Brick by brick

Brick by brick

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

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”

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

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...
Breaking the cycle of poverty in Nigeria

Breaking the cycle of poverty in Nigeria

A group of twenty-seven men in Nigeria sits together, meeting for a time of prayer, teaching, and discussion. They are farmers, small business owners, fathers, and husbands who are taking steps to improve their lives through saving and financial teaching. This group...