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Form A Spiritual Circle of Protection around the Vulnerable

By on March 28, 2011 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

Food for the Hungry Leadership invites you to join us in fasting and praying to protect the most vulnerable of this world.  Our fast will begin on Monday, March 28– along with many others participating in the HungerFast – and end Sunday, April 24.  We also invite you to join this time of prayer and fasting to collectively commit [...]

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March 28: Join Food for the Hungry in the nation-wide HUNGER FAST

By on March 25, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

This article was originally published by hungerfast.org and can be found at: http://hungerfast.org/03/what-is-hungerfast-org In 1993, Congress eliminated the House Select Committee on Hunger, a bi-partisan committee created to address the needs of poor and hungry people at home and around the world. Congressman Tony P. Hall, often called the “conscience of the Congress,” responded by fasting for 22 [...]

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Fasting, Prayer & Budget Cuts

By on March 24, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

March 23, 2011 01:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time Fasting, Prayer & Budget Cuts Coalition of Faith and Other Leaders Announce Campaign to Protect Programs for Vulnerable People –(BUSINESS WIRE)–In the midst of the political battle about the budget, a broad coalition of religious and other leaders will launch a new fasting, prayer and advocacy campaign to [...]

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Following Japan’s catastrophes, it’s not just developing countries who lack drinkable water

By on March 21, 2011 in Disaster Relief, Sponsor Impact

Japan showed us recently that in just a few short moments, anyone can go from living a life of plenty to owning only the clothes on their bodies…suddenly dependent on others for water, food and shelter. More than 18,000 are expected to have perished in the disastrous series involving earthquakes, a tsunami and a nuclear-plant explosion. [...]

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Remembering the poor in a forgotten place

By on March 17, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

In this post: Access to medical care as a tool to stop HIV/AIDS In Galatians 2:10, Paul mentions how important it is for believers to “remember the poor.” Few places in the world display this notion more obviously than the Tumaini Medical Center in Marsabit, Kenya. This part of Kenya is also referred to as the Northern [...]

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FH doesn’t just give “stuff” — see what else they give

By on March 14, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

We go back to Sudan this week, where a primary focus of FH’s work is education — particularly, education of girls. Take a three-minute trip to rural South Sudan with this video. See how FH doesn’t just build structures in desolate places; they empower the people living there to take hold of their own futures … to [...]

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Where did those 10 million women go?

By on March 8, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day — a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality. This past week, Poverty 180 focused on women in relation to gender-based injustice, clean water, education, and HIV/AIDS. Female foeticide in India There is a saying among the Telegu ethnic group of India: Rearing a [...]

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The moment I learned I’m just a big wimp

By on March 3, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

March 8 is the 100-year anniversary of International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality. This week, Poverty 180 focuses on women in relation to clean water, education, HIV/AIDS and gender-based injustice. It’s a girl’s job: The back-bending task of collecting water In the two-thirds world, collecting water is a job [...]

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A proven way to slow the progression of HIV to AIDS

By on March 2, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

March 8 is the 100-year anniversary of International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality. This week, Poverty 180 focuses on women in relation to education, clean water, HIV/AIDS and gender-based injustice. Living with HIV/AIDS — From thoughts of suicide to hope for the future Leriange Gelin started planning her suicide [...]

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How to get the most bang for your charitable buck

By on March 1, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Larry Summers, when he was chief economist at the World Bank, wrote: “Investment in girls’ education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world.” March 8 is the 100-year anniversary of International Women’s Day – a day to celebrate the accomplishments of women and reaffirm our commitment to gender equality. This week, Poverty 180 [...]

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