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Janviere Tells Her Story

One thing that FH is proud of is the active relationship we have with the communities and people we work with! Meet Janviere from Mugoyi, Burundi. Rather than tell you, we’ll let her speak on how FH Burundi helped transform her community.

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The Power of Reading Together

International Day of Education is a great time to reflect on the power of learning. Barbra, in Uganda, saw the power of education firsthand when FH empowered her community to support their children in school.

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How Meaningful Gifts Changed Sena’s Future

Can sheep bring hope in the face of poverty? Can clean water change an entire community’s health? Sena, a young girl from Sasiga, Ethiopia, will tell you, yes!

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Clean Water for Swapna's Community

Swapna’s community had a problem—they couldn’t get enough water

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Peacebuilding in a World of Conflict

In a time when nations war, governments fail, and communities divide, how do we build peace in our own backyards?

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Eulalie’s Journey Out of Poverty

Eulalie was stuck in poverty. Now she has a flourishing life!

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4 Reasons to Give a Goat This Christmas

Goats are sturdy animals that can tackle harsh terrain and provide families with meat, milk, and manure to keep children strong. They are a practical way to help a family in their journey out of poverty.

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Breaking the Cycle of Violence

Mercy, a resilient mother-of-nine in Uganda, recalls a time when poverty overshadowed her relationships with her husband, children, and community.

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Samira Goes to College

Meet Samira, a student currently attending college in Char Borobila. In spite of living 3.5 kilometres from the college, Samira perseveres with the support of her loving family, choosing to walk the whole way or pay 30 Taka a day for local transport.

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Healing Heart-Poverty

Lucie and her husband, Pascal, farm and raise small livestock for a living. In the past, they were locked in a constant battle with the highly acidic soil; it produced “malnourished” crops that didn’t give a good harvest. As a result, their income was low. They only ate one meal a day an struggled to pay their sons’ school fees and supplies as well as medical insurance.

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Preschoolers Learn Empathy and Help End Poverty

Can preschoolers make a difference? These preschool children from Vernon, BC, grew plants to fundraise money to help families break the cycle of poverty. In the process, they learned empathy.

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Growing Hope in Ethiopia

Fighting food inflation with coffee

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Is Loneliness Poverty?

Recently I spent five days by my father’s bedside in a major hospital. He had three roommates, each patient separated by a sallow yellow curtain. It’s difficult not to learn a great deal about your neighbours with such walls.

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Is Microfinance the Best Solution to Poverty?

Microfinance has become a standard pillar of the buzz-word arsenal in community development. But many of us, if we’re honest, struggle to understand what, exactly, it is and how all the variants work.

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Reinventing the Table

Each of the four seasons we experience here in Canada can be a reminder of the rhythms of creation we are inherently a part of. Summer can feel like almost anything is possible. Previously ice covered ground now growing tomatoes! Fall and winter remind us that some things might need to fade and even die on the path to renewal and redemption. And then the coming new life of Spring. The green around us grows brighter. Daffodils bloom in surprising places. Our Creator’s brilliant creativity is on full display.

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All Shall Be Well

“All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”

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Climate Challenges, Community Solutions

What did you have for lunch? Chancesare, the ingredients are vulnerable to climate change. Have you ever thought about how the crusty sourdough for your sandwich relies on a delicate balance of rain and sunshine for the grain to grow? Or how the meat and cheese depend on stable conditions for livestock? Even the lettuce and tomatoes need just the right amount of water to thrive.

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Youth Deserve a Future

Life-skills training in Bukiende, Uganda gave 25-year-old Junior the shot at success he deserved. “Being successful is everyone’s desire,” says Junior. “It doesn’t matter whether the person is a child, youth, or aged

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The State of the World

In my day-to-day work, I often find myself thinking about my grandfather, Ed Dayton. He was highly influential in my own personal life, but he was also very influential in the global development sector. Ed worked as a Vice President for World Vision in the 1970s and 80s. He travelled around the world conducting workshops and speaking at events and conferences and was well-loved and respected.

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Refining Moments for Canadian Youth

When you look at the state of the world, do you see hope for the next generation? Alycia does. As the Youth and Young Adults Pastor at New Life Church in Duncan, B.C., she has a front-row seat to the next generation of Jesus-followers in Canada.

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