FH celebrates International Women’s Day
On March 8, the world will celebrate International Women’s Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future.
What does this day mean to Food for the Hungry and faithful partners like you?
At FH, we believe there is untapped, God-given potential in the lives of poverty-stricken women around the world. This God-given hidden potential has the power to not only eradicate poverty, but to promote a future inspired for change for upcoming generations of women.
From becoming an entrepreneur to overcoming gender-based violence, the women affiliated with FH have overcome many obstacles in their lifetime through the grace and power of God’s love.
Although each story speaks volumes of hardship, transformation and renewal, none are quite as simple as just being a mother and having the ability to feed your children every day.
Rwandan mother trapped in poverty
Such as a woman in the Bugesera District of Rwanda—Mukankusi Anathalia, lived day-to-day with her three adopted, malnourished children. They didn’t know where their next meal would come from and lived without any shelter.
Mukankusi has become a self-sustaining, single mother with three healthy children.
FH began a program called “kitchen gardens,” or backyard gardening. It helped impoverished women to feed their families and sell produce for income. A kitchen garden is ideal for dry regions because they are filled with kitchen wastes, like vegetables and other compost materials. They require very little maintenance and remain humid with less watering.
The compost provides an abundance of nutrients. The produces grows vigorously.
Hope arrives
Mukankusi successfully started a kitchen garden and began selling her vegetables in the market. With her profits, she applied for a small business loan and bought her own house.
Her three adopted children now have permanent shelter and are no longer malnourished.
Mukankusi has overcome a dire obstacle and is now an empowered businesswoman with the ability to provide for her family. That calls for a worldwide celebration.
Make a difference in the lives of women around the world and join us in the celebration!
Three ways you can get involved:
- Participate in FH’s International Women’s Day Walk
- Sponsor a woman through FH Women of Action
- Give a donation below
