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Umme lives in a community in Bangladesh where families face overwhelming challenges. Her father died when she was little, and her mom worked hard to provide for her family, but it was never enough....Read Full Story
Tahara was forced to marry when she was just 14. She’s determined to help her daughter Mahiya stay in school and pursue her dreams: “I want to become a doctor,” says Mahiya. “I want to serve poor people.” But Mahiya is in...Read Full Story
“Before, we thought the earlier we married girls off, the better it was. Now, it’s the complete opposite,” says Muhammad, a community leader. In rural communities in Bangladesh, girls as young as 10 are at risk of child marriage. In...Read Full Story
Meet 3 moms who started life-changing businesses thanks to a hand up from friends like you! MARIA runs her own tortilla business, but not too long ago she wasn’t even allowed to attend local meetings in her community in Guatemala. “Women didn’t go out. We weren’t given...Read Full Story
Look what happens when you empower a mom like Rosa! Rosa dreamed of being able to provide for her children and lift her family out of poverty in Guatemala. “I longed...Read Full Story
What do a small group in Albuquerque, three girls in Alabama, and a mom in Wisconsin have in common? They’re making room for joy, love, and meaning that will last far beyond the season. We...Read Full Story
Your gifts of love from our Gift Catalog are sowing practical seeds of help and hope in homes like Adela’s. Adela and her husband Mariano live in rural Bolivia with their two children, 7-year-old Jhony and 12-year-old Fidelia....Read Full Story
See what children are thankful for! Sometimes the most powerful lessons in gratitude come from children. Because in a world of wants, kids can remind us of what we really...Read Full Story
Betty and Michal worked hard on their small farm in Uganda, but with limited resources they couldn’t grow enough to feed their two daughters or pay school fees.“My children were...Read Full Story
With so many people in our world going hungry because of poverty, injustice, conflict, and climate change, World Food Day is a global call to action to ensure everyone can...Read Full Story
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Sponsorship’s Impact on Child and Sponsor Have you considered the relational impact of child sponsorship on both the child and the sponsor? At Food for the Hungry (FH), we believe …
Can you imagine a world where no one is poor? If there was no physical poverty, and no children suffered from stunted growth due to hunger. People would not beg …
Access to clean water has the power of transforming communities. For you and I, we probably don’t think much about our access to water. We go to the kitchen sink, …
In Matthew 7:12 Jesus says, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." What does the Golden Rule mean, and what wisdom can we gain from studying it?
As humans, we all have the same basic needs: food, water, shelter, sleep…etc. But there’s one thing we often skip on the list of needs. We all have to use …
“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” —Malala Yousafzai, education activist As each new day of 2020 brings more anxiety and stress over the current …
A Christian Approach to Poverty I have worked in international relief and development for more than 27 years, beginning when I finished college in my home country of Bolivia. Over …
Last year, 600,000 pieces of correspondence and letters were lovingly delivered between child sponsors and their sponsored children. The notes, Easter and Christmas cards, “get to know me better letters”, …
For Marta*, a busy mom in one of Lima’s disadvantaged neighborhoods, Food for the Hungry’s COVID-19 hotline is her lifeline. Peru has been in strict lockdown for months to prevent …
In 2016, I was zipping across Lima, Peru in brightly-colored mototaxis, visiting various savings groups as part of a microfinance project I was serving with. Under the same gray skies, …
On the eve of Juneteenth, the day rightfully dedicated to commemorating the end of slavery and the importance of Black freedom and Black lives, Food for the Hungry affirms and …
Here at Food for the Hungry (FH) we love to celebrate dads and the vital role that fathers play in raising healthy children, supporting education, fostering imagination, and building thriving …
