World Renew (along with the Christian Reformed World Missions – CRWM) started Beacon of Hope Initiative in 2001 in order to work directly with communities, organizations, and more specifically with the Fellowship of Churches of Christ in Nigeria (a membership organization currently made up of 15 national church denominations commonly referred to as TEKAN) in responding to HIV and AIDS pandemic and other health and community development related issues. BHI was officially registered with the Nigerian government as a corporate body on October 7, 2010. Through the Embrace AIDS campaign, World Renew enhanced the efforts of Beacon of Hope Initiative by equipping religious groups, communities, and other organizations to empower and transform individuals and their communities. World Renew also facilitated BHI partnership with USAID and Food for the Hungry International to promote sexual abstinence for singles (especially among youth) and faithfulness for married couples. World Renew also facilitated BHI partnership with Oikonomos Foundation in responding to the HIV and AIDS situation in Nigeria. World Renew is currently in its third year of facilitating BHI partnership with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development (DFATD) in a four-year agreement to support Beacon of Hope Initiative to address adolescent health and rights in Nigeria. Through BHI, World Renew is also reaching out to traumatized individuals and communities in eight northern states in Nigeria. Widows and orphans are also being supported with grant from Africa Widows and Orphans Support organization in the US. Through support from River Terrace Church in Lansing, USA, Beacon of Hope Initiative is reaching out to the poor and responding to HIV and AIDS in NKST – Universal Reformed Christian Church. Grace and Light International, an HIV and AIDS ministry also collaborates with World Renew and BHI.