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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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Farm Broadcasting Gets the Word Out

September 20, 2022

An innovative aspect of this program dedicated to improving nutrition and food security is the use of radio talk shows and public-service announcements to promote good farming practices. Over the […]

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Conserving Soils Key to Resiliency

July 28, 2022

Doña Silvia confirms that, as expressed by the subtitle of the program (“Somos Resilientes”), she and her family are indeed resilient. Except for her husband’s seasonal work picking coffee, agriculture […]

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Improving Soil Fertility for Nutrition

February 26, 2021

Joseline farms a steep, hilly slope to support herself and her seven children. As with many of the subsistence farmers in the western Rubanda district, erosion was severely affecting her […]

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