Each year, HOPE celebrates clients who demonstrate HOPE’s values of perseverance, compassion, character, and creativity by announcing the Thurman Award. Established in honor of HOPE’s first CEO, the Thurman Award celebrates clients who have not only experienced change in their own lives but have also extended that transformation to others in their community.
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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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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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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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