The Tebow Okoa Philippi Project
The Tebow Okoa Philippi (TOP) Project is a faith-based survivor-care initiative in Uganda that helps women leave the sex trade, human trafficking, and abusive situations and walk into safety, healing, and long-term freedom. Through residential campuses, trauma-informed care, and vocational training, TOP empowers brave survivors to rebuild productive, hope-filled lives rooted in dignity and purpose.
We believe in restored hope, restored joy, restored life and restored dreams.
About TOP
How Tebow Okoa Philippi Walks Women into New Life
In January 2021, Okoa Refuge partnered with the Tim Tebow Foundation to launch the Tebow Okoa Philippi Campuses in Uganda. What began as weekly Bible studies in well-known brothels, where women learned about Jesus, received prayer, and built trusting relationships, has grown into a comprehensive residential program for survivors ready to leave exploitation behind.
Women are welcomed from Okoa’s gender-based violence shelters based on their readiness and commitment to a new future. Once on campus, each woman receives in-depth counseling, Bible study, mentorship, and vocational training tailored to her goals. Tebow Okoa Philippi Campuses walk closely and personally with each woman to ensure that her transition is smooth and successful!
TOP’s goal is that every woman would know and understand peace, joy, love, and hope. We believe that through love and mentoring, each woman will discover who she was created to be.
Campuses are equipped with both residential and transitional housing for up to 35 brave survivors from Okoa’s gender-based violence shelters, including their children! Tebow Okoa Philippi Campuses not only provide housing but also offer discipleship, vocational training, and ongoing counseling to its residents. A woman graduates from the project once she is ready to support herself and has the confidence to face life independently!