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Angel, age 24 — first in his community to reach college

By on March 30, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

I was a sponsored child with Food for the Hungry. I grew up in the community of Saraxoch, in Guatemala. My parents never went to school, and they always struggled to find stable work, but they made my education a priority. That’s why I studied hard to prove to them that they were not wasting [...]

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Ugandan orphan determined to cure AIDS

By on March 28, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Many people are crushed by adversity, but some harness it to fuel their dreams. “I will be a medical doctor,” says Joel who, at age 10, grieved the deaths of both his parents. “I wish to establish this drug that will cure AIDS. It has taken many people, including some of my relatives.” When Food [...]

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Autistic children find acceptance and help at a special center in India

By on March 15, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

Neelam describes her son’s autism as a great sea in which her family floats, searching for help. “We pray the God gives us the solutions,” she says in English, her third language. “God shows us a light house that is a Ashish Centre. You are the light; we are swimming towards the light house … [...]

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Three years of patiently “walking with leaders” changes a Cambodian community

By on February 14, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

FH’s mission statement is “to walk with churches, leaders and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.” In the forests of rural Cambodia, there is a small community called Toul Prasat. My husband and I visited there in 2010, which is why I’m so [...]

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Four ways poverty increases a girl’s risk of sexual abuse

By on February 3, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

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 [...]

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One teacher for every 114 students … that needs to change.

By on January 27, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

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 [...]

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Education means victory against malaria in Cambodia

By on January 13, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

“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 [...]

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A solution so simple but so life-changing

By on December 22, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

FH works in the northern part of Cambodia which is a former stronghold of the Khmer Rouge. During the war and genocide of 1975-1979, social institutions and people who staffed them were intentionally wiped out. Religious temples were destroyed, banks and money were burned, and 1-2 million businesspeople, school teachers and other educated Cambodians were murdered [...]

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Hope comes in the form of a 13-year-old boy

By on December 22, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Many years ago, the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy to encourage him in his leadership of other believers. “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers…” he said (1 Timothy 4:12). Today, a young man in the Philippines is setting an example for his peers [...]

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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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