How to Have Long-term Impact
Phil and Debbie Douce spent more than 40 years with vulnerable kids, from foster care in Missouri to street boys and trafficked girls in Quito, Ecuador. Why depth of relationship matters more than scale.
When Helping Helps
Gabriel Munanjala grew up in Chibolya, Zambia, and trained as a medic with help from One Collective. He explains what that support restored in him, and why poverty is about more than money.
Presence and Partnership
Rachel and Alonso Silva have spent eight years in Santiago, Chile, building trusted friendships with youth in state group homes. Now the government has written their program into its care plans.
Nations Worship in Bulgaria
In Tulovo, Bulgaria, a teenager asked Sam Jung to teach him piano chords. Not long after, 11 musicians from German, Bulgarian, Roma and Persian backgrounds had recorded an album together.
Opportunity for Change is Ripe in Papagayo
Papagayo Farm in Los Rios, Nicaragua grows dragon fruit, hosts retreats and employs local farmers. With its leader of five years heading home, the farm is looking for the person to lead what comes next.
Transforming a Kenyan Community Through Faith and Holistic Impact
Emily, a physical therapist, moved her family to Kenya and helped local leaders name five areas their community wanted to change. Why a maize farm and a sewing ministry now start with discipleship.
What Does it Take for Transformation to Spread from One Community to Another?
After a decade in Masatepe, Nicaragua, much of the work is now locally led. That foundation is opening a new chapter in neighboring Ticuantepe, with Papagayo farm as the base and a Catalyst needed to lead it.
Breaking Barriers: Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Neurodivergent Workers in Vietnam
A One Collective couple has spent 14 years in Vietnam, where their son’s Down syndrome showed them how few paths exist for neurodivergent people. How a job program and a coffee shop are changing that.
A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Trafficking
Andrew Larson, One Collective Catalyst in Athens, Greece, co-founded a network of faith-based groups fighting sexual exploitation. How sharing resources, and earning the government’s trust, made each stronger.
Patience Bears Fruit
In East London, South Africa, a recycling business started in 2018 now serves 1,000 homes and employs 20 young adults who had no work. Scott Worley on how a Visible Fund grant helped it grow.
A Blueprint for Community Transformation
Gezim and Leanne returned to his home region of Devoll, Albania, where jobs are scarce and many feel forgotten. Youth work, a teachers’ Bible study and plans for a park show what caring for the left-behind looks like.
Getting People in the Same Room
In Elgin, Illinois, Catalyst Bobby Jackson and Alex Madrid pull nonprofits, churches and city officials into one plan to end chronic homelessness. Their odd measure of success: serving fewer people each week.
Setting the Stage for Lasting Change
In Chibolya, Zambia, a women’s empowerment program started by Ben and Kristin Choitz is helping women like Sylvia, a single mother of six, build real businesses. A new ministry center is about to multiply it.
Empowering Innovation that Transforms a Community
In Buffalo City, South Africa, a generation of job scarcity has left young adults disillusioned. Catalyst Scott Worley is piloting entrepreneurial training that starts with mindset, not short-term fixes.
Rebuilding Hope Together
When war sent displaced families into Uzhhorod, Ukraine, Doug Landro’s team had 14 churches and 21 organizations already at the table. How those ties became 18 solar-powered tiny homes and a community center.
Working Together to See the Invisible
Rachel and Alonso Silva coordinate volunteers from 10 churches to mentor young people in state care in Santiago, Chile. Yanira, who entered protection at 12, is beginning to see her own worth.
Hope in Complex Situations
In central Athens, Greece, Danielle Kelly’s team could not serve every need at once, so they focused on mental health and dignity. How showers, laundry and meals with a local church changed a man named Chet.
Finding Healing & Unity Together
In Tulovo, Bulgaria, Catalyst Margie Brown works with Rroma families facing generations of segregation. An after-school program, girls training as hairstylists and Mira’s preschool dream show healing beginning.
Empowering Communities for Exponential Change
Aaron Passmore in Quito, Ecuador on why the work starts with relationship and a safe place to grow, and why no one should be the hero. Healthy people make healthy community, and that community makes more.
A Vision for Sustainable Change
Hector Chavez met Catalyst Nancy Donat as a teen in Lowell, a Fresno, California neighborhood with few paths forward. Now he wants to lead the change she started, and she is doing it again in Hidalgo.