Rebuilding After Two Hurricanes in Nicaragua
Rebuilding is never easy. For 14-year-old Kency and her family, it was expected to be a nearly insurmountable task. Two devastating hurricanes – Eta and Iota – damaged their home in the Las Cuarentas community of Nicaragua. The second record-breaking storm struck their community just two weeks after the first, before any rebuilding could begin. […]
Safe Water and Much More Arrives with a Well
Safe water was what Nargis needed. The 28-year-old mother lives in the Borobogi community of Bangladesh. But for so long, she didn’t understand how many of her problems were tied to her family’s need of clean water. Like so many other families near their home, she and her two children – Siam, 12, and Fatema, […]
Family’s Adventure in Giving Back Started at a Concert
The Bolke family’s adventure in giving back started at a concert. Melanie and Tom Bolke attended TobyMac’s “Hits Deep Tour” with their son, Jeremiah, five years ago near their home. During a break in the Christian hip-hop artist’s performance, a speaker briefly introduced the audience to Child Sponsorship through Food for the Hungry (FH). For […]
A Fresh Perspective on World Water Day
I think over the past year, it’s safe to say that, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has recognized more than ever the importance and need for clean water. But that recognition still doesn’t mean that everyone has access to clean water. According to water.org, 1 in 9 people –or 785 million […]
Tube Well Provides Water…and a Healthier Life
At first glance, the coastal region of Taltoli, Bangladesh doesn’t seem like a place where it would be hard to find a well and sufficient water. Shallow ponds and pools of groundwater water surround the area, which is home to the largest mangrove forest in the world. In a humble fishing village here, situated near […]
Handwashing Day: How Cambodians Fight COVID-19
Did you know that October 15 is Global Handwashing Day? We know handwashing is an important part of good health and hygiene, especially in a time of COVID-19. We are routinely taught to wash our hands. This year, 2020, has turned a simple classroom lesson into a life-saving activity. According to the CDC, one of […]
Transforming Communities through Clean Water
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, and water comes out, hot or cold. And it’s usually drinkable, or we have a filter that makes it drinkable. For other families in our […]
8 Myths About Clean Water Around the World
A natural resource that covers 71% of the Earth’s surface and makes up to 60% of our bodies, water contributes to life around the world, including providing food, income, and wellbeing. Yet, the global water crisis is commonly misunderstood! This World Water Day, Food for the Hungry experts in water, sanitation, and health (WASH) have […]
Farming Families in Burundi Experience A Story of Hope
Meet Anitha. She is a 12-year-old girl in Burundi, a tiny, landlocked country right underneath Rwanda where 65% of the population uses water that isn’t safe for drinking. Like so many other farming families, Anitha’s lives in a rural community. With limited access to clean water, people in their community could walk more than a […]
Top Picks from FH’s Gift Catalog This Year
I start my Christmas wish list in July. Why? Because that’s when I start working with Food for the Hungry’s (FH) staff around the world to determine the items in our gift catalog! The items in our gift catalog are specially chosen by FH staff in countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the […]
