When disasters occur, it is the poor who suffer the most. For sixty-eight years, Covenanters have been responding generously to the poor through Covenant World Relief. In 2011, severe flooding affected more than twenty million people in Pakistan. Crops and …
How to Reduce Vulnerability When Disasters Strike…
Surviving in the camp of Mugunga 3
“Since we’ve been here, we live thanks to the aid brought to us by HEAL Africa” says Kyakimwa Belinda.* This 30-year-old woman has been displaced by war. She has been living for 5 months with her 4 children in …
Standing on One’s Own Two Feet
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Written on June 26th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Micro-finance, South Africa, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Micro-finance, South Africa, Women
God is doing amazing things through the work of our partner organization, Zimele. “Zimele” is a Zulu word that means, “to stand on one’s own two feet.” Currently in South Africa, Zimele is working to empower impoverished women in the …
The Impact of One Woman on Her Community: Adelina’s Story
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Written on June 24th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Mexico, Micro-finance, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Mexico, Micro-finance, Women
Adelina is a woman from Santa Cruz Xitla, a community of extreme poverty located two hours from Oaxaca City. The mother language in this community is Zapotec; very few people speak Spanish. The primary job in Santa Cruz Xitla is …
World Refugee Day
What is a refugee?
Around the world, people have been displaced, forced from their homes, or simply—fearing the worst—have fled their neighborhoods and villages ahead of waves of violence. Some people have lost the right to claim a nationality as …
