Practical training for youth

Practical training for youth

Sep 24, 2021 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

A great need for practical, Bible-based teaching abounds in impoverished countries. Occupational training for youth is especially needed. Many people in our world have not grown up learning trades and skills. SALT Vocational Schools in Bangladesh, Ghana, Nigeria, and...
Brick by brick

Brick by brick

Jun 8, 2021 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

Charan* and Farisha from India ran out of money when building their new house. Charan is a mason and did most of the work on their house brick by brick with the help of his family. Unfortunately, two bedrooms remained unfinished when their funds were depleted. After...
Joining efforts to expand a business

Joining efforts to expand a business

Mar 22, 2021 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

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...
“Honourable in the eyes of the Lord”

“Honourable in the eyes of the Lord”

Mar 2, 2021 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

Francis and Grace are members of a SALT savings group in Ghana. To provide for their children, they grow cocoa, palm nuts, plantains, and tomatoes. They grow a wide variety of crops to make good use of every season and kind of weather. “When the palm nuts are out of...
Reaching the Mro people of Myanmar

Reaching the Mro people of Myanmar

Mar 1, 2021 | SALT Microfinance Solutions

SALT is starting savings groups in an unusual setting—a village of refugees who recently fled their homes due to violence in western Myanmar. These refugees are part of the Mro people ethnic group. These people, primarily village farmers, are stranded. They have not...