THE NEED:
Africa consists of 57 countries with a population of 1.7 billion. The population is estimated to be 5 Billion by 2050. Africa is blessed with human and natural resources. It is estimated that while the average world age is 29 years, the average age in Africa is 19 years. Africa’s 30.5 million square kilometers of land can contain Europe, China, the United States of America, and some other countries.
Yet eight of the ten poorest countries in the world are in Africa. Africa is the only continent in which all the countries receive donor funds. No African country exists in the non-development assistance committee (DAC) donors.
Though Africa is empowered with a youthful population and vast natural and mineral resources, poverty is still a significant issue. The question then to be answered is why is Africa poor? What needs to happen to see African communities transit from this poverty state to a place of prosperity? This complex situation will require a collaborative effort. At the same time, there are assumptions that we need good leaders to bring about significant changes in African contexts. However, there was little empirical evidence to suggest good leadership for change or the difference between simple improvements and genuinely transformational change. Identity crisis, ignorance, and injustice contribute to the lack of leadership in Africa. Joy Bringers organization will seek to answer this leadership gap embedded in the African person. We will look at the individual and cultural transformation resulting in community transformation. The binding domain we will be working through is the family, which comprises parents and children; Family and affinities are the basis of the local church and the society. Each family member is equipped with gifting, vision, callings, and work in the world God created while they were in their mother’s womb (Psalm 139:14-16). Family is the original design by God, which has become the source of conflict that has impacted the church and society. We desire to solve the African leadership gap and have come up with a vision.

OUR VISION
Joybringers is a faith-based leadership service organization that exists to see people in families and affinities transformed from disempowerment to maximum fruitfulness—poverty to exponential productivity.
We believe the poverty challenge in the African person is not external but internal. Three types of poverty are our focus. These are poverty of relationships due to dysfunctional relationships; Poverty of the mind as a result of ignorance due to the veiled mindset leading to marred identity. This ignorance results in people placing their rights and entitlement above responsibility. Thirdly is the poverty of purpose due to injustice resulting in all forms of social ills.

OUR PURPOSE
To see people and communities transformed through character, skill, and entrepreneurial development. Through leader development, leadership development, and leading for results. We aim to move people from a mindset of survival to service, a mindset of rights and entitlements to ownership, responsibility, and accountability. We seek to help people move from employment to a deployment mindset. We assist people in discovering their giftedness through character training, refining their gifts by skill training, and deploying their talents to serve others through entrepreneurship training.

MISSION: Joy at heart, Joy at home, and Joy at work through a Marketplace/Workplace compliant church, couples, and communities training program. Our mission is to equip and empower men and women for transformed kingdom family living. (leader development, leadership development, and leading for results through character, competence, and commitment).