How Does One Go About Breaking the Spirit of Poverty?
Breaking the spirit of poverty is about providing support along with resources that have a lasting impact to help families escape their poverty permanently. Through GFA World, impoverished families in Africa and Asia receive support, empowerment and dignity, enabling them to become self-sufficient. The path from poverty to independence remains challenging, yet with proper assistance, it is achievable.
The spirit of poverty needs solutions that surpass basic, temporary relief programs. Long-term solutions must address fundamental issues to enable people to achieve independence through their efforts. GFA World implements programs that allow families to become self-sustaining.
These are some effective methods, which you can contribute to through GFA World:[1]
- Our vocational training programs teach practical skills, such as welding and tailoring. A $75 donation to GFA World helps enable someone to develop skills that lead to stable employment and improved family well-being, as well as exposure to the message of Jesus.
- The Hope for Suffering Women fund through GFA World provides critical support to women in need, including food, rent and medical care. The urgent assistance you help provide creates better possibilities for struggling women and their families to thrive.
- A donation of $25 allows a family to receive a blanket that will help them stay warm through frigid winters. This thoughtful gift enables people in homes without proper insulation to experience comfort instead of coldness at night.
- Many families reside in houses that fail to protect against severe weather elements. The contribution of $225 enables the purchase of tin sheets to strengthen their roof, thus defending them from monsoon rains and ensuring a safer home.
- A sewing machine serves as a vital tool for families in poverty because it enables them to generate financial stability. A $100 donation grants someone the opportunity to support their family by operating a tailoring business.
- Mosquito nets protect families from deadly malaria. Through your $10 donation, you can help enable a family to get a safe night’s rest, with their home protected from illness and disease.
Your support for families enables them to meet their current needs while providing a pathway to escape poverty. Your donation to vocational training, medical aid or purchasing a simple blanket will have enduring effects. The spirit of poverty must be eliminated to give families the freedom to hope for a better future. Join us at GFA World as we fight this spirit of poverty.
Learn more about breaking the spirit of poverty in Africa and Asia
[1] “Empowering the Poor.” GFA World. Accessed March 27, 2025. https://www.gfa.org/donation/browse/items/joy-of-work.