Each year, HOPE celebrates clients who demonstrate our values of perseverance, compassion, character, and creativity by announcing the Thurman Award winner. Established in honor of HOPE’s first CEO, the Thurman Award celebrates clients who have not only experienced change in their own lives but have also extended that transformation to others in their community. We’re excited to share the story of Eckness, this year’s winner of savings group programs!
When Eckness was a teenager, her family could no longer afford to send her to school—a problem many Malawian families face. And like many Malawian youth in her situation, Eckness dropped out of school and got married. Continue Reading…
![Thanks to her savings group with Comas CMA Church in Peru, Yoselin Aldaves expanded her business and developed a new habit of saving. Beyond growing her income, she’s also found a supportive spiritual community and is learning about the love of God.
"[The savings group leaders] talk to us a lot about God, they teach us to pray and to be honest. ... I want my children, my husband, and myself to learn more about the Bible. We don’t know much about God and it is time for God to be the first thing in our lives.”
Praise God for the way that savings groups are equipping families in Peru and around the world to overcome spiritual poverty!🌎](https://blog.hopeinternational.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)