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
Invest Credit Gets New Mobile Office Van
Thanks to your generosity, Invest Credit in Moldova has a new mobile office van! PEER Servants was able to make a $26,000 grant to Invest Credit at the end of 2016 for the van. Invest Credit equips the van to operate just like an office; it allows them to extend... Read More
CSS/India Opens Kamarkundu Station
The Christian Service Society (CSS), PEER Servants Indian partner serving almost 30,000 of the materially poor on the outskirts of Kolkata, is adding stations on the Kamarkundu railway line. With each station CSS adds, they will add an average of 150-200 clients, and with an average loan size in the... 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
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