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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Try This Easter Prayer With Your Family
One of our favourite things about Easter Sunday is the table feast.
A Presidential Chat: FH Canada welcomes a new leader
After 13 years with Food for the Hungry (FH) Canada, and over five years serving as our President and CEO, Shawn Plummer is saying farewell.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to End Poverty
When a woman is equipped with skills, encouraged by her community, and empowered with confidence, she is capable of making lasting change.
Embracing Equity: A Mother Empowered
Maria was empowered to start her own business, and now she is helping women like her embrace equity.
Moving Beyond Survival
Irrigation is key to establishing food security for communities at risk of drought.
A Bottle of Hope
Juana will never forget the little water bottle that she carried to school every day.
From Migrants to Makers
How do we achieve SDG 1 Zero Hunger so families don't have to migrate for work? By providing sustainable livelihoods for the whole community.
More than a Cup of Coffee
When you brew your morning coffee is there a face, a person, a family that comes to mind? There is a good chance that the beans you used were grown on a small farm tended by a family that has cultivated coffee for a few generations. There’s also a good chance that the family experiences the daily struggles of poverty.
Why Was Jesus Born In Poverty?
I enjoy the Christmas season. Such a wonderful time to be with family and friends, sing Christmas carols, watch your favourite Christmas movies, and eat lots of delicious food. But ultimately Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the King.
Pollyanne Paints for Water
Can you paint? Bake? Fix cars? Whatever your talent, you can use it to fundraise for things you really care about. Pollyanne raises money for water.
Cracking the Cycle of Poverty
Rebecca’s family was one of the poorest families in her community. She was often hungry because her parents’ farm didn’t produce enough food for the family to eat every day. Without an income, they couldn’t buy simple necessities like salt, soap, laundry detergent or Rebecca’s school uniform and classroom supplies. Eventually, Rebecca dropped out of school. And it broke her father's heart.
How Fuel-Efficient Stoves Save Lives
Women in Feyine Terano, Ethiopia bear a heavy burden of work, not the least of which is traveling long distances in search of firewood and carrying it home on their backs. School-age girls often miss class to help their mothers and grandmothers forage for logs, branches, and sticks.
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