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    • Local Leaders
      • Dr. Itengre, Partner in Burkina Faso
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      • Josephine, Partner in Kenya
      • Ninotte, Partner in Haiti
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Local Impact on a Global Scale
December 9, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Fall Newsletter, Volunteers

Volunteers, Sarah Massirio & Wesley Krug

“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…

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December 9, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Fall Newsletter, India

Devadasi – A Tradition of Slavery

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…

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December 9, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Fall Newsletter

Terrorism Hits Close to Home in Nigeria

Boko Haram, a terrorist organization in northeastern Nigeria, continues to terrorize in many areas where our Nigerian partner, Sarah, oversees more than 25 SowHope projects empowering women. Recently, Sarah’s cousin…

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April 8, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Spring Newsletter, India

From Stonecutter to Seamstress

All Aruna, from India, had ever known was stonecutting. As her family’s traditional work, it was the only skill she had for earning money, until she signed up for the…

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April 8, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Spring Newsletter, COVID-19, Kenya

Essential Worker in Kenya

SowHope partner Josephine, in Kenya, is an incredibly compassionate person. We first met her through a mutual friend who told us she was helping AIDS widows and orphans. At the…

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April 8, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Spring Newsletter

Volunteer, Mita Fitzjohn

Mita Fitzjohn, a member of the SowHope Fund Development and Marketing Team, understands the plight of women and girls in extreme poverty. “I was born in India,” Mita explains, “and…

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January 19, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Winter Newsletter

Board Member, Lauren Spangler

SowHope Board Member, Lauren Spangler, first learned about SowHope’s work at a gathering with friends in 2018: “I was particularly inspired by SowHope’s mission and vision, which center around the…

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January 19, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Winter Newsletter, Bangladesh, COVID-19

Emergency Support for Bangladesh

The Tea Garden areas of Bangladesh are some of the poorest regions in the country where local people obtain day labor jobs at about $1/ day. When COVID-19 hit, the…

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January 19, 2021
SowHope In 2021 Winter Newsletter, COVID-19, Nigeria

Working From Home in Nigeria

“I try to think of what I can sell as a young lady. Not getting even a little income of my own worries me sometimes. But through this (SowHope funded)…

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October 23, 2020
SowHope In Appeals, Fundraising, India, Matching Gift

Fall 2020 Matching Gift Appeal – India

Tailoring instructor helping a student In the last two years, Dr. Kamala’s organization in India trained 163 women in tailoring through SowHope funding. This training, along with the subsidized machine,...
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