How Hope and Clean Water Transformed Lives in Rwanda
Tongati, Rwanda, is nestled amidst picturesque mountains and flowing water, but the community living there struggled with a crucial issue: the water that surrounded them was infested with water-born illnesses. Athalie, a mother of three, struggled to provide clean water for her family, but her life was completely transformed when Food for the Hungry (FH) […]
Celebrating Our Global Impact: How We Transformed Lives Together in 2023
We are overwhelmed with joy and gratitude for the impact we made together in 2023. Food for the Hungry (FH) supporters empowered vulnerable families and communities around the world, making a true difference. Nearly 10 million people in 18 countries were reached in 2023 through FH programs. Let’s celebrate that impact together! Some highlights are […]
A Community’s Long Journey to Clean Water
How long do you go in a day without using water? Whether it’s for hydration, hygiene, chores, or a hobby, you likely use water freely throughout your day. But what would it be like to not have regular access to water? For the community of La Uva, Nicaragua, that was their daily reality. “Water has […]
FH Sponsorship Opens Doors to Education
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 of ever finding a brighter future. The area was designated as part of the DR’s vulnerable population. The World Food Programme estimates that 40% of […]
The Gift of Clean Water Made Possible with Partnerships
Silda is a young mother who lives in the community of Villa Margarita in Bolivia. She is married and has one child, Alex, who is 13. Until recently, her life was difficult and much of her day revolved around finding and hauling water needed for her family and tasks at home. But a matching program […]
Healthy Habits Start at Home
Rumman is a 7-year-old boy who lives with his mother and younger sister in the Jhilim community of Bangladesh. Until recently, his community was not practicing healthy habits regarding hygiene. Rumman’s father lives and works as a mason some distance away in the capital city of Dhaka. Occasionally, he returns to their community when he […]
The Many Blessings of Water
When a family or community gains access to a well, pipeline, or other quality water source for the first time, it means clean, safe water for everyone to drink. And that is essential to health and quality of life. But it means so much more. It brings clean, accessible water for cooking, cleaning homes, and […]
Well Repair in a Drought Delivers Clean Water
What do you do if you need an emergency plumbing or well repair? You quickly call your local plumber or well service provider. Help is on the way. It didn’t work that way for Tune, a mother living in rural Kenya. A deep water well – or borehole – broke in her community. There was […]
Haiti Earthquake: You Made Our Response and Recovery Possible
Devastation and mourning were everywhere when teams from Food for the Hungry (FH) braved rough roads to reach the disaster zone in southern Haiti. The nightmare scene was the aftermath of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake. And tropical storm Grace followed almost immediately. But today, the world looks very different for Haiti’s children, families, and communities. And […]
A Family’s Future Changed with Water
His family’s future hardly ever crossed his mind. Pedro just prayed they would find enough water to get through today. Water was in short supply in Pedro’s impoverished Nicaraguan community. An old (and frequently broken) water supply system could only provide water once or twice a week to him and his neighbors. And even when […]
