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My Appeal
The funds raised will help bring COVID-19 relief to some of the poorest communities in South Asia, through the work of Harvest Bridge. This relief consists of food distributions, education initiatives, and micro-enterprise investments.
Many throughout South Asia are not able to buy food because of the lockdowns. For many of the world’s poorest, no work means no money to buy that day’s food. Minority religious groups and low-caste communities have frequently been passed over for help from their government in this time. Others in remote places need to purchase food before government assistance reaches them. Some can't get help because they lack the proper documentation needed to receive rations. Harvest Bridge leaders in South Asia have been organizing safe food distribution since March, and have focused on these communities. On average, it costs $8-$20 to provide nutritious food to an individual for a full month. This is with all costs included - transportation, storage, safe distribution methods, etc.
For others, due to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19, children are at risk of losing their opportunity for education. Many families throughout the world who were already living hand-to-mouth, surviving on their daily wages, are now unable to send their children back to school. Where Harvest Bridge works in South Asia, many schools have free tuition. However, families still have to pay for uniforms, school supplies, and books. This typically comes to between $30-$100 per year. For a family earning less than $2 per day before COVID-19, this was difficult, but possible. During and after COVID-19, this is simply unsustainable.
Our leaders have been identifying families that are making the decision to send their children to work instead of school. Depending on the region, a one-time gift of $30-$100 will allow a child to attend school when their schools open this fall. By helping for this one year of school, we can help ensure children don’t miss out on their entire future education.
As with the entire world, many people have lost their jobs due to COVID-19. Working with women who we have invested in before, we are helping them sustain their businesses and jobs, and train new women in their own set of job skills. With a few hundred dollars, depending on the region, a woman can re-invest in her work and train another woman alongside her in the process.
All proceeds made through Step up for HB COVID Relief (which goes from Oct. 26-Nov. 24) will be going to these 3 COVID-19 Relief causes: food distributions, education initiatives, and micro-enterprise.
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My Cause
The Mission: Harvest Bridge equips South Asian Christians to serve their communities more effectively. With our assistance, people and communities in South Asia are transformed by the love of Christ.
About the Organization:
Harvest Bridge is a network of trusted local churches and missionaries, cooperating on church planting, pastor education, poverty alleviation, disaster relief, and various other missionary and humanitarian programs.
We were founded and continue to grow with few worldly resources. We work through local churches and ministries in the countries where we serve. This leverages the passion, experience, and knowledge of local Christians and reduces the duplication of effort and resources.
We believe that local ministries should and can be self-sufficient. We also recognize that some missionaries operate under extremely adverse conditions and can accomplish much more with some help.
We partner with Christians who have done much with little: pastors holding church under banana trees, going door to door to pray for their Hindu, Muslim, and Buddhist neighbors, and traveling by foot to the multiple churches they oversee.
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