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Bangladesh: Girls reaching their God-given potential

By on February 13, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, Women of Action

As I wake from jet lag at 3 a.m., the girls in the Wari slum of Dhaka are just getting out of school. I can’t help but wonder what else I can do to help them finish their education and grow up to become thriving young women.   So, how can we help girls half way [...]

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40 Days of Giving

By on February 13, 2013 in Sponsor Impact

Each year, my wife Jennica asks me if I’m going to give up anything for Lent. She holds to the tradition of making a sacrifice during these 40 days, giving up meat, caffeine or sweets. I’ve only participated once – giving up caffeine during Lent last year, though this year I’m giving up all but [...]

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Heidi poses for a photo Rahki and her sister Lota.

Two buzzwords you should think about this month

By on February 8, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Empowered women. These buzzwords have saturated the office and web lately here at Food for the Hungry (FH). Why’s that? Well, FH is gearing up for the upcoming International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. We’re doing so by hosting an International Women’s Day 5k Walk on March 10. Posters have been printed and emails have [...]

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Follow the Twitter Hashtag #fhbloggers and Chat With the Bloggers LIVE in Bangladesh

By on January 18, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, Women of Action, World Poverty

As you may already know, FH is hosting our 2nd annual blog trip with some of some of our favorite bloggers and the incredibly talented humanitarian photographer Esther Havens. (Learn more about this trip here: fhbloggers.org/bangladesh) Not only will they be writing in real-time before, during, and after the trip, but they’ll also be hosting [...]

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Follow #FHBloggers to Bangladesh Next Week

By on January 16, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, Women of Action, World Poverty

FOLLOW THE #fhbloggers TRIP TO BANGLADESH JANUARY 24 – 31 We are excited to announce our 2nd annual FH Bloggers trip, and this year the bloggers are traveling to Bangladesh. This is a vision trip, much like last July’s Ethiopia blog trip (learn more). We are excited to take some of our favorite bloggers and [...]

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From foolish child to wise child

By on January 15, 2013 in Sponsor Impact

  It’s amazing how one kid’s actions can upset an entire community. And thankfully, it’s amazing how one little event can change that kid’s life. Indy, a thirteen-year-old girl, lives in Olivero, a small town in the Dominican Republic.  Life was hard for Indy from the very start; her mom and dad separated before she [...]

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Finding God in the Missouri River

By on January 4, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

I am consistently surprised by the things that come across my desk. As a writer in the marketing and communications department, I see a lot of different assignments come through, from stories from the field to interviews with Christian musicians about why they support Food for the Hungry. However, some of my favorite assignments have [...]

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The first need of every child

By on January 3, 2013 in Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

When my co-workers found Mayra, she was 10 years old. She was living with her parents and her five younger siblings. If you were to visit Mayra’s home in the neighborhood of Horno Ckasa, Bolivia, you’d first notice the door. We don’t think much about doors where I live in suburban America. We take for [...]

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…and a partridge in a pear tree

By on December 25, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Food for the Hungry is celebrating Christmas all over the world. In Phoenix, Ariz., our Food for the Hungry Christmas party included a rousing rendition of “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” which required 60 staff people to act out all 12 of the gifts.  We scarfed down delicious  food,  then chose from a whole range of desserts [...]

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Let’s make it rain goats

By on December 20, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

As a parent, I learn a lot from my kids. We recently finished 8 Days of Giving and as I watched how my kids view poverty, I learned a lot about how God wants us to address hunger. My kids taught me that what I perceive is a lot of money is life changing for other [...]

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