TIKVA
There is hope

Transforming lives.

Unleashing the power of hope on the streets of Medellín, Colombia.

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A smiling child sharing a warm meal at a TIKVA gathering in Medellín
You belong here
Medellín, Colombia
7.77M
Venezuelans have fled their country since 2015
2.86M
Venezuelans now in Colombia, where TIKVA serves
7.2M
Colombians displaced inside their own country
2nd
largest displaced population on earth, after Sudan

Sources: R4V, 2025 · IDMC Global Report on Internal Displacement, 2026.

Our mission

At TIKVA, we provide community, training and holistic support for women and children in crisis.

Meeting needs and empowering lives through the love and hope found in Jesus Christ.

Tikva means “hope” in Hebrew.

Our vision

To see vibrant, thriving communities of women and children find their positive and productive places in God’s global family.

What we do

Four ways we walk alongside women and children.

The table

TIKVA Sala

A hot, nutritious meal for up to a hundred women and children every week, and a table where no one eats alone.

Every weekUp to ~100 servedNo one eats alone
A pot of hot soup prepared for the weekly TIKVA Sala meal
You belong hereThe weekly table, Medellín

The trade

TIKVA Thrive

Job training that pays: sewing, baking and beauty-salon skills so women can earn a daily income, plus tutoring for their children in reading, writing and math.

Sewing · Baking · BeautyA daily incomeTutoring for kids
Hands at work in a TIKVA artisan training class
Skills that payThe Spa Esch track

The home

TIKVA Shelter Renovating now

A home of our own, under renovation right now, with an industrial kitchen and added floors becoming short-term emergency housing, so mothers and children have a safe place to begin again.

Emergency housingIndustrial kitchenA safe place to begin
A TIKVA volunteer sharing care and supplies with a woman from the Medellín community
Renovating nowA home of our own

The journey

TIKVA Missions

Short-term trips each March and December for those ready to come and serve vulnerable communities in Medellín and beyond.

March & DecemberCome & serveMedellín & beyond
A TIKVA mission team with a family from the community
Go with usMarch · December
Women and children of the TIKVA community gathered together in Medellín
Our story
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.
Hebrews 6:19

TIKVA was born on the streets of Medellín during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Venezuelan migration crisis left more women and children than ever in extreme vulnerability. Founder Rebekah Slick and Team TIKVA answered with help and hope, and haven’t stopped since.

Rebekah Slick
Founder, TIKVA
How you can help

Three ways to be part of it.

Go Come and serve on a short-term trip. Get in touch → Pray Join a team committed to touching heaven for those who cannot cry out for themselves. Join the prayer team → Give Become a monthly donor and keep meals, training and shelter going. Donate →
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