Apr 19, 2022 | Nicaragua-Adopt-A-Family
Seventy-six-year-old Margarito and his wife Carlota cannot afford to own land, but live with several of their children on the edge of a city street in Nicaragua. They cook and sell corn, tortillas, and other food. They also peddle vegetables to make a living....
Apr 12, 2022 | Family-Self-Support
Romeo is no stranger to hard work and responsibility. He and his wife Oana are parents to eleven children younger than twenty years old. The family lives in a three-room house in Romania. Romeo struggles with diabetes, so he can work only when he feels well enough....
Mar 21, 2022 | Water-for-the-World
A crowd of women and children gathers in this African village, lining up their colorful buckets. One woman at the head of the line turns the handle of a hand pump. With each turn the precious gift of clean water streams out, a gift the people of this community in...
Mar 17, 2022 | SALT Microfinance Solutions
SALT savings groups provide a means through which individuals and families are given a chance to escape poverty’s clutch. Simply giving handouts is not the best answer in some situations, since material aid can easily create dependence. Our goal with savings groups is...
Mar 10, 2022 | International Crisis
Destruction in Ukraine April 13, 2022 Summary Points: Some CAM food parcel recipients lost everything they owned Many families live together after their houses were destroyed Damaged bridges and roads create challenges to deliver aid Crushed buildings and charred...
Mar 1, 2022 | Food-Parcels-for-Syrian-Refugees
“Many times I would wonder what to say to my starving children when they were crying with hunger and unable to sleep at night,” Aasimah* in Syria confided to our contacts. “I had to choose between food or medication.” Aasimah cares for her three nephews and one niece...
