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Updates From the Field – East Africa

The program in Kenya has spread across the border into Tanzania. Open Hands now has so many savings ...
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Updates From the Field – Nepal

Open Hands has been invited by EQUIP Nepal to consider starting a savings group program in the country ...
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Updates From the Field – Haiti

Due to the hurricane in Haiti the participants in Open Hands savings groups have not been able to ...
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Updates From the Field – Ethiopia

The Open Hands savings group program that was started in Ethiopia in July has been very successful. There ...
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Updates From the Field – El Salvador

Open Hands has hired a facilitator in El Salvador. He is meeting with interested persons and is helping ...
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A World of Plenty

The college I attend held a Hunger Symposium last month. It created awareness of the problems of hunger ...
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November 2016 Newsletter

Read the Open Hands newsletter from November 2016. Open Hands Newsletter November 2016
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Does God Have A Role For Open Hands In Ethiopia

Open Hands is considering a savings group program in the African country of Ethiopia. We have had some ...
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New Savings Group Program in El Salvador

Earlier this year Lyndon Swarey and Darin Hershberger conducted a feasibility study for a savings group program in ...
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Helping Haitians Help Themselves

Often in mission newsletters and the media, Haitians are portrayed as hungry, hurting, and helpless. This perception of ...
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Developing Conflict Resolution Skills

Definition of Conflict: Disagreement, contradiction, variance, opposition Part of the leadership training we do with savings group leaders ...
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July 2016 Newsletter

Read the Open Hands newsletter from July 2016. Open Hands Newsletter July 2016
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Relationship With Nature Creates Sustainability

In July 2015, I was in Kenya for a staff training. This training was for our new staff ...
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Life As A Savings Group Member

Though I have never been a savings group member, perhaps I will be able to describe what life ...
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December 2015 Newsletter

Read the Open Hands newsletter from December 2015. Open Hands Newsletter December 2015
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Open Hands Transitions to an Independent Organization

Anabaptist Financial’s two-fold mission is to provide faith-based financial services and stewardship teaching. Prior to the formation of ...
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Savings Groups Help To Provide Financial Services

Often, when I thought of microfinance whether it was savings groups or microcredit (loans), I would picture someone ...
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Empower Kenyans to Reach Their Goals

Kenya, as you may have heard, is a beautiful country full of many contrasts. It has a beautiful ...
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