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“My experiences with Growing Hope Globally…are some of the most important threads in the tapestry of my life.”

May 23, 2023

I'm not sure how old I was when my brother, Matt, and I decided to decorate a small shoebox and place it near our front door to solicit houseguests for money. As a mother to a young child now, I wonder how my parents felt about this rather forward way of greeting our friends and family, but I'm glad they were supportive. Matt and I had recently learned about our church's support of Growing Hope Globally, then called Foods Resource Bank, and we found it…

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Ripped!

April 25, 2023

Josias has seen an important increase in his yields after following Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles for the first time in his life. Local Partner Central Church of Africa Presbyterian, Zambia […]

More Than Just a Cover Crop

Rather than buying nitrogen to fertilize his corn and bean crops, Isaí is growing his own. Ever since he started farming 18 years ago, he’s watched his yields go down […]

Abandoned? Empowered.

If anyone thinks migration to other countries is an easy way out for Central American communities, they should ask the families left behind. Especially the women. When it’s no longer […]

Work First, Blessings Later

Ramón says, “Ever since I knew my name was Ramon, I have been working the soil in order to put food on the table. I knew that any time I […]

Encouraged and Empowered

In the message of women’s empowerment she receives from her involvement in this program, Dulce María hears an echo of the way her grandmother would inspire her when she was […]

Students and Farmers Getting Ahead

April 20, 2023

Growing Hope Globally’s newest partner, Convoy of Hope, works with local government and Assemblies of God churches in Tanzania to provide an integrated approach to food security. Ten thousand children […]

Conservation Ag: Crazy Until You See the Results

March 23, 2023

Neighbors often watch and laugh as program farmers use conservation agriculture (CA) techniques to plant their fields. But when they see the results, they ask to be shown what to […]

The Future of Farming: Kids

Argelia is thrilled that local partner IESII (Institute of Intercultural Studies and Research) has included children in its instruction on sustainable farming. As she puts it, “I have been able […]

Better for Girls, Women & Youth, Better for All

The communities involved in this program feel they are better off as they reach expressed goals of empowerment and food security. Girls, women and rural youth say they feel greater […]

Amaranth, the “Wonder Food”

Sixty-four-year-old great grandma Violet farms her small plot of land on a steeply sloping hill where landslides were a common occurrence. Prior to joining the program, her yields were “miserable” […]