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Women farmers in the Congo (DRC) pave the way for healthier families

By on November 26, 2012 in Disaster Relief

History The Congolese people have suffered at the hands of exploitative leaders and civil war for decades.  Beginning with the regime of King Leopold of Belgium (1885-1908), continuing in the post-independence dictatorship of Mobutu SeseSeko (1965-1997), and fiinally in the brutal civil war period of conflict and insecurity, the Congolese people have experienced one of [...]

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DRC – Sustainable progress after 6 years of working with returned refugees

By on November 23, 2012 in Disaster Relief

Background The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is rich in mineral and agricultural resources.  However, sadly it remains among the poorest and most food insecure countries in the world due in large part to the ongoing effects of years of civil war.  Two statistics starkly point this out: first, the DRC has one of [...]

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Maman Kichochi Makuu and her children

A kitchen garden enables children to attend school

By on October 4, 2012 in Stories, World Poverty

Maman Kichochi Makuu is a 35-year-old Congolese mother of seven children. She had been earning a meager income from a fishing business, but increased costs and the seasonality of fishing forced her out of business. Then she had no income. She no longer could pay school fees, and her children were expelled. Kichochi knew that [...]

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Thoughts and Shots – #fhbloggers ethiopia series (via @inspiredrd)

By on July 5, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

ALYSA BAJENARU: Dietitian, Personal Trainer, Cook, Crafter, Wife, Mom, proud wearer of onion-goggles. New Celiac. Official dietitian of Mamavation& Baby Boot Camp. Alysa has one of the top nutritional blogs in America, is the personal nutritionist for Mamavation, and has been, for the past few months, the personal nutritionist for BlogHer. Alysa directs her passion to [...]

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First #fhbloggers Trip To Ethiopia July 9 – 16

By on June 20, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

THE FIRST #fhbloggers TRIP TO ETHIOPIA JULY 9-16 One of the first new projects I began to work on when I first started with Food for the Hungry a year ago was a blog trip. Even though I mostly serve the Artist Program, working with music artists and tours, I feel like everywhere I turned [...]

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Moving past handouts and into relationships

By on November 23, 2011 in Sponsor Impact, World Poverty

In some places FH works, aid organizations have been coming and going for years. Naturally, families and community leaders can get used to helpful hand-outs and short-term fixes, but FH’s strategy is different. It revolves around deep relationships which take time to build and don’t involve a lot of monetary gifts. FH walks with communities in [...]

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