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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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Better for Girls, Women & Youth, Better for All

March 23, 2023

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 […]

Satisfying a Hunger for Knowledge

February 20, 2023

Women like Elizabeth who participate in this new program’s Farmer Groups are already experiencing the benefits of practicing sustainable farming and animal husbandry. Dimoria builds on the successes in Umsning […]

Support for Great Business Ideas

February 14, 2023

The world over, when you have a great business idea you need a little support, capital, and counsel to get it off the ground. So it is with Neguith, a […]

A Store is More Than What’s on the Shelves

February 10, 2023

From a U.S. perspective of gigantic grocery stores, you might not think the local shop is much of anything. Some coffee, sugar, soup, soap on the shelves, a few vegetables […]

Reducing Risk With Conservation Ag

January 30, 2023

Daudah’s husband scoffed at her when she wanted to try Conservation Agriculture practices on their farm. A year later, he asked her to train him. Daudah is a member of […]

Better for Women, Better for Everyone

November 4, 2022

As a result of a community-wide focus on gender disparity, family life for Titus and Tryness has greatly improved. They were among the first to take part in training sessions […]

Small Business, Big Success

June 10, 2022

Six women – Angura, Rubi, Johura, Eti, Rumela and Najma – report that the first year of their first joint venture, a small vegetable farm, has been a success. Not […]

No More Selling Solo

November 3, 2021

Rose is one of 17 newly-trained Marketing Private Service Providers who were challenged by the program to start ten marketing groups among farmers in their areas. The 19 women and […]

Working Her Way Out of Poverty

August 3, 2021

Hasina’s constant search for ways to earn a steady income has finally met with success, now that she has joined the program run by local partner SATHI. She took out […]

Women’s Success Decreases Domestic Abuse

March 9, 2021

Domestic violence is on the rise around the world – yet another side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, women in West Pokot are reporting a reduction in what is […]