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Volunteer Beverly Jansma

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 on the board of 4 international nonprofit organizations. For one organization alone, she has traveled to Haiti over 70 times. So it’s no surprise that […]

Fulfilling A Dream

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 of the fistula repair surgeries, that we hoped to provide $50,000 to cover the cost of surgeries for 100 women over two years. At the […]

Fulfilling A Dream

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 of the fistula repair surgeries, that we hoped to provide $50,000 to cover the cost of surgeries for 100 women over two years. At the […]

Beauty in India

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 on by using small firepots for light and warmth. No one wanted to give up the training opportunity they were receiving. There are few jobs […]

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 is translated as the feminine form of “slave of god”. Within the tradition, young girls are dedicated and married to the temple deity, Yellamma, before […]

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 SowHope-funded tailoring project in her village. At 29, Aruna is a wife and the mother of three children. She would accompany her husband whenever there […]

Fall 2020 Matching Gift Appeal – India

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COVID-19 UPDATE FROM SOWHOPE PARTNERS

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Finding Support Through Tragedy

A SowHope team recently visited rural India to evaluate a tailoring training project impacting 160 women. The team was treated to an opportunity to watch the graduation ceremony for 40 women along with hearing stories of how the project impacted their lives. Renuka took part in the class because she wanted to work from home […]

Home Businesses Change Lives

Vinita’s heart is overflowing. As the local leader of a SowHope funded project at a vocational training center in India, she reports that women are blossoming. Three hundred women were trained at the center and all of them are now working, most from their own home businesses. The women are earning as much as $145 […]