Every Child Ministries
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| Founded | 1985 |
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| Founder | John & Lorella Rouster |
| Type | Evangelical Missions Agency |
| Focus | African children, especially those neglected or marginalized by society |
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Area served
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6 African countries |
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Key people
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John &Lorella Rouster, founders & International Directors 1996-2014 Mark Luckey, International Director; Rev. Pasteur Mayele Kilele, DR Congo Director; Thompson Afari, Ghana Director; Resty Kawalya Nakaliisa, Uganda Director; David Bryant, Chair, International Board |
| Slogan | "Hope for the forgotten children of Africa" |
| Website | ECMAfrica.org |
John &Lorella Rouster, founders & International Directors 1996-2014 Mark Luckey, International Director; Rev. Pasteur Mayele Kilele, DR Congo Director; Thompson Afari, Ghana Director; Resty Kawalya Nakaliisa, Uganda Director;
Every Child Ministries is a Christian charity and mission agency that works for African children. The charity is specially known for its advocacy on behalf of neglected, downtrodden, and marginalized groups of African children. It was first incorporated in the US in the state of Indiana in 1985, but is now incorporated and recognized as an NGO in numerous African countries.
Initiative against shrine slavery (ritual servitude)(Ghana, Togo, Benin)
Initiative for street children (DR Congo, Ghana)
Vocational apprenticeship for street youth (DR Congo, Ghana)
Haven of Hope Children’s Home/Orphanage (Ghana)
Haven of Hope Academy (Ghana)
Educational assistance for orphans & vulnerable children through sponsorship (DR Congo, Uganda, Ghana) and educational gift sets
Special helps programs for albinos (Uganda)
Training for teachers of children and youth (DR Congo, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Uganda, New Sudan)
Children's Gospel Clubs (Benin)
Intensive 9-month training for “teachers of teachers” (Spécialisation en Education Chrétienne) African Leadership Training Center DR Congo
Leadership training (DR Congo, Ghana, Nigeria)
Teachers’ resource libraries (DR Congo, Ghana)
Development & publication of uplifting literature on health themes, education, literacy, and spiritual values (DR Congo, Togo, Benin, Uganda)
Kids’ Clubs & Sunday Schools for children (DR Congo, Ghana, Uganda, Angola, Sudan, Togo, Benin)
Health services (DR Congo, Uganda)
Initiative vs. child trafficking (Ghana, Uganda)and child sacrifice (Uganda)
Restoration of underage victims of commercial sexual exploitation (Ghana)
Child sponsorship (DR Congo, Ghana, Uganda)
"Afayo" village education & community development (Uganda)
"The Way Home"--"forever" homes and other assistance for AIDS orphans and grandmothers rearing them (Uganda)
DR Congo (formerly Zaire) since 1985
Ghana since 1999
Uganda since 2006
New (southern) Sudan since 2007
Togo since 2006
Benin since 2006
ECM training has also reached Rep. of Congo Brazzaville, Angola, Nigeria, and Central African Republic through nationals trained in ECM programs.
Every Child Ministries (ECM, sometimes called ECMAfrica) was founded by John and Lorella Rouster in 1985 after serving three years in what was then Zaire with another evangelical mission. John had an agricultural background and later earned a Biblical studies certificate from Moody Bible Institute. Lorella was a teacher, Christian educator, and journalist, also an alumna of Moody Bible Institute, Tri-State University(B.A.)and Covington Theological Seminary (M.R.E.) The Rousters served a total of nine years in Zaire (now DR Congo)—a little more than three before founding ECM (1981-Spring 1984) and six with ECM (1990–1996). During this time Lorella wrote numerous books in the African Kituba language, translated songs, Gospel and health booklets, which were published by ECM. She also developed an extensive training manual for teachers of children. This book was later published in seven languages spoken in Africa: Kituba, Lingala, Tshiluba, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese.
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