February 7, 2011 – 8:00 am
To get some background on why this story is being posted, please click here. When sisters Quesey and Rosemary first heard that Esperanza, HOPE’s partner in the Dominican Republic, was starting a new community bank in Santiago two years ago, they were eager to join. At the time, Quesey and her family were barely making [...]
September 13, 2010 – 8:00 am
To read more about why I post these stories click here. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there’s a name for women like Bienvenue Bala: Maman manoeuvre – a woman who has nothing. Determination and faith pulled Bienvenue through the most difficult times: when her children were out of school, when there was no money [...]
To read more about why I am posting these stories, click here. As one of hundreds of thousands of orphans left in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Chantal Nyiraneza knows the necessity of relying on God’s care – and the joy of extending that care to others. Like so many Rwandans, Chantal found [...]
When the oldest of her nine children were small, Mama Monique didn’t always have the funds to ensure nutritious meals. Now for her younger children and her fourteen grandchildren, things are different. In 2004, Monique attended a training seminar on nutrition, where she learned how to produce healthy juices and milk from local products. Excited [...]
To read more about why I post these stories click here. Esperance Mukasekuru is a successful weaver who lives in Karenge, Rwanda. She buys used bed sheets and bed covers and then skillfully weaves colorful designs into them, increasing their value and thereby allowing her to profit from their resale. Esperance joined HOPE’s Rwandan partner, [...]
To read more about why I post these stories click here. Dell Jan came to HOPE International with a talent for weaving carpets, but because she lacked the capital to purchase her own carpet frame and materials, rental fees and interest owed to loan sharks consumed her profits. Even though she worked diligently, Dell Jan [...]
Despite struggling with blindness for more than half her life, Marie-Lourdes has singlehandedly raised four children and three grandchildren and built a successful enterprise in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Her warm, inviting personality belies the struggles she has seen in her life since an undiagnosed illness stole her eyesight when she [...]
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