Observers Become Savings Group Members
November 19, 2024
Most participants in Village Savings and Lending Associations (VSLA) are women, so the opportunity to discuss women’s issues is just one of the many useful reasons to join a group. […]
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Cultural Change Can Happen … and DOES
Even in a culture in which the husband is permitted, even expected, to abuse the kindness of his wife, things can change for the better. James and Catherine have been […]
A Modern Business
Educational opportunities through women’s self-help groups are making entrepreneurs like Marie Thérèse feel they’ve stepped into a brighter future. Local partner Église Luthérienne du Sénégal (ELS – Lutheran Church of […]
Higher Yields, Better Quality, Safer Grains
November 15, 2024
After training in conservation farming techniques through Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Frank feels confident he’ll harvest enough food to last the year. And now that he’s learned which chemicals are […]
Growing Hope Globally Mourns Death of Co-Founder Carol Sloan
November 7, 2024
It is with great sadness that Growing Hope Globally announces the death of one of our founders, Carol Sloan of Stryker, OH. She passed away on Tuesday, November 5 at […]
One Small Shop, One Huge Change
November 4, 2024
Srey, her husband, Neun, and their children are enjoying living together again after years of separation as the parents migrated for temporary jobs. With support from World Hope International (WHI), […]
A Childhood Interest Becomes a Passion
October 25, 2024
The two fruit trees in Desiré’s otherwise-barren yard used to struggle to survive for lack of irrigation. Today they have lots of company in what practically feels like a miniature […]
Betty’s Success Inspires Others
October 22, 2024
When local partner Jitokeze Wamama Wafrika offered marginalized women training in tailoring, hairdressing or farming as a way to generate income, Betty opted for the tailoring and dressmaking curriculum. She […]
From A Pie Auction to a Pickleball Tournament
October 21, 2024
The Somonauk, IL Growing Project began 20 years ago. From the beginning, the group has hosted a large harvest celebration each fall. At first it was just one community Growing […]
The Sky’s the Limit for Community Youth
October 18, 2024
In 2019, when Ferman was still in his late teens, he started on a trajectory of self-improvement by joining a Savings and Internal Lending Community (SILC) through the program, and […]