Our partner Rhoda in South Sudan dreamt for years to open a local supermarket to supply needed items purchased at wholesale prices from the 200 local women farmers in the…
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It was August 15, 2021, when the Taliban took over Afghanistan. The previous government collapsed, leaving thousands of people without jobs or public services. Many of those who lost their…
It’s safe to say: Beverly Jansma is mission-oriented. Over the past 32 years, she has put together quite the résumé, including participation in mission work in 7 countries and sitting…
Four years ago, SowHope met Dr. Itengré, a surgeon specializing in obstetric fistula repair. We were so moved by the stories of women living with fistula and the lifechanging results…
Heavy snowfall cut the electricity at a vocational training project in India where women were learning how to become beauticians and to professionally apply makeup. Undeterred, they managed to carry…
As a photographer, Alex Comben looks at the world through a distinctive lens. With this in mind, he was intrigued when his wife, Dr. Lindsey Westerhof, wanted to attend SowHope’s…
In 2021, Jyoti, our partner in Nepal, saw a need for women to understand maternal health. She also noticed the great need for many women who suffered from a prolapsed…
Sarah, our partner in Nigeria, has been completing projects from community to community since 2007, cultivating dozens of women leaders and empowering thousands of women. She has sown hope, and…
“It was an easy choice” to begin volunteering for SowHope, said Sarah Massirio & Wesley Krug, regular SowHope volunteers since 2018. “Aaron Hoxworth (SowHope’s Administrative Director) was discussing SowHope with…
Despite several court orders to abolish it, there are still a few states in India which continue to practice the Devadasi tradition, which dates back to the 6th century. Devadasi…
