Jul 24, 2023 | International Crisis
Twelve-year-old Maryam* cried as she told her story to contacts in Afghanistan. Her family hasn’t heard anything about her father since he disappeared a year ago. “My brothers and sisters are still small and my mother is sick, and I can’t do anything,” Maryam said....
Jul 20, 2023 | Hope-for-the-Handicapped
Twenty-three-year-old Aleena* in the Middle East suffered a stroke-like episode several months ago, leaving her unable to walk or speak well. Her husband, seeing she could no longer take care of their two young sons, left her and married another woman. Abandoned and...
Jul 11, 2023 | International Crisis
As downpours pelted Haiti hour after hour, desperation mounted. Water was rising fast, threatening to wash away everything in its path. Families, seeing their houses were no longer safe, grabbed what they could carry and waded through the murky waters to safety....
Jun 30, 2023 | Milk-for-Many-Mouths
People all over the world value milk for many reasons. It is nourishing, delicious, and comforting. Without thinking of its worth in many countries, we in America pour milk over cereal, use it to make gravy to spoon over hot biscuits, and enjoy it with freshly baked...
Jun 27, 2023 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Jesca had a small business of peddling used clothing before she moved to Tanzania, East Africa. Two years ago, Jesca joined a SALT Savings Group in her new country. Since then, she opened her own clothing store, using savings and a loan from the savings group. Several...
Jun 20, 2023 | Help-for-the-Elderly
Standing in the doorway of her small home, 88-year-old Olga wears a smile that carries years of loss, loneliness, and suffering. Olga knows a widow’s grief since her husband passed away 40 years ago. She also knows the pain of watching her son become addicted to...
