For more than 60 years, the United States Agency for International Development has partnered with faith-based, faith-inspired, and civil society organizations to help lift communities out of poverty around the world. The Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives has commissioned the following compendium of stories to showcase these collaborations’ key contributions to the journey to self-reliance.

Faith-based and community organizations’ invaluable programming reaches into every corner of the development sector. Often with limited resources, these groups swiftly mobilize to combat extreme hunger, equip communities with clean water and sanitation, provide critical healthcare services, educate community members of all ages, support sustainable agriculture, build resilient and democratic societies, and promote religious freedom around the world.

These stories provide just a few examples of their work. We hope you enjoy them and find them as inspiring as we do.