Our Mission
Our mission is to transform the lives of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities to access social justice.
Our Values
Compassion
Service
Empathy
Team Work
Accountability
Compassion
We try to walk in the shoes of the people we serve and the people we work with across the development community. Our job is to listen with empathy and then respond appropriately and quickly with service and advocacy for each individual, each group or community and for society as a whole.
Service
We are committed to providing care in a manner that exceeds the expectations of:
- our clients/beneficiaries
- our families
- our communities, and
- our donors
Empathy
Empathy is understanding others and being able to see the world from their perspective. Empathy for our clients/beneficiaries, their families and staff is ingrained in our history and inspires our future.
Team Work
We team together to drive action versus activity. We discuss the undiscussable, always promoting healthy debate and healthy decisions. Our relationships allow us to ask the earth of each other. We make specific verbal contracts to get big things done with urgency and excellence.
Accountability
We build a culture of trust and not fear. As leaders we model the behavior we want to see in others. We hold ourselves accountable for our failures and successes.
Why Us?
We only work with carefully screened and vetted partners on the ground who fulfill our criteria for technical and financial support. Our work is mainly focused on the urgent and longer terms needs of the marginalized groups and communities.
We have chosen to start with supporting marginalized communities in Pakistan and are exploring program options in Kenya. These communities suffer from chronic poverty, lack of education, and quality health care. Some of the communities are subjected to oppressive treatment due to local conditions and are unable to stand on their own feet. It is our approach to provide strong advocacy, access to education and vocational training to these vulnerable communities to build the capacity and confidence in their young and vulnerable population.
Our Approach
Why Pakistan?
We have chosen to start with supporting the most vulnerable communities in Pakistan. These communities in question suffer from extreme poverty and are unable to live comfortably often due to illiteracy, lack of access to health care, lack of social justice, gender inequality, ethnicity, religion and other factors. We believe that no one should be discriminated against on any grounds. We counter hate and intolerance with hope and inclusion and by providing the marginalized with a platform to showcase their talent, leading them to a brighter future with the ability to acquire the necessities to carry on their daily lives.
With approximately 240 million citizens, Pakistan ranks 147th out of 188 countries in the Human Development Index(HDI). Reports on poverty in Pakistan show that as much as 40% of the population–roughly the size of the population of Florida, California and New York combined–live beneath the poverty line.
Grinding poverty and lack of development fuel child labor, illiteracy, religious extremism and endless conflicts on massive scales. The Gross National Income per capita is only $5,031. Life expectancy in Pakistan is at 66.4 years and the expected years of schooling is miserably low at 8.1 years. These figures are among the lowest in the world.
Our Focus and Expertise (Asia and Africa)
We work through partners in Pakistan who are carefully screened and selected to receive our technical and financial support. The founder/CEO, Augustine Gill grew up in Pakistan and has led international NGO programs (American Red Cross and Church World Service) in remote areas of Pakistan, Africa, Europe and other countries of the world. He is intimately familiar with the culture, politics, poverty, discrimination and other challenges facing the most vulnerable in Pakistan.
Founder and Board Chair
The Founder and Board Chair of Hope Beyond Frontiers, Augustine Gill, has led international NGO programs in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa, Middle East, Europe and the United States. He plans on assembling a talented team of staff, volunteers and board members to lead this organization. Augustine has managed global and U.S. based programs in education, health, poverty alleviation, and disaster management for some of the most reputable organizations, including Save the Children, American Red Cross, International Rescue Committee, and Catholic Charities.
Augustine was born and grew up in Pakistan and served with Church World Service in Pakistan from 1982-1986 to support national organizations including faith-based groups in all provinces. He moved to the United States in 1987 for international development studies.
Augustine holds Masters in Political Science from the University of the Punjab and a Masters in International Development from the School for International Training, Brattleboro, VT. After completing studies, he moved to Africa to help the most vulnerable during civil wars in Angola (1989), Mozambique (1991), Malawi (1993-94) and also worked as Save the Children desk officer for Southern Africa and Field Office Director in Ethiopia and Azerbaijan.
Augustine spent significant part of his professional career in the Former Soviet Union including Russia and Central Asia serving in senior positions at the Red Cross. He returned to Pakistan in 2006 as the American Red Cross regional representative for Europe and South/Central Asia to establish the first ever American Red Cross program in Pakistan. This program was implemented ($25 million funding) after the 2005 devastating earthquake and in close partnership with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and other partners.
For the past 10 years, Augustine has worked with non-profit boards and led local non-profits in the San Francisco Bay Area providing leadership for diverse program portfolios.
James John, Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. John is an expert in partnership assessments, strategic program planning, fundraising, grant writing, project management, communication, data collection/analysis, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of development, relief, and disaster response programs of non-profit organizations. For more than 20 years he has contributed to improve the wellbeing of vulnerable populations such as the poor, women, children, youth, refugees/internally displaced persons, marginalized and minority communities of diverse ethnic, faith and cultural backgrounds. Mr. John has contributed to work in his native country of Pakistan.
Board of Directors
Hope Beyond Frontiers is governed by a U.S. based board of directors.
Senior Advisors
Our advisory committee members are selected from Pakistan, Africa, Europe, Canada, USA and anywhere in the world from amongst the people who care for our mission and values.
