Pass the Torch – Inspiring the Next Generation to Lead

Scholarship Recipient Hali E. Smith on how Mission Giving has Transformed her Life

by Hali E. Smith

Investing in each other means investing in a brighter world for everyone! For over 150 years, our faith-driven community has empowered women through education, leadership, and action. Starting with the founding of Asia’s first women’s college in 1869 to today’s scholarships, United Women in Faith has championed love in action, uplifting future changemakers. 



As a United Women in Faith National Scholarship recipient and the first in my immediate family to attend an HBCU, I’ve experienced the transformative power of Mission Giving. Your support allowed me to dream big and step confidently into leadership.


“…Clark Atlanta University is the first step of my many-mile journey. I want to teach children, impact adults, work with the rich, help the poor. Stop the school-to-prison pipeline. What I want to do is heal this nation and then change this world. I am the soil of the future.”

—Hali E. Smith

My ambitions remain strong. Alongside many other scholarship recipients, we embody your love in action. We’re not alone. In the last five years, United Women in Faith has awarded nearly 900 scholarships, totaling close to $2.3 million, to women and youth across 32 countries. These contributions have spurred careers in ministry, social work, and community service, ensuring that spiritual leadership thrives, deeply rooted in faith and justice.



But there’s more to do—more love to give.



Will you join your sisters in supporting Mission Giving? By doing so, you unite with thousands of women who believe in the power of leadership, nurtured by faith and community.

Together, we’re building a better, brighter world—one scholarship at a time. 

Thank you for your trust, generosity, and support.