Pregnant with her first child and in search of the next steps that would help provide for her future, Immaculee stumbled across Belay and their Duhu training. She had come to the end of her previous internship and was unsure of what she was going to do next. She knew she needed to continue working…
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The sunlight burst through the windows, glowing off every object and every person that enters the main room. The DuHope house, situated across from a local business selling charcoal, next to a local duka (a Swahili word for a tiny shop) and among many residential homes, is already prepared to be a light house in the…
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by Anne Lise Uwingabiye, Business Development Director When the DuHope women first came to us, they were broken and were angry at life. Their level of education was very low for many of them dropped out of school in primary. They hadn’t had any training whatsoever in business, in English or in computer. We taught them…
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“I learned how to make goals to achieve my dream. I learned if you have a passion and a dream, you can achieve.” –Florence, owner of Food Supply Enterprise “Before I came to Duhu, I was lonely. I had no job. I had nothing.” But two things Florence had – passion and compassion. Growing…
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“In those days when you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.” Jeremiah 29:12-13 You are on this list as a supporter of Scott & Lisa Runzo, Chad & Kortney Bannick, Jon & Karyne Norton and Jamie Boiles. We thank you for coming along with us on this…
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by Kortney Bannick I had the great opportunity to lead the Duhu bible study for 6 weeks. The study we did was called “Pathway to Purpose: Women Answer God’s Call To Leadership” by Katherine Giske. Going through the book myself and preparing for the study with the young women, I just knew it would fit…
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Our Belay team on the ground in Rwanda has been working tirelessly with local entrepreneurs to help make their dreams and aspirations a successful reality. They have been working with community leaders in order to bring about transformational change to villages. But they have also been creating businesses as well with the hopes of providing…
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We are excited for the launch of our new website here at Belay Global. This is an important step in the process to share and communicate the exciting projects we are involved in throughout the world!
Belay Global works in the most challenging places in the world, partnering with business professionals and local organizations in the Majority World to bring hope and healing to those who face suffering every day. In the midst of such a difficult undertaking, one of the toughest things is simply to define terms so we can effectively communicate…
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Last week, I wrote a bit about the team of folks we are working with on Transformational Development Projects (TDP) . Here is a bit more about both topics.