LIWOCARE began in 1989 as a compassion and prison ministry of Living Word Ministries Inc, a Christian denomination based in Nigeria, USA, and United Kingdom. Over time, She grew to become an all inclusive charitable organization undertaking the rehabilitation of ex-prisoners, social mothers, drug addicts, HIV\AIDS victims as well as providing medicare for the sick, food for the poor, clothing for the destitute and provision for widows. As all these were evolving, the organization was known as WE-CARE.
WE-CARE metamorphosed into LIWOCARE when it went public in 2002, becoming a non-governmental and non-profit making organization registered with the Federal Government of Nigeria. (Registration Number 14373)