The Coalition of Hope Foundation, Inc.

“Providing Humanitarian Assistance and Promoting Peace throughout the World”

Established in 2010, the Coalition of Hope Foundation, Inc. (COH), is a US-based, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization that provides global humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief support.

Humanitarian Assistance

COH supports a broad range of humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief missions on an on-going basis. Examples of our efforts include material support to those in need in the immediate aftermath of catastrophic occurrence.

Unparalleled Leadership

The Coalition of Hope Foundation (COH) is a “skills rich” global organization whose members comprise vast years of experience and expertise working challenging missions throughout the world. Our Board of Directors, International Advisors and executive management team consists of individuals who have held senior positions of authority working in government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGO), the diplomatic corps, higher education and all branches of the military. 

Excelsior Project

Among our many humanitarian goals, we seek to provide a forward deployed, quick response, sea-based platform that incorporates state-of-the-art hospital facilities, an array of multinational (military) medical personnel, first responders, extensive airlift capability, heavy equipment, emergency supplies, food and water.

The COH Excelsior project is a (prospective) multinational, public-private partnership that would enable participation from all nations willing to participate. Utilizing a retired, US Naval (USN) vessel, we will be able to respond to unforeseen catastrophic events faster and better equipped than any other military or civilian element in existence. Additional operational focus includes Disease Identification and Tracking, Ecological Disaster-Relief, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Educational Initiatives, Technological Assistance, Oceanographic & Scientific Research.

COH Foundation imperatives

The COH Excelsior initiative provides a number of unique benefits for our international partners

▪ IMMEDIATE NEED: The COH Foundation (COH) seeks to provide ship-based humanitarian assistance and disaster-relief (HADR) platforms in order to augment Host- Nation support in times of need. The COH ships will incorporate state-of the-art hospital facilities, an array of coalition medical personnel, extensive air-lift capability, heavy equipment and emergency supplies. When operational, COH will respond to unforeseen catastrophic events faster and better equipped than any other military or civilian element in existence. There is an immediate need for such capacity and it is estimated that the Excelsior initiative will benefit upwards of 20 million lives during their useful lives. The Excelsior initiative contemplates the use of several key vessel types; LHA / amphibious-capable ships, as well as converted cruise ships.

▪ HIGH VISABILITY: The Excelsior initiative provides a superb opportunity for governments to match public interest in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions (HADR) with an unprecedented, innovative and scalable approach to HADR capability. The project is ready to move forward and will be operational within 10 month of US Government (USG) conveyance approvals and vessel acceptance.

▪ EXTENSIVE CAPACITY: The use of a reconfigured US Navy (USN) vessel with aircraft and amphibious infrastructure provides optimized capability in support of HADR missions. The size and scope of on-board assets (helicopter and landing craft), in conjunction with substantive freshwater production capability, electrical power generation, the deployment of heavy equipment, short-term housing for as many as 4,000 displaced persons and emergency supplies.

▪ POLITICALLY ASTUTE: COH Excelsior is a media-friendly, cost-effective initiative, that contributes to a political legacy of practical domestic and foreign policy initiatives that produce tangible results and transcend individual country dynamics or partisan political affiliations. US and global television and interactive media discussions concerning format, content and global distribution rights have already begun and which support the positive involvement of COH coalition nations.

▪ DIPLOMATICALLY INCLUSIVE: The project provides a valuable tool in support of various peace initiatives by actively engaging a variety of nations in leadership roles. The project is designed to be funded by coalition partners and is conceived by COH to be an inclusive coalition open to all United Nation member countries.

▪ ECONOMIC BENEFITS: The vessel refits provide jobs and economic support for strategic industries both in the US and overseas; shipbuilding, technology, steel, telecommunications, energy sector and related businesses.

▪ INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PLATFORM: The ships provide an excellent training platform for multinational HADR teams and medical personnel due to the scope & scale of missions, security of the facility (ship), unique joint-interoperability experience and cost-effective funding requirements.

▪ SCALABLE: The Excelsior initiative contemplates the refurbishment of a former USN LHA for HADR operations; the USS Peleliu (LHA-5). The ship would service particular areas of the globe; Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean bases would support these efforts. This ship, in conjunction with the acquisition of civilian cruise ships to be repurposed as afloat medical & logistical platforms, will revolutionize emergency care and disaster-relief in times of catastrophic event.

▪ TRANSPORTABLE & ADAPTIVE: An afloat Theatre Hospitalization Capability (THC) provides a unique capability to rapidly establish a fully functional, scalable, expeditionary medical capability in areas where access to shore facilities may not exist (or are limited). It also reduces inherent (civil) force protection concerns and deployment support considerations.

▪ RESEARCH & EMPOWERMENT: Additional operational focus includes Disease Identification and Tracking, Ecological Disaster-Relief, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking, Women’s Empowerment and Educational Initiatives, Technological Assistance, Oceanographic, and Scientific Research.