Hear from the people doing the work to end poverty—our community members! These are real people sharing their incredibly inspirational stories of struggle and overcoming. You’ll also find facts about global hunger, climate change, and women’s empowerment and how it all ties into the fight for a poverty-free world.
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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.
The Lost Art of Connection: Lessons from How to Human
How to Human by Carlos Whitaker inspires us to reconnect with each other, embrace compassion, and build meaningful relationships in a disconnected world. Learn how slowing down and seeing others through the lens of Jesus can transform your connections.
The Power of Belonging
Scovia, a resilient mother of eight in Bukiende, recalls a time when poverty overshadowed her relationships with her husband, children, and community.
The Power of a Glass of Water
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine waking up thirsty. You walk to the kitchen, turn on the tap…but nothing comes out. Or worse, the water that flows is dirty. Drinking it could make you sick. There is no other option.
Walking Together in Uncertain Times
Are you overwhelmed yet? Each day, we wake up and brace ourselves for yet another wave of troubling new
Jesmin says No! To child marriage
Globally, one in every five girls is married while she is still a child.
10 Fast Facts About Child Marriage
Child marriage demands urgent attention. It’s a practice that strips millions of girls of their rights, education, and future.
Social Justice Starts with You: 6 Actions You Can Take
In honour of social justice day we’ll be sharing 6 ways you can contribute to social justice locally and globally!
Two are Better than One
This Valentines Day we wanted to highlight a couple from Rwanda, Ignace and his wife Jacqueline. They have a happy family with 4 children and if you were to see them today, you’d be surprised to hear of the rocky road they had to travel to get here.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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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