CCT Produces Music Play on Homelessness
CCT got raving reviews on the debut of their music play “Lansangen” (click to go to website), capturing living on the streets of Manila and the transformation that can come through both the streetdweller and non-streetdweller embracing Christ and His kingdom. “Lansangen” debuted October 21, 2017 on one of the... Read More
JED Empowers South Sudanese Single Mother Refugees
Joint Effort for Development (JED), a South Sudanese NGO and PEER Servants partner, launched the Single Mother’s Poverty Alleviation Program (SIMPAP) on Saturday, September 23. SIMPAP will reach out to the huge population of South Sudanese single mother refugees given the current civil war just across the border in South... Read More
YGro-HEED Passes 14,000 Micro-Loans in Sri Lanka
YGro-HEED, PEER Servants’ Sri Lanka microfinance partner, passed the 14,000 micro-loans mark in August. That’s over $4.2 million invested in the families and communities of the materially poor, enabling them to survive tsunamis, civil wars, and a post-conflict environment. HEED offers one of the lowest loan interest rates in the... Read More
Management Development Training Hosted by CCT/Philippines
The Center for Community Transformation (CCT), PEER Servants Filipino partner, hosted an excellent training in August on the topic of management development for 20+ microfinance practitioners from around the world. Staff members from PEER Servants’ partners in India, Moldova, and the Philippines were joined by other microfinance practitioners with ties... Read More
Our First Education-Focused Trip to the Philippines
As our microfinance partners are going beyond microfinance in their efforts to extend the kingdom, they have asked PEER Servants to join them. That has led PEER Servants to start establishing an education arm, and we had our first trip dedicated to education in August to see CCT’s inspiring work... Read More
Peru Executive Director Travels to CCT/Philippines
Marleni Berrios, Executive Director of Kallarisunchis/Peru, just returned from almost two weeks in the Philippines learning more about effective Christian microfinance from CCT. Peru and the Philippines share much in common. Marleni is hoping much of the successes of CCT’s program in the Philippines can carry over to Peru. PEER... Read More
CEMFIN Attends Risk Management Training in Burundi
All three of the key CEMFIN staff – Pastor Alick Kalonga, Zhingisa Luneta, and Sitale Akamandisa – were invited and sponsored by PEER Servants to attend July risk management training hosted by Hope Fund Burundi in Bujumbura. The CEMFIN staff learned very practical lessons that they look forward to applying... Read More
Fantastic Trip To Burundi!
Hope Fund Burundi hosted a fantastic time in Burundi in July 2017. PEER Servants microfinance partners gathered from Uganda, South Sudan, and Zambia along with PEER Servants volunteers from around the world for a TEE (Transformative Economic Empowerment) training seminar on “Risk Management.” We fell in love with the Burundian... Read More