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wrote a new post, Let’s Learn to Read Benefits Burundi’s Students 1 month, 1 week ago

Can you remember learning to read? What was it like? Did you have someone read to you? Did you have a favorite book? A favorite teacher who helped you? Many of us look back on this time of our childhood with fond […]

wrote a new post, A Bible and Sponsorship Knit Family Together 1 month, 1 week ago

It’s a painful problem: No money, no jobs. It’s a constant issue in Bolivia, where Food for the Hungry (FH) sponsored child Deybi lives with his family. Things only got worse when COVID-19 hit and jobs were eve […]

wrote a new post, How your support today can build a better tomorrow. 1 month, 1 week ago

The role of housing in educational opportunities

wrote a new post, Deep Connection is Found in Spiritual Growth, Teen Learns 1 month, 2 weeks ago

A deep connection was Jhulian’s greatest wish. He tried to find it through friendship and his family, but says he continued to feel empty.
The 17 year old lived in the Baritan community, in the Malabon area of t […]

wrote a new post, What is the Meaning of “He Who Oppresses the Poor Shows Contempt for their Maker?” 1 month, 2 weeks ago

When you think of honoring God, what comes to mind? You may think of worshiping with a crowd of people, spending time with Him, or giving of your finances. Those are certainly all ways to honor God.
In Proverbs, […]

wrote a new post, God Hears and Answers Us 1 month, 3 weeks ago

God hears us, the Bible says. But sometimes when we feel discouraged, it’s difficult to believe that’s true. Maybe that’s why Dr. Larry Ward penned these words on the last page of his Bible: “He listened and hea […]

wrote a new post, Remember Haiti – After the Ground Stops Shaking 2 months ago

I learned of the 2021 Haiti earthquake when my phone began to buzz just past 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. A colleague I had worked with in Haiti told me the news – that the Caribbean island had just been hit with a m […]

wrote a new post, Handwashing Stations Support Safe Return to School 2 months ago

It was January 2020, just before the start of the pandemic. Indonesian community members, teachers, parents, and FH staff agreed on the importance of a project to install handwashing stations in four local […]

wrote a new post, Haiti Earthquake: Emergency Response 2 months ago

*All pictures used in this article are from our previous projects in Haiti from 2010- 2016.
Summary:

At 8:30 am local time on August 14th, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti’s southwestern peninsula, ca […]

wrote a new post, Youth club builds hope in DRC community 2 months, 1 week ago

Youth were once heroes in Mutambala, a community within Moba, part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
DRC is one of the most mineral-rich countries in Africa. But the trade in “blood diamonds” fun […]

wrote a new post, Smart Housing, Sustainable Living 2 months, 1 week ago

The Siem Reap Province in Cambodia is made up of 12 districts comprising of approximately 190,106 families, which translates into about 946,656 people. 16% live in thatched houses which are either severely damaged […]

wrote a new post, Community Graduation is Cause for Celebration 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Community graduation is Food for the Hungry’s goal for every community.
When Food for the Hungry (FH) enters a community, it is a partnership. From the beginning, there is an “exit plan.” Eventually, the commu […]

wrote a new post, Upgrading Slums in Ethiopia 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is currently undergoing an escalation of urbanisation. This has created a city where people from very different socio-economic backgrounds live in close proximity. However, with 8 […]

wrote a new post, Rebuilding After Two Hurricanes in Nicaragua 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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 […]

wrote a new post, Does God Always Answer Public Prayers? 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Have you ever spoken confidently about God’s power to rescue in a situation, but secretly wondered if He really would?
Dr. Larry Ward, who founded Food for the Hungry (FH) 50 years ago, trusted God for great th […]

wrote a new post, A Better Life for Children Started with Training for Parents 3 months ago

A better life for children is key to a healthy community in the future. That’s why Food for the Hungry (FH) focuses on making lives better for children specifically, and their parents too.
Rapid Change in V […]

wrote a new post, Safe Water and Much More Arrives with a Well 3 months ago

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 wat […]

wrote a new post, Family’s Adventure in Giving Back Started at a Concert 3 months ago

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 Christi […]

wrote a new post, Repurposing Empty Spaces to Help Address the Housing Crisis in the UK 5 months ago

A new piece of research, conducted by The Empty Homes Network on behalf of Habitat for Humanity Great Britain, aims to explore and understand the current opportunities available in reutilising socially-owned […]

wrote a new post, Unemployment Benefits Aren’t Creating a Labor Shortage, They’re Building Worker Power 5 months, 1 week ago

As businesses have begun opening back up, we have been subjected to increasing hand-wringing from business owners, particularly restaurants and similar service-based workplaces, who insist they are facing a labor […]

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