Liz, an experienced and talented artisan, was invited to attend trainings facilitated by Diaconía, a HOPE partner in Paraguay. Liz sharpened her business and crafting skills. Now she says, "I feel capable. Being an entrepreneur makes me feel strong.”
Here at Homes for Hope, we are avid students of a holistic model of business. As a nonprofit member of the building industry here in the United States, how can we become more in tune with the needs of our community? How can we position our organization to serve...
Boris Timofei Tentuic currently lives in Hincesti, Maldova with his wife and 8 children (2 of whom are grown), and provides for his family by farming 15-acres of land. Just like any parent, he dreams of providing his children with the opportunity to attend college...
Bienvenida and her family live in Quisqueya, DR where she was introduced to HOPE International’s field partner Esperanza International. When she met HOPE she was cooking chicken on a road side earning an average of $5 per day, which she used to support her...
Home builders are providing a hand up, not a hand out to the working poor in 17 countries around the world through loans as small as $55. José Luis Rincón is a wheelbarrow manufacturer who lives in the Dominican Republic (DR). He is married and has 2...
Home Builders from Across the Nation Investing in the Dreams of the Poor. Mama Flores always dreamed of opening her own salon in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but as she struggled to meet her family’s most basic needs, anything more seemed out of reach....
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...
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...
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...
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...
