CHOICE Humanitarian

🌿 Tickets are now on sale for CHOICE Humanitarian's 2026 Gala!
Join us on September 29 for an inspiring evening celebrating CHOICE's legacy of partnering with communities to create sustainable solutions to rural poverty.
For more than 40 years, CHOICE has worked alongside local leaders to support community-driven initiatives that strengthen resilience, expand opportunity, and create lasting change. This year, under the theme Rooted in Purpose, we'll honor the deep roots of that work while looking ahead to the impact still to come.
Your attendance helps strengthen community-led development efforts that empower families, build local capacity, and create opportunities that endure long after a project is complete.
We invite you to join us for an evening of stories, connection, and hope as we celebrate the partnerships that continue to transform lives around the world.
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Honoring deep roots, growing lasting impact.

CHOICE Humanitarian mourns the passing of our co-founder, Dr. Timothy “Tim” Evans, who passed away on May 21, 2026, at the age of 76.

Tim’s compassion, vision, and lifelong commitment to service helped shape the foundation of our organization and continue to guide our mission today.

After serving as a young missionary in Peru, Tim developed a deep love for the people of Latin America and a belief that communities must lead their own development. In 1982, moved by the story of a young girl who died from contaminated water, he founded the Andean Children’s Foundation. That work later grew into CHOICE Humanitarian alongside Professor James Mayfield.

Tim believed international development was not about doing things for people, but working alongside them so communities could become self-reliant.

Though his work in clean water, education, and health impacted countless lives, Tim never sought recognition. He simply believed it was his duty to help others.

One of his favorite quotes beautifully reflected the way he lived his life:

“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was duty. I acted and behold, duty was joy.”
— Rabindranath Tagore

Beyond his global impact, Tim was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, mentor, and friend who loved bringing people together in service and community.

We are profoundly grateful for Tim’s decades of leadership, compassion, and example. His legacy lives on through the communities, staff, partners, and friends he inspired around the world.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to Melissa Evans and the entire Evans family.

Read the full tribute here: https://blog.choicehumanitarian.org/remembering-dr.-timothy-tim-evans-co-founder-of-choice-humanitarian
and
https://www.crandallfh.com/obituaries/timothy-evans