United & Empowering Millions
WHO WE ARE:
United & Empowering Millions Co-founders are Ricardo Duarte, Yara Duarte Helena Vernholm and Thomas Vernholm. Bringing together strong professional backgrounds in business strategy, communication, leadership, consulting, coaching and pastoring with our professional and personal walks of faith as pastors and entrepreneurs in uniting the body of Christ and help serving God’s kingdom, we decided to put together our joint gifts and abilities to launch this one-of-a kind organisation with the goal of standing United and be Empowering Millions.
OUR PURPOSE:
To be Uniting & Empowering Millions of people in Portugal so they can operate efficiently from a place of victory, freedom and security, enabling them to achieve greatness for a greater purpose.
OUR MISSION:
To develop, operate and execute own projects which are in accordance with the foundations purpose as well as collaborate with other NGO’s, charity organizations, foundations, nonprofit organisations and charitable for-profit organizations nationally and internationally. Our mission is further to contribute to the efforts of government and other institutions by supporting individuals and organizations whose projects provide access to knowledge, security, empowerment and competency development, including community development, agribusiness development, sanitation, public health and environmental conservation through awareness raising, education, advocacy and research.
OUR AIM:
We will walk alongside others in Portugal on their journey towards reaching their greatest potential and a life of purpose.
Our aim is to be the center of excellence in building and promoting value driven professionals and leaders characterised by a strong inner and outer leadership. We believe in sustainable development. Our programs aim to give the citizens of Portugal access to the resources, education, essential life necessities and the support system that they need.
OUR VISION:
To be uniting & empowering millions of people in Portugal and beyond. Our vision is a world in which all peoples’ potential is unlocked and people are empowered through a combination of knowing their true identity and value, having access to great resources and the support system that they need in order to develop, become self sufficient, accomplished and thrive. Empowering Millions envisions all people called to leadership to leave a legacy that transforms individual lives in a sustainable way, improves the nation of Portugal, the quality of the environments and the communities’ individuals live and work in