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Stop Helping Us!

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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Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing

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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Industry resources

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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Recommended reading

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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From Dependence to Dignity

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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When Helping Hurts

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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