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February 5, 2016
Benin’s Lifesaving $7 Health Insurance
Combining CRS’ savings program with affordable health coverage brings a sustainable solution to struggling families.More
October 28, 2015
Stars of Savings Offer Hope in Haiti
Among the 30 Haitians who meet every Saturday afternoon in Port-au-Prince, you can find the entire history of their country. Their triumphs, losses and suffering―as well as their hopes―are carved into the identity of this country of 10 million as certainly as its mountains and tender green...More
October 22, 2015
With Deep Thanksgiving Gratitude
“Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
—Jesus
You’ve helped CRS provide lifesaving support to 85 million people. We did it together in Jesus’ name. These CRS projects depend on the gifts of generous people like you:...More
October 21, 2015
Microfinance: Savings Groups Sustain Growth
Every morning, Dayaba Ibrahim woke up worrying if it would be a good day. Too often, it was a bad day—a day when few, if any, of her seven children would eat.
Today she’s able to feed her family—and pay their school fees—with proceeds from her fried bread business.
Dayaba, who...More
August 6, 2015
Welcome to the Family
Welcome to the new crs.org. We’re glad you’re here! As a member of our always growing family, we hope you’ll visit often.
Our website relaunch comes just days before the World Meeting of Families convenes in Philadelphia. Held every 3 years since 1994, the gathering...More
May 20, 2015
Syrian Refugees Test Debit Card Aid
For many Americans, debit cards have almost replaced money for everyday purchases.
Now they might do that for thousands of Syrian refugees and Jordanians impacted by the refugee influx.
Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Jordan are providing about 1,800 people with rental...More
March 12, 2015
Microfinance: Savings Plan Funds Business
Sophie Ouedraogo was working at a small canteen in Gwargui Village, Burkina Faso, earning around a dollar a day—barely enough to cover her family's household expenses.
"It didn't meet my needs," says Sophie, a widow with three school-aged children. "It was really hard to pay for my kids...More
December 12, 2014
Microfinance: Life Savings Save Lives in South Sudan
Savings and lending groups not only help people save money, they can save lives. A modest loan helped James Malueth survive a surprise attack that reduced his home to rubble on December 16, 2013. James, like many of his fellow Jonglei State residents in South Sudan, was caught in the crossfire...More
October 14, 2014
Microfinance: Saving Lives and Money
Each morning as the sun begins to filter through the corn stalks, Janet Anyango Okeyo fills up a wheelbarrow with sundries such as laundry detergent, candies and cooking oil and walks the 5 minutes to her corrugated tin kiosk. The youngest of her six children trail behind her carrying boxes of...More
