OUR STORY
Message From The Founder
On January, 2008 I joined the military at the age of 39, and exactly a year later, I was on a plane to Afghanistan on military orders. Then, the following 12 months in Afghanistan completely changed my life.
My heart was troubled seeing Afghan people devastated from three decades of wars and conflicts. So many war widows, young and old, were living under chronic poverty without protection from their societies. Kids were without shoes and education. I thought of my two beautiful daughters. If they were born in Afghanistan, they would have had the same lives. My heart wept.
WHAT WE DO
Improving Communities Around The World By Providing Assistance In The Areas Of Housing, Education, Medical And Employment.
HEMEfund Worldwide, formerly known as Project Help Afghanistan or PHA, is a 501(c)3, tax-exempt, non-governmental, non-profit organization dedicated to improving communities around the world by providing assistance in the areas of housing, education, medical and employment. Founded in 2009 by William Seo, during a year long tour to Afghanistan, the organization implements the core value of H.E.M.E.
Heme is the main part of blood that enables hemoglobin to carry 4 oxygen molecules to every part of our body which is critical for survival; likewise H.E.M.E. is the essential part of survival for adults, children, and families in impoverished areas of the planet who must break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. We aid the poor by first providing direct assistance by facilitating literacy, practical skills training, housing, medical and other services so that people can become self-sufficient. The one thing that bound us together is an urge to make a difference.
— Our Mission
The mission of HEMEfund Worldwide is to improve communities around the world by helping adults, children, and families break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. This is accomplished by providing assistance in the areas of HOUSING, EDUCATION, MEDICAL and EMPLOYMENT to enable them to attain their fullest potential as individuals.
— Our Vision
HEMEfund Worldwide wants to help them change this. We want to educate them. We want to train them with job skills. We want to build them homes. We want to provide them medical care. We want to help them gain back their respect, dignity, and independence from their society. We want to give them back their motherhood. We want to return their smiles back, because mothers without hope can mean chaos for tomorrow for their children. Most of all, we want to help them, “Dream the Impossible!” This is why we built our first vocational school in Afghanistan for these devastated widows and orphans and this is why we are planning to build 49 more satellite schools all around the country!
You Can Help Break The Cycle Of Homelessness And Poverty
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and your donation is completely tax deductible.