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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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Food is pretty great, am I right? Food is one area I’ve always loved to be adventurous, because what could go wrong? (Mind you, I’ve never had food poisoning so …
Writing to your sponsored child is a great way to get to know and encourage them. At different times throughout the year, Food for the Hungry (FH) sends cards in …
The recent distribution of Bibles in a small community in Kenya provided the joyful insight to what it means to a child to receive their very own Bible. Lkisomai, a …
This story is part of our brand-new series “Ending Poverty, Together.” It will be dedicated to sharing the special and inspiring stories of all those who travel to Food for …
This post is the fourth in a series on God’s Story, the Foundation for FH’s Work in Relief and Development. Follow the series, starting with the first post. You can read the next …
In the United States, we experience a miracle every time we open a water faucet, turn on the shower, the garden hose, or flush the toilet. We get clean water …
Today, March 21, is the International Day of Forests, but what does that mean? Living in a fairly green country with access to a lot of resources, it is easy …
Like many moms, Khusida couldn’t wait to meet the baby she had carried for 40 weeks. Her life had been so hard. She and her husband Mohammad had fled violence and …
Empowered Women Empower Women In our nearly 50 years of work in the developing world, we’ve seen that when women are empowered, everything changes. By equipping women with training and tools for …
Where generations before used cookbooks or recipe cards, I find all of my recipes — from one-pot pasta with creamy tomato sauce to chewy brown sugar chocolate chip cookies — …
I’ve spent 20 years in school, all the way up to an MBA, and did well in classroom settings. But right now, I’m really loving learning through intergenerational learning — where …
Many people look at the changes in a community and invoke the word “development.” They’re right; development has certainly occurred. However, we recognize that something more powerful than development has occurred. We use the word “transformation.” More than just a buzzword, transformation is at the heart of everything we do.
