“I Am No Longer The Same” | Samson Kalagho’s Story
Before joining a HOPE Malawi savings group, Samson's job as a bricklayer didn't cover his family’s expenses. But now, he says, "I am no longer the same"...
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MUSADIDI KANANGE, CONGO
Before receiving his first micro-loan from Hope International, Musadidi, his wife and 6 children, lived in a small house in Lubumbashi . Musadidi sold pharmaceutical items and medicines in his neighborhood to provide for his family. He had so little...
Constantine Lokondo – Democratic Republic of Congo
Before starting with HOPE, Constantine, a married mother of 6, could not afford to send her children to school, so they remained at home and restless in their exposed mud brick home that was vulnerable to the weather. Her family also suffered from health...
The HBA of Grayson-Fannin-Cooke Counties welcomes Homes for HOPE
Jack Nulty, Executive Director of Homes for HOPE, recently gave a presentation to the members of the HBA of Grayson-Fannin-Cooke Counties. Pictured from l to r: Ms. Lindsay Wright, Association Executive; Jack Nulty; and Mr. Ron Barton, Past Association President...
Seizing the Opportunity – Hope realized!
I’m sometimes asked what kind of businesses HOPE International entrepreneurs have in poor parts of the world—what kind of businesses can really be helped by a $100.00 loan? The answer: It’s really guided by whatever kind of businesses are needed for each community...
Empowering people to be their best!
On my first trip to the Dominican Republic, I had the opportunity to meet two Haitian women who were about to take out their first microloan with HOPE International. The setting was a compound in a sugar cane field. It was my first “Bank of HOPE” meeting and, as it...
Homes for Hope – empowering the poor to escape poverty
When you talk about “escaping “ something you think of running away – or fleeing. Well here’s a much different story. In the Congo, as in most developing nations around the world, there are thousands of people with small businesses… they have the ability to work,...
Banking For Life
One of the powerful experiences I’ve had in visiting the HOPE International’s work has been attending a community bank meeting. This is a constant marvel to me. Clients (borrowers) from the Dominican Republic to the Congo to India gather typically twice a month...
Children really are our future!
On one of my trips with the Dominican Republic earlier this year, I was joined by 3 kids – one in high school and two in college. It was amazing to see their eyes opened to poverty, and their passion ignited as they realized that they could help alleviate poverty...
A small investment – a great impact for good!
“This is the best thing I’ve seen as far as helping the poor,” he said.
