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February 10th, 2023

Responding to the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

It is the worst disaster for this region in more than 80 years. The numbers keep growing and are staggering … but it is the reality of photos and videos that wake us up at night.

November 3rd, 2022

A Heart for the Hungry: Witnessing the realities of famine

How will we feed our families in a famine? Will our children survive? Where do we go from here? Where can we find water? Will someone help us?

Mr. Douilly inspecting a project in southern Haiti.

April 6th, 2013

Microcredit in Haiti Part 2 - How Microcredit Works (‘the nuts & bolts’)

This is part two in a three part blog series exploring World Concern’s microcredit program in Haiti. If you missed part one, you can read it here.

Meet Bellia – This mother of two sells clothing, shoes, and purses. With her loan she was able to purchase products her customers were asking for.

April 4th, 2013

Microcredit in Haiti Part 1 – How microcredit can create opportunity

This is part one in a three part blog series exploring World Concern’s microcredit program in Haiti. Consider this a little ‘behind the scenes’ look

December 7th, 2012

Helping families recover after Hurricane Sandy

When Hurricane Sandy hit the island nation of Haiti on Oct. 24, it took the lives of more than 50 people, destroyed more than 6,000 homes, and damaged

December 6th, 2012

Car dealership helps drive away poverty

Craig (left) and Kurt Campbell know that goats like these can have a huge impact on the life of someone living in poverty. Customers at

A boy in South Sudan drinks clean water from a well.

November 27th, 2012

It's Giving Tuesday! Make your holiday shopping matter

You survived (or avoided) Black Friday and Cyber Monday and made it to Giving Tuesday! A much more meaningful day, we think. Giving Tuesday was

As NGOs shift our response from disaster to development, there are still many hungry people to feed.

October 11th, 2012

Food Distribution in the Horn of Africa Goes High Tech

Note: This article was originally published on the Huffington Post Impact X blog on Oct. 10, 2012. As NGOs shift our response from disaster to

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