| Country / Region: | India / Godavari River Delta |
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| Project Summary: | Emmanuel Ministries is a Christian led organization that provides a holistic program for the women with: job skills training, medical help, and Bible studies and fellowship. |
Partner Overview
Emmanuel Ministries is located in one of the poorest areas in Ander Pradesh. Although poverty continues to prevail in this area a group of women found a way to provide for themselves through the beautiful art of lace making brought in by Belgian and Irish missionaries. The founder of Emmanuel Handicrafts was one of these women who made lace in the community. She learned that if the women banded together and created a cooperative they could bring their product to market themselves and make a livable wage.
Bright Hope has come alongside Emmanuel Ministries to support their efforts and strategically fund an education program which will break the poverty cycle in the next generation. Currently 50 families are receiving grants to send their children to school so the money they earn can be used to purchase food and new clothing for the family.
