Give A Man A Fish or teach A Man To Fish
Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. This age-old saying is full of common sense wisdom.
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SALT vocational classes bring hope to Nigerian orphans
Banner and his family, suffered extreme hardship at the hands of Boko Haram. The terrorists killed Banner’s father and captured his mother.
“Things are changing for me”
Growing up without parents, Julmiste’s life in Haiti was not easy. His father abandoned the family before Julmiste was born.
How do they spend their money?
We are often amazed when we look at the income levels of people in developing countries. How can they can make it? Where do they spend their money?
Farmers find a way out of hunger
The SALT Agri-Plus program is helping farmers in developing countries find a way out of hunger.Our goal is to help farmers find solutions to these problems.
Basket weaving business helps Bangladeshi family
Polash* struggled with financial needs. He couldn’t provide sufficient food for his family. They requested a $35 USD loan from the savings group
Haitian farmers increase bean yields
Haitian farmers are excited about a new variety of bean they learned about through CAM’s SALT Agri-Plus program. The new yielded 57% more than the other.
Impoverished People Discover Ways to Provide
People who have struggled to support themselves are discovering ways to provide an income.
SALT savings groups expand in Myanmar
SALT savings group members in Myanmar are excited about the gradual change they are experiencing. “Before the savings group started, I was borrowing money with 30 percent interest,” said Ma Pi, a widow with five children.
SALT 2018 review
Over 234,000 hours of Biblical teaching at SALT meetings. We commit the spiritual harvest to God,who has promised that His Word will accomplish its purpose.
Microloans, Bible lessons, and a way forward
My husband and I recently accompanied the SALT team to a microloan disbursement meeting in a poor neighborhood of Tipitapa, Nicaragua. This microloan group started when Juan, a man from this area, asked CAM for money for woodworking tools. Our staff told him why we don’t just hand out money and informed him about the SALT program. Inspired, Juan then helped to get a microloan group started.
Bible-Based Teaching for Businesses
Win’s sewing business income was only enough to pay for her family’s daily food. But since joining a SALT savings group in Myanmar, she has learned to better manage her money and has even been able to save! Win used this money to buy a better sewing machine that is helping her produce more income…. Read more
“To feed my family, I had to go into debt”
Elijah is a small-scale farmer in Ghana, Africa. Before he became a SALT Agri-Plus member, it was difficult to provide for his family. He did not have a good way to store his grain, and insects and mice raided his food supply. “To feed my family, I had to go into debt,” he said.
“We give God the glory for using you”
Thousands in Nigeria have suffered at the hands of the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram. Among those was Zacharia, his wife, and ten children.
How does the SALT microloan program help Haitians?
Many Haitians thought they couldn’t save money. That is, until they applied the practical teaching from SALT microloan meetings. Now, the realization that they are able to save is giving Haitians hope for the future.
