The Hindustani Covenant Church (HCC) has been ministering to vulnerable women in the red light area for over a decade. Since 2006 more than 63 girls have escaped from the sex trade with the help of HCC and Covenant Social …
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Former Sex Workers Help Liberate Others
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Written on November 6th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Human Trafficking, India, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Human Trafficking, India, Women
Unveil Yourselves, Women of Africa: A Call for Peace
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Written on October 28th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Kenya, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Kenya, Women
In West Pokot, Kenya, Philipine (Pini) Chepkoech Kidulah and her support staff at Jitokeze Wamama Wafrika are bringing a new element of transformation to the communities through addressing conflict between the Pokot and Turkana people. Jitokeze Wamama Wafrika (Swahili for: …
Escaping Human Trafficking
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Written on September 25th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Human Trafficking, India, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Human Trafficking, India, Women
Gangubai Shinde comes from a middle-class family. When she was fifteen, her parents forced her to marry a man twice her age. Her husband accused her of being unfaithful, and he began beating her. Although Gangubai realized that she was …
‘Kenya Women Building Sustainable Communities’
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Written on September 9th, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Kenya, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Kenya, Women
Regina left home after 6th grade. Her father was planning to marry her off to an elderly man, without Regina’s consent. The dowry her father would have received amounted to several heads of cattle, the price for a child bride. …
Community Banks in Mexico Empower Women Business Owners
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Written on July 31st, 2013
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Mexico, Micro-finance, Women
Filed under: Community Development
Tags: Mexico, Micro-finance, Women
How do you start a business from little to no resources? Who will invest in the lives of those without enough credit to apply for a loan? Our partner in Mexico is working with women who may have started from …
