The House of Caring Sierra Leone (HOCSL) formerly MUSAC House of Caring, was started in 2003 at the end of the civil war in Sierra Leone. HOCSL engages in charitable and philanthropic acts that generates and sustains resources for the provision of a stable home, food, education, health services, without discrimination to orphans and vulnerable children, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Child Rights Act 2007 (Sierra Leone).
The Organization maintains an Orphanage Home for boys in Sierra Leone and used to participate in an Outreach Program for girls with the Women of Wonders Organization (WOW, SL).
It is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the United Kingdom, it has 501(c)(3) charity status in the United States and is also registered as an Indigenous Local Voluntary Organization with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs in Sierra Leone.
About
The House of Caring Organization started in 2003 as a component of Mankind United to Save African Children (MUSAC). In 2010, it obtained legal status as a separate legal entity from Mankind United to Save African Children, to focus on providing supportive and caring services for disadvantaged and needy children. In 2019, it dropped MUSAC from its name and is now House of Caring, Sierra Leone Inc. (HOCSL).
In the USA, It is Incorporated in the State of Georgia as a Non-Profit Corporation and with the United States Internal Revenue Service as a Charitable and Tax Exempt 501 (c)(3) Organization. In the United Kingdom It is registered with the charity commission for England and Wales and in Sierra Leone it is registered with the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs as an Indigenous Local Voluntary Organization.
A Board in Atlanta USA and an Advisory Board in the United Kingdom make all major decisions in running the organization. They are both governed by bylaws.
Our Story
We are a dedicated and concerned group of individuals in the United Kingdom, United States and Sierra Leone. We come from various professional backgrounds: academia, medicine and other health professions, journalism, business, public accounting, public administration, architecture, information technology and others.
What we currently share in common is that we experienced Sierra Leone as children. However, our circumstances were much better than the children we have chosen to support and guide to success. This is our own way to give back to society.
A Board in Atlanta USA and an Advisory Board in the United Kingdom make all major decisions in running the organization. They are both governed by bylaws.
