Ever since the Garden of Eden, the devil has used lies to destroy people and separate us from God. Sometimes, he can be very sneaky and hard to detect, but other times, it’s easy to see his work. In many places in Mozambique, the devil’s lies trap generation after generation of families in extreme poverty. [...]
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Four ways poverty increases a girl’s risk of sexual abuse
If most victims of sexual abuse are girls or women, and if people living in poverty are more susceptible to sexual abuse (source), then girls living in poverty are extremely vulnerable. In many rural villages in Mozambique, where physical and spiritual poverty often blankets families with disease, fear of ancestral spirits, and a lethargic view [...]
How the Bible brought clean water to Mozambique
The more you study community development, the more you realize that solutions to problems usually can be found within the community. You can’t SEE them, but they’re there. What I’m talking about are ideas … values … principles. Even beyond cement and supplies to construct clean-water wells, schools or other infrastructure, the most important thing FH gives to families locked [...]
One teacher for every 114 students … that needs to change.
It’s no wonder only 46 percent of Burundian students complete school when you consider that, in some areas, the ratio of teachers to students is 1 to 114. Public school is free in Burundi, but thanks to 10 years of an incredibly terrible civil war, there just aren’t many schools in existence. So children either [...]
HIV education not only saves lives — it strengthens marriages
When FH teaches married couples about marital faithfulness as a way to protect oneself from HIV, other wonderful results often pop up. Here is testimony from a man in Mozambique who, along with his wife, participated in FH’s prevention programs which include lessons on non-verbal communication, conflict resolution and child rearing. From left: Antonio and [...]
Working with all sectors of society to protect women and girls
On a global scale, one in every three women will experience some form of gender-based violence in her lifetime. In Burundi — consistently listed as among the world’s top five poorest countries — it’s safe to say that that ratio is much higher. Registered cases of violence against women in the places FH works have reached “an [...]
How to boost real estate in Northern Kenya
Karbururi used to be just another overlooked, undesirable village on the road between Golole and Sololo in Northern Kenya, until a big hole was dug in the ground. With no school or water source, and with a road impassible during the rainy season, this community suffered increasingly from isolation as other development groups passed it [...]
Education means victory against malaria in Cambodia
“If you stay long enough, you will see transformation,” a staff member in Cambodia once told me. When it comes to lasting solutions to extreme poverty, the road can be long … and bumpy …but if you persevere, you will see things you never thought possible. Along the way, you’ll celebrate many victories. I’d like [...]
Karate teacher strikes back against HIV/AIDS
This story comes from FH staff member Renee Targos. Through Food for the Hungry’s HIV/AIDS program in Haiti, people are winning the fight. Jure Gaston lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Once a physically strong man working as a karate teacher, Jure became so ill he was unable to stand. He didn’t understand what was happening to his [...]
A story of radical renewal for the New Year
No more fitting of a name could have been given to the New Life Center in Kitgum, Northern Uganda. At this place, some of the world’s most broken, abused women find the space and tools they need to be remade emotionally, socially, spiritually and physically. I’ve seen it for myself, and it is amazing. The [...]
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