Highlighting the difference between aid and development, this e-book by Peter Greer discusses the impact of job creation in alleviating poverty. Follow the link to download the free e-book!
Download: Download Stop Helping Us! e-book (771KB pdf)
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HOPE International’s vice president of development, Chris Horst, and president and CEO, Peter Greer, make the case for entrepreneurship, which sustains development long after charitable giving dries up. Download a free e-book by following the link!
Link: Download Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing e-book
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The following links lead to organizations and networks with many resources relating to microenterprise development.
Link: CED Network
Link: Accord Network
Link: The Chalmers Center
Link: CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor)
Link: Center for Financial Inclusion
Link: MIX at Center for Financial Inclusion
Link: FinDev Gateway
Link: ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability)
Link: Tearfund - Church and Community Mobilization
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The following books are great resources to learn more about microenterprise development.
Link: Created to Flourish
Link: Good News to the Poor
Link: Toxic Charity
Link: Charity Detox
Link: Portfolios of the Poor
Link: The Poor and Their Money
Link: The Economics of Microfinance
Link: Banker to the Poor
Link: A Billion Bootstraps
Link: Dead Aid
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The Chalmers Center wrote this book as a follow-up to When Helping Hurts. The book unpacks the principles of how to design effective microfinance and savings ministries and avoid common pitfalls. HOPE follows many of these principles in our programs. This is a practical resource to move forward in microenterprise development as an organization or church.
Link: From Dependence to Dignity website
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Poverty is more than simply a lack of material resources, and it takes more than donations to solve it. When Helping Hurts, by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett of the Chalmers Center, shares a biblically based approach to poverty alleviation. This book is a great starting point for those interested in serving others through microenterprise development.
Link: When Helping Hurts website
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