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South Korea: Women's Hope Center 

Korea’s abortion rate is estimated at 75 percent, driven by the international sex trade and intense cultural pressure to abort pregnancies outside of wedlock. 

Women's Hope Center (WHC) exists to see every life valued from conception and every exploited woman in Korea free, healed and empowered.  

 We currently offer crisis pregnancy and post-abortion counseling nationwide via our online chat and in-person in 5 major cities, as well as educational seminars, long-term housing, and education and job training opportunities. 

We are building a social enterprise to provide safe employment to our clients, and also hope to establish a “safe house” for sexually abused women.

Client Testimony:

This boy’s teen mom saw her baby's heartbeat on an ultrasound at 6 weeks. From then she began to run to save his life. She survived severe beatings before she found WHC, arriving only with the clothes on her back. Once her son was born her parents forced her to give him up for adoption but recently, miraculously, she was allowed to get him back though at the expense of being severed from her parents.  

She chose her son.

She is staying at a short-term shelter close enough to her high school so she can complete her last semester of high school.

Thereafter, in December, they will be returning to the House of Peace (an apartment owned by WHC) for long-term care and support (for job training and potential employment in our future social business).

All financial gifts received designated for our approved “alliance” affiliates will be forwarded to them in a reasonable timeframe (usually upon exceeding $250US). Heartbeat International deducts $30 plus 3% from the transfer, to help defray internal cost for money transfers, currency conversion, clerical costs, bank fees and any processing fees that might be charged. Should any funds be unable to be forwarded – primarily related to the recipient - they may be re-allocated for similar international work.

Pregnancy Care Center: A Place for Me

The mission of our Pregnancy Care Center is to affirm LIFE by providing confidential and non-judgmental assistance in a caring and supportive environment to all who are facing unexpected pregnancies.

To prevent abortions, child abandonment, and separation of children from their families in 2015 through our program The NEST we started to offer accommodation for pregnant women and moms with babies who do not have the needed support of their families or partner.

The NEST Maternity Home's mission is to minister Christ’s love and grace and provide different opportunities for pregnant women and their children in a safe and stable home environment, to empower them and educate them in many areas to help eliminate generational cycles of broken relationships, unplanned pregnancies, poverty and the need for community social services.

The NEST Maternity Home Building Project

Help us build a home for vulnerable moms and babies

The cost of the building project will be USD 450,000.00.

Thanks to our partners – individuals, and churches – USD 290,000.00 has been already raised!

We appreciate every donation!

Please join our adventure by donating now or by helping us in fundraising for the NEST Maternity Home building project in your church, organization, or company. We can send a more detailed building proposal at your request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

All financial gifts received designated for our approved “alliance” affiliates will be forwarded to them in a reasonable timeframe (usually upon exceeding $250US). Heartbeat International deducts $30 plus 3% from the transfer, to help defray internal cost for money transfers, currency conversion, clerical costs, bank fees and any processing fees that might be charged. Should any funds be unable to be forwarded – primarily related to the recipient - they may be re-allocated for similar international work.

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Centre Za Bebe

Where do we serve?

Belgrade, Serbia, and the abortion statistics

Belgrade is the capital of Serbia, located in Southeast Europe. In Serbia, abortion was legalized in 1969, and it is estimated that by 1990 there were around 200,000 abortions annually (800.000 in the whole Ex-Yugoslavia). Based on these numbers, it is estimated that over 10 million abortions have been performed in Serbia, which is higher than the total number of victims in both World Wars and national conflicts in the former Yugoslavia during the 20th century.

Today, fewer people live in Serbia than the number of abortions performed.

Nowadays, Serbia is facing a demographic downfall. There are multiple reasons for that, some of which are ill-informed and ill-educated young people, lack of individual support for pregnant women and parents, and most of all lack of awareness about the value and sanctity of every human life.

In 2024. the lowest number of babies was born in Serbia since official statistics have been recorded.

Mission of the Pro Baby Center

Our mission is to see more babies born in Serbia — by standing alongside women and couples facing unexpected pregnancies, offering them the support they need to choose life, and helping them build a stable and hopeful future for themselves and their children. We also want to provide sustainable and compassionate solutions to the most common challenges that women face during unplanned pregnancies, after childbirth, or in cases of pregnancy loss (including miscarriage, abortion, ectopic pregnancy, or IVF failure).

We support women through information, education, counseling, and practical assistance. While helping them develop their parenting and entrepreneurial skills so they can live independently with their children and families — and reach their full personal and professional potential.

From our beginnings in a small 6m² office in central Belgrade in 2012, where we met with clients referred to us by word of mouth, we’ve grown into a center that, through various projects such as:

• YOU ARE NOT ALONE – Counseling for pregnant women,
• BABY PLUS – Humanitarian initiatives for mothers and babies,
• Educational workshops for youth, couples, and parents,
• Filming of the testimonies of our clients and
• Publishing YOU ARE NOT ALONE book

…has now served over 7,500 clients.

We believe that no woman should go through pregnancy alone, without support or options. Every woman who turns to us receives:

• Free counseling – psychological, emotional, and informational support during pregnancy and after birth;
• Personalized support plans based on the individual needs of each woman;
• Help with accessing healthcare and social services;
• Legal and financial guidance in crisis situations;
• Material support (baby clothes, hygiene supplies, food packages, etc.);
• Connection with a community of women who have gone through similar experiences;
• Continued encouragement and guidance throughout pregnancy and early motherhood.

Through this mission, we aim not only to support women through immediate crises but to empower them to rebuild their lives, discover their purpose, develop their skills, and create a better future for themselves and their children.

To sustain this project alone, we need $60,000 annually.

Our Story – 10 Years of Supporting Mothers Across Serbia 

Our first client was a 17-year-old girl who had been left on the street by her partner with a seven-month-old baby. At the time, we didn’t even have an office, so she lived with our family and her baby for several weeks. Ten years later, that young woman became our colleague and dedicated herself to helping other mothers overcome crisis situations.

Since then, we’ve come a long way—we’ve changed locations seven times and provided counseling to hundreds of women throughout Serbia. We offered support during pregnancy and after childbirth, and each individual life story inspired us to develop new projects and programs to address the various crises mothers face.

Our counseling center initially operated in person in Belgrade, and since 2018, we’ve been offering free advisory and practical assistance to women across Serbia. We also developed a distribution network to send packages with donated items from our generous donors—cosmetics, clothing, and baby supplies.

Due to the frequent questions we received from teenage girls who believed they might be in unplanned pregnancies, we launched a school-based project focused on reproductive health education and reducing the rate of teenage pregnancies.

We have also recorded video testimonials and published a book featuring original stories written by mothers and fathers who received support from our counseling center. The book includes original photographs, was published in Serbian, and we are planning to print an English edition as well.

More recently, we’ve developed online questionnaires to help women recognize and address various challenges such as relationship crises, baby loss, pregnancy-related workplace discrimination, postpartum depression, and more.

We also maintain active contact with the business community in Serbia and have helped many women find employment.

Our Next Goal

Our next major objective is to build a center where women, both during pregnancy and after giving birth, can have a safe place to stay. For single mothers in Belgrade, it is nearly impossible to cover all the costs of living and housing. Our center will offer:

• Safe accommodation during the most critical period of their lives,
• Personal development training to help women discover their life’s purpose,
• Talent development and professional skills training,
• And a clear path toward independent living with their children and families after the crisis period.

For more information, you can visit www.centarzabebe.rs, and in case you have any further questions, you can contact Mila Todorovic, Centar ZA BEBE President, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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