Woman with cow
Woman with goat
Help that Changes Life
We are sitting in a small Church that serves as both Church and school in the little
village in northern Bangladesh. As usual, the village-
Why is the help given to women and how can a small amount of money make such a change?
Well, the banks don’t give credits to poor people. The only option is to borrow money
from people that give loans with extortionate interest. This means they can never
get rid of the debt and will be dependent oft this moneylenders maybe for the whole
Life. By this help they will be able to come out of this evil circle. When people
are very poor, they live from hand to mouth and as soon they have got some money
they take the opportunity to buy what they need, and everything is finished quickly.
Therefore it is a great help for them to see that they can do something about their
situation. We have seen that the women are concerned about the need of the whole
family and therefore they are a target-
Our western money can do much when converted into the currencies of the poor countries. Even a small amount can help people out of the evil circle of poverty. Welcome to join us so we can give hope and a good future for many poor people.
Tord Johansson
Village in Bangladesh