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No 401K

August 29, 2024
The Gemach Project is pleased to announce that they just gave small, interest free loans, to 89 retired pastors in Nigeria.  Unfortunately there is no retirement plan for pastors and most have no place to live once they leave the church as in many cases their residence is part of, or owned by the church. …
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True Religion

August 23, 2024
James chapter 1 tells us that true religion is to help widows and orphans.  The Gemach Project has truly been blessed with the opportunity to do just that. In 2022 we were able to give 26 widows in Nigeria the funds to purchase grinding mills so that they could start businesses to support their struggling…
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Burundi

July 12, 2024
The Gemach Project is happy to announce that they have started a new pilot program in Burundi with 20 new loans. Burundi is classified by the UN as the second poorest country in the world.  It’s inhabitants struggle with employment, inflation and nourishment.  The Gemach Project hopes that it can eliminate these problems for these…
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Ati Awale

July 7, 2024
Ati Awale is a 35 year old woman living in a small village in southern Niger.  Ati is married with 5 children.  Her life is difficult as Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world.  That will now change for her, life will be a little less difficult. Ati just received the 10,000th…
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Gemach to the Tenth Power

April 10, 2024
The real beauty of The Gemach Project is that it keeps on giving.  We recently made out TENTH cycle of loans off of a single donation.  In October of 2010 we made a group of loans to a village in Niger.  Those loans were paid back at a rate of 100% and were given to…
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Pojama

December 6, 2023
Pojama is 24 years old with three children.  She lives in a thatched hut in a small village in Niger.  Unfortunately Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world with few employment opportunities.  She is struggling to provide for her children.  Fortunately her village is next in line to receive interest free loans…
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Luomo

December 1, 2023
Luomo is a 28 year old widow with three children.   She lives in one of the poorest countries in the world.  She lives in a small village in a mud and straw hut.  But there is hope for Luomo.  She is awaiting an interest free loan from The Gemach Project.  Can you help?  Please donate…
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A Worthy Goal

October 11, 2023
Our in-country administrator for loans in Niger has shared with us their goals for Gemach in Niger.  They are striving to provide loans to 500 separate villages by the end of 2026.  The Gemach Project has decided to embrace that goal and make in our mutual goal. We have, as of this date, given loans…
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One Million

July 17, 2023
I have struggled for several days on how to make this post.  I think it is important to share our milestones while acknowledging that God is in charge and that it is not a result of human effort.  When God gave me this vision in 2009 I tried to raise $6,650 for our first loans. …
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2023 Update

June 30, 2023
Although funding has dropped off we have still been able to continue with our mission.  During the first six months of 2023 we have been able to make 369 new loans.  338 of those loans were made with funds paid back from previous loans and 31 were made with new funding. Our focus continues to…
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