By Stephanie Mutert & Jake Barreth
Beneath the gentle hum of a dozen sewing machines a small group of girls huddle together in a back corner. Feigning work, they unsuccessfully attempt to talk without moving their lips. No one seems […]
By Dr. Alison Barfoot, GO Africa’s Executive Director
One of the things I love about GO Project’s vision is the focus on building the capacity of the local church to care for her children. In eastern Africa the Christians are already […]
Our financial controller, Debbie McMullin, likes to say that, “Any day we wire funds to the field is a good day at GO.” We had such a day this week, as $167,000 was sent to GO Haiti. The number […]
Today, Odeness (right), our GO Haiti translator/team host, and I enjoyed coconuts from the garden/trees planted by Pastor and GO Project partner, Joseph Kesnel (left).
The ag project is one of many from the entrepreneurial Kesnel and his All In […]
From Scott (GO’s Global Development Manager serving in Africa)
I’m currently sitting in a guesthouse in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. We returned today from a three-day trip to the southern part of the country where we were meeting with our local […]
I’m in Uganda for a “sustainability summit.” I’ll be meeting with a wide array of entrepreneurs about potential economic and agricultural development investments for GO Fund. These entrepreneurs range from Americans doing business in Uganda, to Ugandan developers in […]
Within GO Project, we describe our economic development model as: “glocal sustainability.”
We launch local businesses in line with demand that our orphan care programs create. Clothing, for example. (You’ve been hearing more and more about our […]