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Watch Mery's story to learn how many refugees are finding community and stability through savings groups.
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Learn how a $50 loan helped Patiurka find new direction, community, and renewed faith.
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Learn how we partnered with churches in Malawi's Dzaleka refugee camp to invite refugees into savings groups.
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We’re inspired by women like Nelly Sarune who provides for 20 children and teens.
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As part of our Dreaming Beyond Our Boundaries initiative, we’ve introduced agricultural training into some savings groups where many members farm for a living.
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The training, accountability, and community Lisset experienced in her savings group changed her life. Now, she's offering the same opportunity to others.
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Naomi is a member of the Maasai tribe, living isolated inside a national park in Tanzania. The community is not allowed to farm the land, so jobs are scarce. Discover how Naomi’s savings group is helping members to start businesses and provide for their families—and find lasting hope in Christ.
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Watch how Bosco Nsabimana used loans from Urwego Finance, HOPE’s microfinance institution in Rwanda, to expand his wholesale business to employ 500 people, including those with disabilities, and improve his family's livelihood.
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In Zimbabwe, a group of people with disabilities were required to move to land without homes or ways to earn an income. But when families came together to pray, read Scripture, encourage one another, and invest in each other, big things happened.
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A decade ago, Pierre was struggling with addiction, engaging in dishonest business practices, and experiencing brokenness in his relationships with his wife and children. Hear how Pierre met the Lord and found hope for his future.
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Divya was born into poverty and injustice. See how her Christ-centered savings group empowered her with dignity and financial tools to find freedom.
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Find out how Christ-centered financial services helped Jovelee come to know Jesus, open a thriving business in the Philippines, and even turn one of her closed shops into a place of worship.
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Learn about Artem and Alina's* brave decision to stay in Ukraine even amid ongoing attacks, using their restaurant to encourage their neighbors and provide employment even amid war.
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Bosco initially joined the Sowers of HOPE program to help provide for his family. Watch how his farming skills have not only strengthened his family's food security but blessed his community in Rwanda, too.
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Jacqueline's heart was filled with compassion when she saw how those in her community who are deaf or hard of hearing are often dismissed or even mistreated.
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In this interview, HOPE Rwanda's country director shares about the Christ-centered fellowship that came from one church facilitator's initiative.
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Watch Protais Rubahiza's story to learn how his savings group equipped him to move from a place of instability to becoming a generous provider for his family and community.
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With loans and support from HOPE Congo, Ghislaine has grown her furniture business in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. Watch how her business is also a ministry for mentoring at-risk youth in her community.
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Watch how Vincent went from promoting his carpentry work door-to-door to running a wholesale construction supply business that has transformed his family and community.
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When Elizabeth joined a savings group through her church in Zambia, she took a giant step forward in her dream to open a school. Watch how her vision has become a reality!
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When Jacobo used a loan to open the first convenience store in his isolated sugarcane community in the Dominican Republic, he had no idea how is family’s future would change.
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Our 2021 Thurman Award small-and-medium-enterprise program honorees created jobs for 41 members of their community in Rusizi, Rwanda.
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Our 2021 Thurman Award savings group program honoree found faith and community when he joined a HOPE Burundi savings group.
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Our 2021 Thurman Award microfinance program honoree witnessed how God can bring good out of crisis following quarantines in the Republic of Congo.
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For Achile and Melya, access to financial services and the strength of their savings group’s community has empowered them in ways they didn’t expect.
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With support and loans from CCT, Lucinda is providing for her family and growing as a community leader.
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Since taking her first loan from Urwego Bank in 1998, Beatrice Uwibambe has grown exponentially, leveraging her growth for community impact.
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Hear from Massachusetts-based entrepreneur Ron Thompson about how God invited him to use his gifts in business to take a leap of faith, starting a car wash in order to give more to others.
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As Tom and Mary Vande Gutche's business grew, so did their spiritual conviction of stewardship. In this interview, they share about that journey of generous living.
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After Sixbert’s family missed several rent payments in a row, they were evicted from their home. But after learning of a savings group through his local church, Sixbert found a community of support as he moved out of poverty.
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After losing his sight as a child, Peter had limited options for his future. But with loans from Urwego Bank, HOPE’s microfinance bank in Rwanda, Peter can see a way forward.
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Meet 2018 Thurman Award savings group program winner Eckness Mwenelupembe.
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Meet 2018 Thurman Award microfinance institution winner Andonie Digaynon.
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When she first joined a savings group in Comas, Peru, Juvita was pregnant—and didn’t feel prepared. But in her group, she found a godly, supportive community that would stand with her when her baby was born three months prematurely.
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Each year, HOPE celebrates clients who demonstrate HOPE’s values of perseverance, compassion, character, and creativity by announcing the Thurman Award.
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