Farm Improvement, Self Improvement
September 21, 2023
Though she’s not anywhere near where she wants to be, Jayka has come a long way since local partner NEICORD (North East India Committee on Relief and Development) came to […]
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Updates From the Field: East Africa
August 31, 2023
6:00 PM Central/ 7:00 PM Eastern Hear about the impact Growing Hope Globally funded programs are making in Kenya and Uganda. Eric Mattson recently visited several current and past programs […]
Dream It, Then Believe You Can Do It
August 11, 2023
It took Thea a couple of years of participating in the program before she felt confident in her abilities. So confident that she convinced her husband to help her on […]
One Innovation Follows Another
July 20, 2023
“Thank God this program landed at just the right time,” says Henry, who had been feeling despondent over his fruitless farming efforts in the face of drought and poor soils. […]
Food is Medicine
Yiebo’s big “aha” moment came when she realized that eating vegetables was healthier than selling them. Yiebo started a kitchen garden about five years ago when the community decided growing […]
Food Security Improves Family Dynamics
June 22, 2023
Champa is not the only one in her family who has a brighter outlook these days. As a Model Farmer who provides food and income for her family, her previously […]
“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 […]
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 […]