Sturdy Construction, Risk Reduction
January 22, 2018
When natural disaster strikes and homes and crops get damaged or destroyed, Haitian farmers often have to resort to eating the seed they’d saved for the next planting season or […]
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Efforts by all result in water for all
January 12, 2018
My name is Marvin, and I’m the coordinator of our community water committee here in Nicaragua. After years of effort, we’re just about ready to inaugurate a system of piping […]
Marshila’s Transformative Nutrition Education
December 20, 2017
Marshila says her life has been transformed by the India Banka Dumka Jamui program’s emphasis on agriculture, nutrition and sanitation. As a child bride, she had little knowledge about the […]
Home Again: Sustainable Farming Returns Felix to his Roots
December 19, 2017
My name is Félix. I’m a farmer, but there came a point when I couldn’t support my family anymore. I spent months at a time moving to other parts of […]
A “Crazy” Idea Reaps Great Improvements
November 28, 2017
Once Victor started re-purposing cast-off plastic bottles as mini grain-storage bins, as suggested by Growing Hope’s local partner ACJ from our Nicaragua Boaco program, he saw more than just a […]
These Little Piggies Went to Market…and Changed Fortunes
November 14, 2017
The simple gift of a piglet from FRB’s Dominican Republic Bateyes program changed the fortunes of two mothers. And they, in turn, are “paying it forward,” enabling 10 neighboring families […]
Women Now Earning 5x More; Planting Trees Saves Watershed
November 7, 2017
There is much to celebrate as the program completes a second three-year phase for farmers and single mothers, including a significant increase in monthly income. By starting small in-home grocery […]
Sylvia Builds Success Brick by Brick
November 1, 2017
Sylvia, a young farmer, entrepreneur, and participant in our Kenya Makueni program, is proud to be able to support her family. She’s proud, too, that she’s making it possible for […]
Mushrooming Success for Cambodian Farmers
October 13, 2017
Channy and Chantol, a young Cambodian couple, have seen many changes over the last few years, all thanks to a fungus. They were among the first to adopt mushroom growing when World Hope began working in their village three years ago. “We were skeptical at first, said Channy, “so we just built a small mushroom house to test it out.”
Seeing is Believing
September 18, 2017
Land is scarce in Tan Son district in North Central Vietnam, and growing enough food to last throughout the year is a challenge. It is no wonder that farmers are […]