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Lenten Resources BOLIVIA Lent is a time of prayer, service, and self- Spotlight on Bolivia examination. During this • Population: 9,929,849 (2010) time, many of us choose to • rate: 91% live simpler lives, • rate: 51% of total population remembering those who do not have the , money, or resources to simply live. Here are some resources to help your congregation Printable Table Tent remember those who are Download and print this table tent, designed for the Bolivia meal. This hungry and living in poverty table tent includes conversation starters and information about your gifts this Lenten season. to ELCA World Hunger in action.

Placemats Download, print and use different placemats during your Lenten meals to raise awareness about hunger, poverty and related issues. Available in a separate PDF.

Table Prayer O God: To those who hunger, give bread. And to those who have bread, give the hunger for justice. Amen. Lenten Meal Series Does your congregation host Story: Pascual meals before Lenten Pascual had an idea to make a living and services? Why not join escape poverty — he just needed a small together for a meal and help start- up loan to get his business started. But fight hunger at the same no bank or lending institution would consider time? Enjoy global cuisine lending him money. That is when the while learning about the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church world and how gifts to ELCA stepped in to help. The church’s microloan initiative, supported by your World Hunger are making a gifts to ELCA World Hunger, provides loans to men and women in Bolivia difference. Instead of whose incomes are too low to qualify for a traditional bank loan. charging for the meal, collect Read the full story. donations to support ELCA World Hunger. Complete Local Recipes plans for six meals are Popular in Bolivia include plato paceño ( typical dish), available on the following chario paceño (vegetable and meat stew) and picante de pollo (spicy topics: Bolivia, Cambodia, chicken). Try these dishes and experience a taste of Bolivia. Columbia, , Egypt, and America. ELCA World Hunger

Pascual had an idea to make a living and escape poverty—he just needed a small start-up loan to get his business started. But because he was so poor, no bank or lending institution would consider lending him money.

That is when the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church stepped in to help. The church’s microloan initiative, supported by your gifts to ELCA World Hunger, provides 400 small loans to men and women in Bolivia whose incomes are too low to qualify for a traditional bank loan.

Pascual received his first loan of $150 in 2005. He purchased materials to make bowler , a popular item among women living in the Bolivian highlands society. Introduced by the Europeans in the 1920s, today these hats sell for more than $20 in local markets. He was able to sell enough hats to repay his loan quickly.

Five years later, Pascual’s business is still going strong. He continues to use a portion of the proceeds to reinvest in more materials and make more hats. With a stable source of income, Pascual has escaped poverty for good. BOLIVIA BOLIVIA

CONVERSATION Your Gifts to ELCA STARTERS World Hunger in Action

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Meet Pascual Meet Pascual www.elca.org/hunger www.elca.org/hunger Pascual had an idea to make a living Pascual received his first loan of $150 Pascual had an idea to make a living Pascual received his first loan of $150 and escape poverty—he just needed in 2005. He purchased materials to and escape poverty—he just needed in 2005. He purchased materials to a small start-up loan to get his make bowler hats, a popular item a small start-up loan to get his make bowler hats, a popular item business started. But because he was among women living in the Bolivian business started. But because he was among women living in the Bolivian so poor, no bank or lending institution highlands society. Introduced by the so poor, no bank or lending institution highlands society. Introduced by the would consider lending him money. Europeans in the 1920s, today these would consider lending him money. Europeans in the 1920s, today these That is when the Bolivian Evangelical hats sell for more than $20 in local That is when the Bolivian Evangelical hats sell for more than $20 in local Lutheran Church stepped in to help. The markets. He was able to sell enough Lutheran Church stepped in to help. The markets. He was able to sell enough church’s microloan initiative, supported hats to repay his loan quickly. church’s microloan initiative, supported hats to repay his loan quickly. by your gifts to ELCA World Hunger, Five years later, Pascual’s business is by your gifts to ELCA World Hunger, Five years later, Pascual’s business is provides 400 small loans to men and still going strong. He continues to use provides 400 small loans to men and still going strong. He continues to use women in Bolivia whose incomes are too a portion of the proceeds to reinvest women in Bolivia whose incomes are too a portion of the proceeds to reinvest low to qualify for a traditional bank loan. in more materials and make more low to qualify for a traditional bank loan. in more materials and make more hats. With a stable source of income, hats. With a stable source of income, Pascual has escaped poverty for good. Pascual has escaped poverty for good. ✁ ✁ Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger support Your gifts to ELCA World Hunger support microfinance programs in Bolivia and in many Please make your check payable to “ELCA microfinance programs in Bolivia and in many Please make your check payable to “ELCA other countries around the world. A gift of just World Hunger.” Place your gift in your other countries around the world. A gift of just World Hunger.” Place your gift in your $125 is enough to provide a microloan congregation’s offering plate or mail it to: $125 is enough to provide a microloan congregation’s offering plate or mail it to: to help someone start his or her own ELCA World Hunger, P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, to help someone start his or her own ELCA World Hunger, P.O. Box 71764, Chicago, small business. Will you make a gift to help IL 60694-1764. To give online with a credit small business. Will you make a gift to help IL 60694-1764. To give online with a credit someone like Pascual? Please give today. card, please visit www.elca.org/hungerdonate. someone like Pascual? Please give today. card, please visit www.elca.org/hungerdonate.

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