic self-reliance for a future of hope."

As a sustainable organization, Hope Arising empowers families to support and care for children orphaned or made vulnerable by disease, war, natural disaster and extreme poverty. Success will include excellent service delivery, capacity-building for grass-root partners and advocacy for children today and in the future.

board of directors

	Rochelle Sellers President and Executive Director Rochelle began organizing humanitarian projects while living in Japan. In 2006, she led a team of young adults on a month-long stay in Mozambique, Africa. Her group worked in communities and orphanages. She and Chantal Carr co-founded Hope Arising in 2007.
	Chantal Carr, MNpS Board Chair Chantal served as president and a board member at a non-profit working in Mozambique. Previously she wrote grants and documented the programs for a non-profit organization. Chantal earned a Master in Non-Profit Studies at Arizona State University in 2008.
	Reed Carr, MBA, MIM Director and Treasurer Reed owns and operates Sandstone Ventures. He previously worked as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President at Schaub Financial Inc and prevously cofounded TrueFactor and managed at Intel Corporation. He earned his MBA at Arizona State University in 1996 and his MIM at Thunderbird School of Global Management.
	Kevin Sellers, MBA Director Kevin is vice president, Finance and Enterprise Services and director of Investor Relations at Intel Corporation. Kevin previously was director of Intel's corporate brand strategy and also served as director of marketing and operations director for Intel's sales and marketing organization in Japan. He earned his MBA in 1991 from Brigham Young University.