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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November 4, 2022
Small-scale farmers are learning the principles of conservation agriculture to break the cycle of poverty, which is due in part to rising population, soil degradation and drought. As they practice […]
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September 16, 2021
Pepe appreciates the value of the varied techniques he’s learned as part of the agroecological approach to farming promoted by local partner GRADAID. The program builds on his own lifetime […]
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June 29, 2021
The very first program funded by Growing Hope Globally was located in Bamba, Kenya. It began in 2001, implemented by World Renew and local partner Anglican Development Services – Pwani. […]
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December 16, 2020
The farmers of Pujaha village in West Champaran District live on one side of the river and farm on the other side. The fertile land directly across from their homes […]
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December 4, 2020
Located in an arid/semi-arid region in the north of Kenya, the Igembe program is an offshoot of the Tigania program which has helped to enhance community resilience and year-round food […]
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November 17, 2020
A young couple lives on a small farm with their daughter and two sons. They grow rice on a half acre of land and make ends meet by working as […]
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