How Were We Born
GCA was born in 2005 with a bag of rice and beans donated to a kitchen for underprivileged children in the rural community of Colonet, Mexico
Since that time, we have grown into an important international humanitarian organization with many projects in Mexico and the African nation of Burundi. We are continuing to grow and expand every day as we build on our successes of the past and look forward to the future
Our projects are changing and saving lives all over the world
Who We Are
Global Care Alliance, formerly known as The Frances Kitchen Project, Inc., was founded in 2007 by Niles Sharif. Our very first project was to build a stand-alone kitchen at a severely impoverished school in the Mexican farming town of Colonet.
Our partner in that project was a lady named Frances Sifuentes, hence the original name of our organization. Frances continues to feed 125-150 children a hot and healthy meal each and every school day throughout the year. For many of the children attending the school, the meal they are served by Frances is the only hot meal they ever get
Founder
Niles R Sharif a trial lawyer with 30 years of experience, is the founder and president of GCA. Mr. Sharif graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, earning a Rhetoric BA. He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin and was admitted to the California Bar in 1988. He is also a member of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Sharif founded GCA as The Frances Kitchen Project in 2005 and formally incorporated as a 501c3 nonprofit charity in 2007. The organization’s name was formally changed to Global Care Alliance in 2018 to reflect that GCA has become a global organization with operations on multiple continents
Mr. Sharif is married to Barbara Sharif, his wife of 34 years. The Sharifs have three adult daughters, all of whom are involved in the work of GCA
Mission
Providing relief in the form of food, housing, water, and medical care to the forgotten people of the poorest countries in our world, all as a way of giving thanks to Jesus Christ and evidencing our faith.
