Dec 20, 2022 | Worldwide Refugee Crisis
“When can I go home?” More than 100 million displaced people around the world long for an answer to this question. Many fled their homes because of conflict, persecution, or famine. Returning is often difficult and sometimes nearly impossible. In the Middle East,...
Dec 6, 2022 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
Financial hardship plagued 25-year-old Geline* from Haiti. The little income she made from her roadside cosmetics stand seemed to slip through her fingers. She struggled to keep enough money on hand to buy the supplies she needed to keep her little store stocked. In...
Dec 2, 2022 | Warm-A-Family
As autumn ends and the air turns brisk, many people in Ukraine and other Eastern European countries shiver with dread as they think of staying warm in the harsh winter season ahead. They might gather twigs and leaves to burn to try to stay warm, but firewood? It is...
Nov 30, 2022 | International Crisis
Millions of Ukrainians could face life-threatening conditions this winter—but not just from bombs or missiles. At least 50 percent of the power sources have been destroyed, along with gas and water supplies. Many people nearly panic as the weather in Ukraine gets...
Nov 24, 2022 | Family-Self-Support
Aisha* is an Egyptian mother that lives in a needy village and carries the strain of providing for her four children and ailing husband. She stays busy working part-time at a clothing factory, tending to her children, and caring for her husband who suffered a stroke....
