who is Redeeming Zoe?
Redeeming Zoe is a faith-based organization in the Philippines committed to protecting children from exploitation and helping them thrive. We equip children and communities with education, mentorship, and trauma-informed care rooted in the love of Christ. Through local partnerships, child protection training, and community programs, we create safe spaces where every child can heal, grow, and dream again.
The name Zoe comes from the Greek word for “life.” In scripture, it speaks of the God-kind of life—a life that begins here and now, filled with purpose, hope, and the promise of eternity. This is the life we believe every child is meant to experience.
We are Redeeming Zoe, and together we are redeeming the Zoe life!
We see communities united, families strengthened through hope in Jesus Christ, and children empowered to stand up against all forms of abuse.
Vision
We exist to equip and empower communities to prevent child exploitation in the Philippines through our Child Protection Programs.
Mission
how we got started…
In 2014, our founders, Hillary and Becca, met a beautiful little girl named Zoe**. When they first met Zoe, she was eleven and had lived her whole life in a small fishing village in the Philippines.
One day, her mom brought her to an orphanage where our founders were working at the time. She asked for Zoe to be taken in because she had previously been selling her to a neighbor to feed their family. Zoe’s mom felt that the orphanage was the best option for her daughter moving forward.
Zoe had been sold, abused, mistreated, and abandoned. There was little hope for her future and her life was not valued by her own family.
Our founders knew then, that this mother needed more than an orphanage to help her. She needed hope to take on the role that God had given her the moment she became a mother. Out of this story, birthed the vision of Redeeming Zoe.
In December 2016, Redeeming Zoe went public and the vision of strengthening families and keeping children safe from abuse began. We are passionate about seeing communities united, families strengthened through hope in Jesus Christ, and children empowered to stand up against all forms of abuse.
**named changed for identity purposes