Droplets of hope SDOP is partnering to bring clean water to poor villages in the Dominican Republic. Read more.
Get the SDOP screensaver The photos in this screensaver represent projects that SDOP has funded with your support.
Promote the One Great Hour of Sharing The One Great Hour of Sharing offering supports SDOP’s work. Learn how to promote the One Great Hour of Sharing offering at your church.
Learn about the new SDOP funding strategy For the next three years SDOP will engage in a new strategy for entering into partnership with people outside of the United States.
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WINS - Overcoming Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is a leading cause of injury in the Cottage Grove community. In addition to their personal development and overcoming the effects of spousal/mate abuse, the women of the Women’s Information Network are continuing with their personal recovery and advocacy work through the purchase of the Transformation House (project funded by the Self-Development of People in 2007). The house is a safe place for women and children. [Read more]
Puruhaes Association Open House
Puruhaes live in Riobamba, Ecuador, in the province of Chimborazo, a province with a large indigenous population. Their language is quechua, and each community has it's own clothing. The poncho, used by men, varies in design and color, as does the anaco (skirt) used by the women. The women wear necklaces with gold color beads to represent the gold their Inca ancestors had. Stories about the 300 years of slavery under Spain and how the gold was taken from them are passed from their ancestors. [Read more]
A look at the partnership with Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Self-Development of People (SDOP) in its 37-year history has partnered with more than 5,000 economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged groups in the United States and internationally.
Recently I sat down to talk by phone with Gerardo Reyes Chavez from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW), a SDOP recently funded partner, and Jordan Buckley with Interfaith Action, a group that works in partnership with CIW to improve sub-poverty wages and end human rights abuses in the fields. The Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) is a 3,500-member, community-based workers' organization comprised largely of immigrants from Guatemala, Haiti and Mexico that work in low-wage jobs throughout Florida. Keep reading.
Learn how you can make a difference
Have you picked up a newspaper lately only to read yet another story about neighborhood deterioration, youth unemployment, poverty statistics and on and on. The problems seem so big and varied and you wondered for the hundredth time, “what can I do to make a difference right where I live?” Or do you know low-income people in your community facing poverty? If you’re nodding your head and saying “yes” to these questions, then we invite you to read on and learn about the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People and its partnership with economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people, because there is something you can do with other people who, like you, want to impact their cities and neighborhoods for the good. Learn how you can make a difference.
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The Self-Development of People (SDOP) ministry affirms God's concern for humankind and participate in the empowerment of economically poor, oppressed and disadvantaged people. Congregations are welcome to use the SDOP logo for interpretation or promotion purposes.
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