ALERT: Help families recover from Venezuela’s earthquake | GIVE NOW
ALERT: Help families recover from Venezuela’s earthquake | GIVE NOW
Poverty isn’t just a lack of income—it’s a lack of access to opportunity. We partner with communities to build sustainable livelihoods, empowering families with skills and resources to break the cycle of poverty and create lasting economic resilience.
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Thanks to our partners and supporters like you, communities are taking control of their own financial solutions through our programs.
Through programs like savings groups and skills training, we’re walking alongside families as they create opportunities to generate income and improve their livelihoods.
We are actively working to empower communities to take ownership of their finances and resources, thanks to generous-hearted people like you.
In areas without banks, we help launch VSLAs—groups where community members can contribute savings together and access small loans when needed.
Our training programs empower individuals by giving them new skills (like beekeeping or sewing), helping them start businesses, and boosting their incomes.
We bring proven change by equipping participants—especially women—with leadership training, financial skills, and income opportunities to lead and strengthen their communities.
By giving monthly, you can help families access steady, reliable support as they improve their incomes and build brighter futures.
Thanks to the impact of gifts like these, families can start new businesses or acquire new skills that help them thrive.
We work alongside communities to build sustainable livelihoods and strengthen economic resilience. Explore answers to common questions about our economic opportunity programs and approach:
World Renew walks alongside communities to build sustainable livelihoods together. Through savings groups, skills training, and small business support, families gain practical ways to increase income and strengthen their financial stability.
Through a savings group, community members contribute their own money to a savings pool and access small, low-interest loans when needed. In areas without banks or access to trusted financial services, savings groups help communities create and control their own economic solutions.
Our training programs empower individuals by giving them new skills, boosting their incomes, and fostering justice by improving their financial literacy—and helping communities develop strong local economies. From beekeeping to sewing to selling tortillas, families are creating new opportunities now and into the future.
Through our economic opportunity programs, women in particular gain opportunities to lead, earn, and help shape financial decisions. This helps build resilience and improve relationships within households and communities.
With over 60 years of global experience, World Renew has been committed to building long‐term, practical solutions for families and their communities. Your partnership helps bring this work to life through key program areas:
It takes all of us to bring an end to global poverty. We believe it’s possible—and your support can help us get there. Here are some ways for you to get involved with World Renew:
