Beekeeping project helps SALT members

Beekeeping project helps SALT members

May 5, 2020 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

A SALT* savings group in Tanzania decided to start a beekeeping project since it doesn’t require a large investment and shows great potential. The group had little knowledge of beekeeping, so a member of another local SALT group helped them get started. They purchased...
Water wells for Cambodia

Water wells for Cambodia

Apr 27, 2020 | Water-for-the-World

Imagine what it would be like to drink water from a stagnant water hole, unfit even for bathing. Until recently, this was reality for a remote community in Cambodia. Funded by CAM’s Water-for-the-World program, a conservative Anabaptist group, Arising Light Asian...
Venezuelan economy still suffers

Venezuelan economy still suffers

Apr 23, 2020 | Crisis Response

The collapse of the Venezuelan economy has brought suffering to millions of people. Many flee the country with little more than the clothes on their backs and struggle to obtain even necessities. Venezuelans wait in line to receive their food package. To help meet the...
Coronavirus pandemic in Bible Lands

Coronavirus pandemic in Bible Lands

Apr 20, 2020 | Crisis Response

How is the pandemic affecting people in Israel and the Palestinian territories? The coronavirus pandemic brought much of the world to a near standstill, including the land of the Bible. Bethlehem, which depends heavily on tourism, has come to a sudden halt. This...
A mother’s face brightened

A mother’s face brightened

Apr 16, 2020 | Shipping Fund

Our staff in Nicaragua visited Javier and Gloria, who live in a lean-to building with a dirt floor. Poverty was evident all around. Javier earns around $5-$6 each day doing odd jobs. This minimal income creates a challenge for him to support Gloria and their three...