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By Advent Conspiracy | Video
It starts with Jesus. It ends with Jesus. This is the holistic approach God had in mind for Christmas. It’s a season where we are called to put down our…
By HOPE International | Video
shows how microfinance is being used in Haiti to help rebuild after the 2010 earthquake
By HOPE International | Video
shows how microfinance provides a sustainable avenue for people to remain employed and out of poverty long after the loan is repaid
By HOPE International | Video
explains how the economic benefits of microfinance multiply within a community
By HOPE International | Video
explains the microfinance work that HOPE International is doing in the DRC
By HOPE International | Video
explains the opportunity for sharing the Gospel that comes with addressing physical needs in a community
By Opportunity International | Video
story of how a Ghanaian woman used a microfinance loan to start a school in her community
By Opportunity International | Video
inspriring story of how a Ghanaian man started used microfinance to start a chicken farm and lift himself and much of his community out of poverty
By Opportunity International | Video
Learn how microfinance helped Rosa, a baker in Nicaragua, expand her business.
By Opportunity International | Video
overview of the microfinance process
By Jonathan Mitchell | Research
Hi, I’m Jonathan Mitchell, President of Concentric Development Inc. (www.concentricdevelopment.org) and Research and Strategy Advisor for Ministry Spotlight. I have been the primary researcher for the content on this Clean Water site…
By Ministry Spotlight | Art - Media
Ned Breslin, the CEO of Water for People, is a leader in the Clean Water industry. On this podcast he helps us understand the role of non-profits in providing Clean…
By Charity:Water | Video
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It’s a crisis because it only starts with water -- but water affects everything in…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
For the more academically inclined Cairncross S., Hunt C., Boisson S., Bostoen K., Curtis V., Fung I., Schmidt W. (2010) Water, sanitation and hygiene for the prevention of diarrhea. Int. J. Epidemiol.2010 39: i193-i205. DOI:10.1093/ije/dyq035 -- Study on % reductions…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
Water.org has a whole section on elementary, middle and high school resources. http://water.org/learn-about-the-water-crisis/lessonplan/ The Water Project also has an education section with materials and suggested activities and experiments for elementary…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
Non-functioning wells/pumps IIED Briefing, March 2009. http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdfs/17055IIED.pdf Rural Water Supply Network, Handpump Data, Selected Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa Estimated 36% of installed handpumps in 20 sampled Sub-Saharan Africa were not functioning. In some countries it is as high…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
Health impacts World Health Organization, 2007, Combating Waterborne Disease at the Household Level, Good summary of statistics for numbers of people at risk, numbers getting sick and deaths from diarrhea. Cites…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
The Village Earth web site has a lengthy list of very good materials together with links to downloadable documentscovering a very wide range of topics including Participation and Education in Community…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
The Village Earth web site has a lengthy list of very good materials together with links to downloadable documentscovering a very wide range of topics including Participation and Education in Community…
By Ministry Spotlight | Article
UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/ WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation 2008 and 2010 update:http://www.wssinfo.org/resources/documents.html UNESCO Water in a Changing World 2009 http://www.unesco.org/water/wwap/wwdr/wwdr3/ UNICEF, WHO 2009 Diarrhoea: Why children are still dying and what…
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