SOW A SEED OF LOVE, HARVEST TOGETHER
Established in 2011, Sowers Fund helps underprivileged families break the cycle of poverty.
Our mission is rooted in the teachings of Jesus, and our aim is to bring an end to poverty by helping low-income individuals become self-sufficient and independent. For many, access to traditional banking services is limited, and acquiring a loan or borrowing money can be difficult.
Sowers Fund provides monetary grants to qualified beneficiaries to start their own small, income-generating businesses – something to help them earn a daily wage. We also provide applicants with financial literacy training and tools to help them succeed.
Our program is deeply rooted in key Christian principles such as stewardship, which go a long way in establishing true long-term sustainable economic development and stability.
Our beneficiaries include farmers, seamstresses, hairdressers, garment traders, mechanics, photographers, and many other trades. Some are located in cities, most are found in rural areas, and about 70% of them are women. To date, the program has supported over 230 applicants, and operates in 18 countries: Sierra Leone, Togo, Ghana, Congo, Jamaica, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Haiti, Honduras, Ivory Coast and Tanzania.
Successful beneficiaries are encouraged to help others in their communities by reinvesting in their business, and supporting them through employment or trade. In doing so, they “harvest together” the seeds that have been sown.
OUR MISSION
To co-labour with the impoverished in developing countries to promote financial stability and to break the cycle of poverty for future generations.
OUR METHOD
We purchase and gift income-generating equipment, tools and vocational training to the indigent and provide Biblically-based training on basic financial principles.
OUR VISION
In providing the means to lead individuals out of poverty, we envision lives transformed out of physical poverty and established in Christian financial principles.
OUR MOTIVATION
The love of Jesus Christ motivates us to bear the burden of and care for the impoverished and needy.