Seed Effect Q4 Impact Report 2024

Q4 • 2024

Seed Effect Impact Report

Seed Effect Stats With so much need, our work continues to grow. Since launching in Uganda in 2017, Seed Effect has empowered 109,358 South Sudanese and Ugandans. Thank you for making this growth possible!

MEMBERS SERVED

GROUPS SERVED

ACTIVE BRANCHES

$ SAVED

$ LOANED

109,358

4,093

8

$12,594,804

$8,724,858

110% of 2024 new member goal reached!!

Evaline (above) invested a loan of 300,000 UGX to start a poultry farm and now has a thriving business and a light source for her home!

How Does Seed Effect Impact & Equip the Local Church?

Seed Effect's partnership with local churches continues to have a tremendous impact, transforming both individuals and communities. Through savings groups and biblical training, 99% of members report improved relationships with God, self, others, and creation. 44% of members who were not Christians prior to joining Seed Effect now report they have chosen to follow Jesus!

Because of these strategic partnerships, churches like Bible Hope International have experienced significant growth after implementing Seed Effect's methodology, with over 30 new members giving their lives to Christ! They’ve also seen their community engage in collective farming and poultry businesses that are changing families’ lives, and are celebrating members like Suzan, who was empowered to start a tailoring business.

Through incredible partnerships like these, we are fostering spiritual growth and economic empowerment among refugees and their Ugandan neighbors. Read more on our blog here.

“Learning about these four key relationships opened the way for our church to facilitate change in the community. They helped our church carry vision, promote truth, reverse lies, participate in community work, initiate sharing with others, encourage love, renew our commitment to the church, and protect our environment.”

EDWARD - PASTOR OF BIBLE HOPE INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

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New Partnership: Era92 Era92 is a dedicated Ugandan organization that fuses design, art, and technology to empower young people from Africa’s slums, helping them transform their futures. Through a powerful collaboration with Seed Effect, Era92 is amplifying the voices of our members and their families who have faced immense hardships while also sharing their inspiring stories of resilience, hope, and restoration.

Era92’s mission is clear: “to break the cycle of poverty by empowering youth in slums and refugee settlements through innovative, sustainable solutions.” Read more about this impactful partnership.

Why Christians Should Bring Economic Empowerment to Hard Places Christian nonprofits with a mission for economic empowerment often face the temptation to operate where the infrastructure is strong and the challenges are predictable. However, it is in the hardest places where their presence can have the most profound impact. Seed Effect has found this to be true.

This work is not only about worldly economic development but also about demonstrating the Kingdom of God on earth. It goes beyond immediate relief—it plants seeds of hope for the future and invites people to experience the fullness of life that Christ offers (John 10:10). Through Christ, restoration is possible even in the most broken places.

Read more on why we believe it’s important to focus on economic empowerment, where the call to serve is most urgent here.

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Increasing Resiliency Seed Effect members celebrate increased resiliency and measurable improvements across several poverty metrics:

LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP

SCHOOL & HEALTHCARE

INCOME STABILITY

82% increase in the # of livestock owned

51% of members report improvement in ability to pay for school & healthcare

43% of members report improvement in income stability

44%

MEALS PER DAY

36% of members increased the # of meals per day

of the members who did not follow Jesus when joining our program, say they now trust Jesus as their Savior.

Meet Santa Santa's life was transformed after joining a Seed Effect savings group in 2022. Initially unfamiliar with financial management, she learned to save and take out loans to provide for her family. With her first loan, Santa purchased a house, providing a safe home for her children. She then invested in a small business selling various goods, which became a steady income source, empowering her to care for her family and fund her children's education. Beyond financial growth, Santa also experienced spiritual transformation through the group's fellowship, becoming a spiritual leader.

Looking back at her life in South Sudan, Santa sees how much has changed. She used to struggle every day, but now she feels hopeful and happy.

“When I compare my life now that I am in this group with my life back in South Sudan, back then my life was not easy. Life was hard! Getting money was hard! But right now, I am very fine.

There is nothing wrong. Slowly, slowly with time, I got a house. They money that I get pays for school fees. Right now I am planning for the future so that my business, doesn’t stop. This is only happiness that I am experiencing because I never thought that I would ever be happy but I am really happy. I am truly happy!

SANTA, SEED EFFECT MEMBER

Through the fellowship in the savings group, Santa’s faith in God also grew stronger. She found comfort and strength in her community, sharing prayers and support with others as a Spiritual leader. “This is the happiness I

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have found.”

Thank you for investing in restoration and economic empowerment!

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