January 13, 2025
Benin Market as Focus of Peace and Reconciliation
Bringing back a village market once abandoned after conflict has strengthened community ties and offers improved quality of life.
December 31, 2024
Benin Savings Groups Build Financial Security
Savings group members strengthen community bonds by supporting each other in times of need.
December 20, 2024
Fostering Education and Community in Lebanon
A Good Shepherd Sisters-run center provides a space where Syrian and Lebanese children learn together and working moms find career opportunities.
December 20, 2024
Savings Groups Develop Community Leaders in Benin
Savings groups enable vulnerable communities to grow financial security while forming bonds and building self-confidence.
September 13, 2024
Improving Children’s Education in Laos
An early childhood education program helps parents and teachers better prepare children for grade school.
July 29, 2024
Community Restores Water Source in Zimbabwe
A community comes together to rebuild a dam for improved irrigation.
July 11, 2024
Savings Groups Empower Communities in Nigeria
The groups offer increased understanding of and access to financial services for those rebuilding after conflict.
September 26, 2023
Finding Business Success at Age 53
Early each morning, 53-year-old Lucie Massal navigates the sandy streets of Koundoul, Chad, a small town about 25km from the country’s capital, N’Djamena. As she hops over puddles of muddy water, leftover from a recent rainstorm, she holds tightly onto a small, silver key in her hand. It is what...
August 8, 2023
Building Peace in Chad
Following years of crises and displacement, community members come together to better understand each other’s problems and concerns.
August 6, 2021
Countering HIV Stigma in Nigeria
A CRS-supported project helps families manage living with HIV through disclosure of status and peer and professional support.
