Who We Are

Convoy of Hope was founded in 1994 by the Donaldson family. Their inspiration for starting the organisation can be traced back to the many people who helped their family after their father, Harold was killed by a drunk driver in 1969. Today, more than 130 million people have been served throughout the world by Convoy of Hope. We are proud that we work through churches, businesses, government agencies, and other nonprofits to provide help and hope to those who are impoverished, hungry, and hurting.

After serving over 133 million individuals across the globe, Convoy of Hope has opened an Operational Hub to resource partners in the Oceania region.  As a field office, the Australian team is responding to natural disasters and launching global programs to help hope return to local communities.

Listen to this message below from Hal and Doree Donaldson to learn more about our Oceania Operational Hub.

HELP & HOPE

IS ON THE WAY

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OUR MISSION

Convoy of Hope is a faith-based, nonprofit organisation with a driving passion to feed the world through children’s feeding initiatives, community outreaches, and disaster response.

HOW WE DO IT

  • ENGAGING

    Each year — in dozens of communities around the world — guests of honour receive free groceries, health and dental screenings, haircuts, family portraits, hot meals, job-placement assistance, and much more at our signature events.

  • CARING

    We partner, resource, and empower rural churches through training, mentoring, and coaching so they can enhance their presence in their communities. The strategy works best when church leaders partner with community leaders and stakeholders.

  • NOURISHING

    More than 300,000 children in 18 nations are fed nutritious meals by us. The food opens doors for education, clean water, a sense of hope and much more. Currently, we are feeding children in, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Nepal, Nicaragua, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda.

  • GROWING

    We equip vulnerable farmers and families with the skills, tools, and seeds to produce life-sustaining crops through the agricultural work we conduct throughout the world. Each year, tens of thousands of meals are harvested for our children’s feeding work and income is generated for farmers.

  • RESPONDING

    Consistently among the first to respond to disasters throughout the world. We are highly regarded for our scalable distribution model, Disaster Response teams, twelve international warehouses, and Mobile Command Center.

  • PARTNERING

    We empower like-minded organisations who are doing good work among the poor and suffering in their communities. This is accomplished by providing such friends with food, water, supplies, and much more.

Meet our Oceania Regional Leader Joel & Julia A'Bell

Joel and Julia have been in full-time ministry together for the last 27 years. They have been married for 28 years and have 2 adult children, Eli and Harmony who recently married Nat Butcher.

They are now the Regional Leaders for Oceania here at Convoy of Hope. They are passionate about bending the heart of the Church toward the poor, marginalised and vulnerable and are extending their hands to pioneer and lead Convoy of Hope Australia.