We just received this message from Sita Dieudonna, who oversees the loans for Gemach in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Please pray for the situation there as it appears that it is starting to deteriorate in advance of the scheduled elections. “I hope that brothers and sisters will come to the church because there is no [...]
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In January of this year we instituted Gemach loans in Senegal. Senegal forbids any organization from making micro-loans if they charge any interest. To our knowledge we are the only Christian organizations making loans in Senegal since we are the only one not charging interest. We made loans through Pastor Abel Ouedrago in Dakar. Through [...]
Large scale aid can do amazing things during crisis but what has 50 years and more than 2 trillion dollars accomplished so far in lifting people and countries out of poverty? Why does The Gemach Project only give interest free, no fee micro loans? You can read our “How it Works” or “About Us” page [...]
The Gemach Project has given out 50 micro loans to people in Benin. Pastor Josue has developed a complete program around the loans so that the people receiving the loans also get a mosquito net, some business education and are taught about health care issues. Below is an excerpt from Pastor Josue’s newsletter. -Perry ===================================================================================== [...]
“May I start by thanking you for your support to caregivers; indeed, they are happy and you have brought hope into their lives.” ” The 10 caregivers who benefited from Gemach loan started small-scale businesses and the progress has been pleasing. This enabled them to afford one meal a day, in the evening and the [...]
I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and to ask you to please say a prayer today for the health and success of those you are supporting. Both Burkina Faso and Benin have experienced some of the worst flooding in their histories this past year. Many of them are [...]
Today we are launching our new web site. We will be constantly updating the web site and will no longer be sending out a newsletter. We encourage all of you to subscribe to our web site to follow us. First go to our web site at www.thegemachproject.com. Once you are on the web page you can [...]
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