Massive fire in Rohingya refugee camp

Massive fire in Rohingya refugee camp

On March 22, a massive fire broke out in the Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, destroying more than 10,000 shelters. This blaze killed fifteen people, injured 560, and displaced more than 45,000. In addition to homes, essential facilities including a main hospital,...
Light for the Rendille tribe

Light for the Rendille tribe

In a land of desert and camels in northern Kenya lives the Rendille tribe. These people have difficult lives, and every day is a quest for adequate food and water. Recently they experienced two years without rain. These nomadic people travel with their herds of cattle...
Hope for a rejected widow with leprosy

Hope for a rejected widow with leprosy

“Why don’t you just run away? Why don’t you just die? . . . because of you there is all this trouble for our family!” Manya’s* father shouted as he eyed her with disgust. Twenty-five-year-old Manya stared at her blotchy skin—the dreaded sign of leprosy. This disease...
Joining efforts to expand a business

Joining efforts to expand a business

Aahan* and his wife Bhavna operated a small roadside store in a restricted country. When a SALT Savings Group started in their village, Aahan’s wife and parents joined. Aahan is not a member of the savings group, but the teaching his wife and parents received at the...
I was sick and ye visited me

I was sick and ye visited me

Compassionate care for the sick and malnourished In a remote part of Liberia, several hours from paved roads, is the village of Garplay. Recently a CAM staff member visited the clinic in Garplay, noting the nearly empty medicine shelves. The clinic staff explained...