With more people becoming worried about the environment, experts have started expounding upon the virtues of sustainable farming, saying that certain practices are better in the long term even though they might bring less profit immediately, and these practices should …
Women in Congo Have New Hope
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Children, Congo, Micro-finance, Women
CWR partners in Goma, Congo have been working with women and girls to provide them with vocational training. Through tailored vocational and human rights education and improving the health and economic opportunities available to unwed teenage mothers and children, HOLD …
Recovery Continues in the Philippines
On November 8, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the biggest storms ever recorded, slammed into the Philippines. The current death toll is 6,201 with 1,785 missing. More than 1.1 million houses were damaged or destroyed. Thanks to generous Covenant churches and …
Palm Oil Enterprise
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Cameroon, Micro-enterprise, Women
Sharon Davis, a former covenant missionary to Cameroon, has been working with rural villages in Cameroon for years. Over time she had developed strong relationships with the communities in the area and has created some flourishing development projects with partnership …
India Drought Relief Update
About 11,108 villages of 34 districts in Maharashtra, India were hit by severe drought during 2013. There were shortages of water, not only for drinking, but also for watering crops. Farmers were helpless and people didn’t know where to go …