Five Talents U S A

WORK TO ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY.

BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S IMPACT BY COUNTRY THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2022:LATIN AMERICABOLIVIA - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS OF SOUTHERN BOLIVIA FOR OVER A DECADE, REACHING FAMILIES LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY, AND DEVELOPED A PLAN FOR EXPANSION TO THREE NEW AREAS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEEDS OF BLESSING, THE ORGANIZATION FACILITATES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY SAVINGS AND LOANS. PARTICIPANTS JOIN SMALL SAVINGS GROUPS AND RECEIVE TRAINING IN BUDGETING, SAVING, BUSINESS PLANNING, NUTRITION, AND DISCIPLESHIP. THEY LEARN HOW TO INVEST IN AND GROW SMALL BUSINESSES. ASIAMYANMAR - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN MYANMAR FOR ALMOST A DECADE WITH THE LOCAL ANGLICAN CHURCH'S MOTHERS UNION TO CATALYZE MICRO-ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAMS HAVE FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF SAVINGS AND LOAN GROUPS IN UNDEVELOPED REGIONS OF IRRAWADDY DELTA, YANGON, TOUNGOO, MANDALAY, PYAY, HPA-AN AND MYITKYINA. SAVINGS GROUP MEMBERS ESTABLISH OR DEVELOP THEIR OWN BUSINESSES AND OFTEN WORK TOGETHER TO FORM COOPERATIVES. MEMBERS DEVELOPED A VARIETY OF AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES.AFRICABURUNDI - BURUNDI IS THE WORLD'S MOST RURAL COUNTRY, WITH 90% OF THE POPULATION ENGAGED IN FARMING. OVER 75% OF THE POPULATION OF BURUNDI LIVE IN MULTIDIMENSIONAL POVERTY, WITH AN ESTIMATED 8.6 MILLION PEOPLE (73%) LIVING BELOW THE INTERNATIONAL EXTREME POVERTY LINE OF $1.90 A DAY (UNDP, 2022). SINCE 2010, THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH THE MOTHERS UNION OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN BURUNDI TO OFFER TRAINING IN LITERACY AND NUMERACY, BUSINESS SKILLS, AND THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY SAVINGS GROUPS. MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP, BASIC FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND EMERGENCY FUNDS.DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO - IN 2018 FIVE TALENTS BEGAN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DIOCESE OF ARU, IN THE NORTHEASTERN CORNER OF DR CONGO. THE PROGRAM HAS WORKED TO MOBILIZE CHURCH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, TO TRAIN AND MENTOR STAFF AND COMMUNITY WORKERS ON LITERACY, SAVINGS AND BUSINESS, AND TO LAUNCH NEW SAVINGS GROUPS.KENYA - FIVE TALENTS BEGAN WORKING IN KENYA WELL OVER A DECADE AGO AND HAS SERVED COMMUNITIES IN REGIONS ACROSS KENYA. PARTICIPANTS IN THESE PROGRAMS LEARN KEY SKILLS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. THEY ALSO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY-OWNED AND MANAGED SAVINGS GROUPS. MOST MEMBERS START AS SUBSISTENCE LEVEL FARMERS, BUT MANY END UP DEVELOPING THEIR OWN SMALL BUSINESSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS SERVING SAVINGS GROUPS IN THE REGIONS OF KERICHO, BARINGO, WESTERN, MARSABIT AND MOMBASA. SEVERAL REGIONS HAVE FORMED SACCOS, WHICH ARE NOW SELF-SUSTAINING, FROM THE SAVINGS GROUP PROGRAM; IN THIKA, EMBU AND NAKURU.SOUTH SUDAN - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED SUCCESSFULLY IN SOUTH SUDAN AND SUDAN FOR OVER A DECADE AND IS ONE OF THE FEW ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAS WORKED TO DEVELOP A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR MICROFINANCE THERE. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS IN FOUR REGIONS IN SOUTH SUDAN: GREATER BAHR-EL-GHAZAL, JUBA, RENK AND TEREKEKA, AND WITH TRAINING AND ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INCORPORATED A TRAUMA-HEALING FOR PEACE-BUILDING PROGRAM THROUGH THE SAVINGS GROUP PLATFORM. TANZANIA - FIVE TALENTS HAS WORKED IN TANZANIA FOR OVER A DECADE, WITH A VARIETY OF LOCAL PARTNERS, TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL INCLUSION SERVICES TO THE RURAL POOR. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRAINING TO DEVELOP COMMUNITY-OWNED SAVINGS GROUPS FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT. PROGRAMS HAVE SERVED MEMBERS IN MOROGORO AND NUMEROUS REGIONS THAT ARE PART OF VICOBA PROGRAM IN TANZANIA.UGANDA - FIVE TALENTS SUPPORTS LITERACY, BUSINESS TRAINING, AND THE FORMATION OF COMMUNITY SAVINGS GROUPS IN THE REGION OF KARAMOJA, UGANDA.