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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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Attending school is extremely important for children in vulnerable communities. But even when classes fill many hours, the interminable time after school can present challenges for young people. Those after-school …
The new FH.org has major improvements to navigation, your donation center, and the ways you can choose to give! We are very excited about the launch of the new FH.org …
Have you ever wondered whether you are poor? It’s not a simple question to answer, since definitions vary greatly. According to one online calculator, a family of four earning $26,000 …
Gelawe Melekamu is a 36-year-old widowed mother of six who lives in Mendere Cherkos, a community in Ethiopia. Her quarter-hectare farm did not produce enough to feed her family, and …
Mork Nget and his family were among the most vulnerable in their Cambodian community. Like many of their neighbors, they struggled to put food on the table and didn’t have …
This week is World Breastfeeding Week, a time to focus global attention and galvanize collective action to educate, promote, and support breastfeeding across all aspects of society. This year’s theme, Enabling …
Education is a child’s best path out of extreme poverty. Yet circumstances in the lives of vulnerable children often make attending school nearly impossible. This creates a frustrating cycle for …
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Children living in El Kennedy, a community in the Dominican Republic (DR), didn’t always have access to an education, clean water, and medical resources. They had little or no hope …
As long as there’s been mail service, delivery of a hand-written letter ignites a special kind of excitement. So it isn’t surprising that a highlight of Food for the Hungry …
Dagnaw, an Ethiopian husband and father of three, used to think he should never, ever walk into a kitchen. There is a saying in his culture: “The kitchen is a …
Since I was a child, I have always been interested in poetry. At the beginning of the Syrian revolution in 2011, which turned into a conflict in less than a …
