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just a little lyrical inspiration

By on June 15, 2012 in World Poverty

Sitting down at my desk in the morning, I set up my playlist. Always a new tune or two to keep things lively. My co-workers frequently give me a scare when then tap me on the shoulder after realizing they’ve been conversing with themselves for several minutes. Headphones on high, I tune into the days [...]

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From Hopeless to Blessed: Partnerships Save and Transform Lives

By on June 1, 2012 in Church, Sponsor Impact, Stories, World Poverty

Wilfred lived at the top of a steep hill in the Haitian village of Lespinasse. His shack was made of sticks and mud and smelled of disease and neglect. Diabetes had rendered Wilfred blind, sick, helpless and difficult to look at. “My spirit was deeply troubled when I first met Wilfred,” remembers Heidi Hatch, Field [...]

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Breaking the bonds of child slavery

By on April 26, 2012 in Church, Sponsor Impact

“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners….”  Isaiah 61:1 She never smiled, talked or played. She never had [...]

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Karate teacher strikes back against HIV/AIDS

By on January 11, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

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 [...]

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BACK TO HAITI — Pushing back AIDS in the midst of an emergency

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

As the second anniversary of Haiti’s massive earthquake approaches (Jan. 12), we’re taking a look at the work God accomplished through Food for the Hungry in the past year. This time last year, we reported how the earthquake made way for more HIV infections in Haiti because attention to HIV prevention and care was diverted [...]

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BACK TO HAITI — How to protect vulnerable girls from slavery

By on December 15, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

As the second anniversary of Haiti’s massive earthquake approaches (Jan. 12), we’re taking a look at the work God accomplished through Food for the Hungry in the past year. Only since 1982 have Haitian women been considered equal to their husbands in legal status (not subject to their husbands as minors) and allowed to own [...]

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BACK TO HAITI — Victories in clean water, health and hygiene

By on December 9, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

As the second anniversary of Haiti’s massive earthquake approaches (Jan. 12), we’re taking a look at the work God accomplished through Food for the Hungry in the past year. If you’ve been around FH for a while, you know we don’t give a lot of handouts because they’re simply not that helpful in the long [...]

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BACK TO HAITI — What if your child’s education cost 20-70% of your annual income? Would you still send him to school — could you?

By on December 7, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

As the second anniversary of Haiti’s massive earthquake approaches (Jan. 12), we’re taking a look at the work God accomplished through Food for the Hungry in the past year. I’m no math whiz. Trust me. But it’s not too hard to figure out why so many Haitian children go uneducated when school costs $75-250 a year, and [...]

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WORLD AIDS DAY–More people than ever are living with HIV. Why is this GOOD news??

By on December 1, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Today is World AIDS Day – a day when the global community takes a hard look at the AIDS pandemic and our progress in defeating it. The United Nations said 2011 was a “game changing year” for the AIDS response (source). The good news is that fewer people are dying from HIV than ever before, meaning more [...]

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Striving to help mothers give birth to an HIV-free generation

By on September 2, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

“I think this is one of the best things we could ever do for HIV; it’s one of the most successful prevention methods,” says FH’s HIV/AIDS programs coordinator, Kim Buttonow, MPH. “You can have an HIV-free generation.” By expanding the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), children of HIV-positive mothers actually could choose whether to protect [...]

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