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The people of Kabarore, Burundi are very much like you and me. They want to live peaceable lives and care for their neighbours. They want to send their children to school, earn a fair wage, eat healthy food, live in secure homes, and have hope for the future.

On April 30th we published a blog warning of rising violence in Burundi ahead of presidential elections in the summer. Below is the most recent update from the Food for the Hungry (FH) field office in Burundi. While violence is concentrated in the capital, Bujumbura, our rural communities are beginning to feel the impact as family and friends flee the capital to take refuge in the villages.

When Dusengimana Odette wandered into Ntwali with her sisters, the community saw the magnitude of the crisis right away. Since Odette’s mother passed away, she and her siblings had struggled together as a child-headed household. One sister moved away to Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, in search of work, and the burden of caring for her remaining sisters fell squarely on Odette’s young shoulders. She tried hard to find food and shelter to sustain them, but they never had enough.

Over the past four years, we in Canada have watched with horror as the political crisis in Syria spiraled into uncontrolled chaos with no end in sight. In the past year, terrorist groups have spread violence from Syria across Northern Iraq, threatening the fragile stability of Kurdistan and resulting in an increasing number of refugee camps.

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.

Deforestation is a global reality that significantly contributes to climate change.

For holistic and integrated development to succeed, everyone needs to pitch in, and everyone's pitch counts. Whether it's $25 for a pair of chickens or $100 for a sewing machine - each contribution is an integral piece of the vibrant mosaic of a thriving community.

Visionary leaders have the ability to take a dream and make it a thriving reality. See how former president Ben Hoogendoorn took FH Canada to the next level over the course of 10 years of strong leadership.

Good leadership transition is key to an organization's stability and future growth. Here's how Ben and Bernie passed the baton.

Rural communities in Burundi are well overdue for some serious education upgrades. Normally, when we think of education resources, we imagine fully equipped classrooms, smiling teachers, and freshly sharpened #2 pencils. Creating a dynamic educational environment requires all those things, and so much more

Dr. Brian Fikkert was describing the value of partnership-based development when the words “Donor Alert” appeared on his giant presentation screen.