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...
Taking small steps to overcome poverty

Taking small steps to overcome poverty

Everyone has a basic problem or need. For some people poverty is a financial reality, and for others it is a spiritual deficiency in spite of a fat bank account. Some people are impoverished in their relationships, while others are deficient in basic character and...
Why are savings groups effective?

Why are savings groups effective?

Rahman1 and Rafa, pictured above, have attended weekly SALT2 savings groups meetings for nearly four years. Over time, they started practicing the teaching they received and opened a small shoe store to better meet their family’s needs. How do SALT savings groups...
Three-Fold to Fifteen-Fold

Three-Fold to Fifteen-Fold

According to God’s mandate in Deuteronomy 8:3, people shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from God. Thus, we are to live by bread, but we are also to live by the Word of God. When these two things are combined for the agriculturist in an...
Brick Making and Building Hope

Brick Making and Building Hope

Making and kiln-drying bricks is a common business in the area where Dayaal* and Sahni live. This couple, like many others around them, operates a brick making business. During the four winter months when Dayaal is unable to farm, he and his wife work together to make...