Maria’s Story: You Are Never Alone
Maria Osipchuk is a 79-year-old resident of the village of Borzoa in the Chemihiv region. She spent her entire working life as a teacher at the local elementary school, but is now retired. Even though she poured her entire life into helping and guiding other people’s children, she has no family of her own. In […]
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From Thirsty to Thriving
Down a winding dirt path in the thick of leafy green bushes and trees lives a small community in Benin. Humble mud huts and wood fences dot the land as barefoot children wander around, holding hands with younger siblings and calling out to one another in Fon. This is the village of Vongnigodo. When GAiN […]
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Boxes of Hope
Through our local partner on the ground, GAiN is providing yellow boxes for displaced people in Ukraine. A single yellow box provides a week’s worth of food for a family, and one box is delivered each week until the family has received four yellow boxes. Our local partner also takes time during each weekly delivery […]
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Broken and Beloved
Meet Miriam Segovia, a manicurist and merchant in Paraguay. For a year she has been taking out loans with Diaconia and using them to buy materials and products for her business. She is also part of a Trust Group, led by her chaplain, Miguela, where she receives encouragement and support through the ups and downs […]
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Water Changes the Game
On a recent trip to Tanzania, a LIFE team from GAiN Australia and GAiN Canada was reminded of how the simplest things in life can have the most game changing effect on our lives. Guided by the GAiN Tanzania field staff, the team travelled to different villages in the country to witness the life-changing impact […]
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Dignifying Menstrual Hygiene
There is a desperate need around the world for women to be educated about their menstrual cycles and equipped with feminine hygiene products. According to the World Bank, an estimated 500 million women and girls globally don’t have access to the facilities they need to manage their periods. Many of these women also lack any […]
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Miguela’s Story
Miguela is one of the incredible chaplains that volunteers with Diaconía, GAiN’s partner organization in Paraguay. The chaplaincy program is designed to provide spiritual support and leadership to female clients who are enrolled in Diaconia’s microfinancing program. By meeting with these clients in both a Trust Group and one-on-one setting, Miguela encourages them that they […]
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A City On a Hill
It has been a challenging yet highly fruitful season for our JESUS Film Church Planting Strategy (JFCPS) teams in Liberia and Sierra Leone as we continue to reach unreached people groups (UPGs). In the midst of political and religious tensions as well as the ongoing difficulty of travelling to these remote areas, our dedicated teams […]
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Blessed Are Those Who Mourn
Morocco is still reeling from the devastating 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the western side of the country this past September. Not only were 2,900 people killed and another 5,500 injured, but many remote villages in the Atlas Mountains as well as historic parts of the city of Marrakech were completely obliterated. After conducting an […]
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Fridges and Fans
Ever since the enormous earthquake in February of this year, Turkey and Syria have been struggling to move forward. The degree of devastation is intense and has pushed tens of thousands of people into an ongoing state of desperation and need. We have continued our work with our partner on the ground in order to […]
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