Pictured above: students in Elizabeth Mutosa’s school in Zambia
Regardless of location, culture, or material circumstances, many parents around the world desire to give their children the opportunities they couldn’t access themselves. Gaining access to quality education is a key part of that journey.
But families in poverty face additional barriers to accessing better education.
When resources are limited, school expenses often must be deprioritized for more essential basics like food, clothing, health insurance, housing repairs, or emergencies. And even when resources are available, the nearest school could be far away and the added expense of getting there pushes it just out of reach. Even if schools are within families’ physical and financial reach, the education quality might be low, leading parents to wonder if it is worth the investment. Continue Reading…
![Today, on World Refugee Day, we honor and remember the millions of refugees who have left their homes in search of a better future for their families.
We thank God for how He is using savings groups to help answer their prayers. “Through this group, we embarked on visualizing the future,” says one member of the Mulima Matumaini (“the hill of hope”) savings group, made up of refugees living in Malawi’s Dzaleka camp.
As these men and women read the Word, save, and learn to build businesses through their group, they‘re able to recover hope and purpose—even in a land far from home.
“I can say that before, the minds of the majority of refugees [in our group] were only focused on resettlement. We could not manage to run businesses, [did not know] how to save money, etc., but after joining the group, we are able to create businesses and different activities.”
Join us in praising God for the creativity and skills He has given refugees. Pray that He would help them flourish in whatever community they find themselves in.](https://blog.hopeinternational.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)