The Hope for All community organization in Belo, Cameroon, has been empowering women in small groups through chicken-raising in a CWR-funded project called Pass on the Gift. Two of the newly hatched chicks must be passed on to other women …
Posts Tagged ‘Agriculture’
Overcoming Obstacles to Empowerment in Cameroon
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Agriculture, Cameroon, Resources, Women
Thanksgiving Package
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Agriculture, Cameroon, Women
Covenant World Relief was able to give a “Thanksgiving Package.” This package included a chicken cage and 22 three-week old chicks that are now ready for the market. With this present this woman has been trained on how to take …
Change happening in Haiti
Filed under: Community Development, Special Projects
Tags: Agriculture, Children, Education, Haiti
Fond-des-Blancs is a rural town in Haiti that has been agonized by a lack of care and education, unemployment, and natural disasters. Several years ago, CWR was able to partner with the Haiti Christian Development Fund and through them help …
A Water Buffalo Provides New Hope
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Agriculture, CovCares, India, Resources
How a gift from the Covenant Cares catalog changed a family’s future
My name is Shiv Chandra and I am from Bihar, India. Born in a low-caste family, I am reminded every day that I am poor, marginalized, and untouchable. …
Sustainable Development
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Agriculture, Kenya
Part of effecting truly sustainable community development is the commitment of the local communities to the project. Without this, a community-development project looks like any other charity and may not be well received by the local community. Without investment in …