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Our 2020 Global Virtual Walk is One Month Away!
Our 2020 Walk for Economic Empowerment has gone virtual and global! The need is greater than ever. We’re walking “together” on Saturday, June 6 from our own homes as a global community of hundreds of people to raise $125,000+. 100% of the funds raised will go into PEER Servants Coronavirus... Read More
#GivingTuesday: Providing Schoolpacks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka experienced a 25 plus year civil war that kept many families from being able to provide education to their children. While the war has ended, the impact on many families will be felt for years to come. YGro, PEER Servants’ Sri Lankan partner, is committed to walking with... Read More
Announcing Our 2019 Special Project Grants
Every year we invite our global partners to apply for grants to fund special projects they may have – above and beyond their inspiring every day work that we also support. We were so impressed with what they presented this year that we have set out to raise $100,000 to... Read More
Supporting Tribal Schools in the Philippines
We are always amazed at the work of our Filipino partner, The Center for Community Transformation, and our July 2019 trip there just added to our amazement! We were able to see the work of their education arm, Visions of Hope (VOH), in many different areas. The primary focus was... Read More
Meet our 2019 Lydia Award Finalists and Vote!
A Sri Lankan handbag maker, a Ugandan household goods retailer, and a Guatemalan tortilla maker. All grew their businesses with access to microfinance products and services from a local microfinance institution (and PEER Servants partner). All overcame tremendous obstacles. Their families are now living with sufficiency and dignity, and all... Read More
Thanking God for Jacob Sandy
PEER Servants lost a treasured family member on May 18, 2019 when Team Moldova volunteer, Jacob Sandy, accidentally drowned while kayaking on Lake Michigan. Jacob served as our Financial Analyst on Team Moldova, reviewing the monthly reports submitted by our Moldovan microfinance partner, Invest Credit, and completing financial analysis for... Read More
Update from and Prayers for Sri Lanka
Our prayers are with the our Sri Lankan partner, YGro, and the Sri Lankan people in the wake of today’s despicable acts. We have confirmed that all of the staff of our Sri Lankan partner are safe. They are in the midst of checking in on the condition of the... Read More
Announcing Our 2018 Special Project Grants
We are very pleased to announce our 2018 Special Project Grants. These Grants are in response to special projects our global partners present to us each year that are above and beyond the regular funding we provide to them for their microfinance, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. This year they... Read More
Congratulations to our 2018 Lydia Award Winner!
Congratulations to our 2018 Lydia Award winner, Minda Esparraguerra, along with our Filipino microfinance partner that serves her, The Center for Community Transformation (CCT), and our volunteer team that serves CCT, Team Philippines! Minda’s dream of starting her own ice cream business has grown and prospered, starting with her first... Read More
Meet Our 2018 Lydia Awards Finalists and Vote Online
A Burundian tanner who is creating income for 50+ people in one of the world’s materially poorest countries. A Filipino ice cream seller who wouldn’t put up with sexual harassment at work and now owns her own ice cream business selling to some of the best restaurants and hotels in... Read More