youth Archives - Growing Hope Globally

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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 […]

Youth Training Has Positive Effect on Communities

August 24, 2022

The demand is great for the learning opportunities this program has to offer to three communities on either side of the border between the West African countries of Sierra Leone […]

Many Hands Make Light Work

February 22, 2022

The youth of a farmers group in one village set up a kuu to build a food storage facility in their community. And just what is a kuu, you ask? […]

Young and Old Value Working Together

November 4, 2021

This program makes a special point of including young and old – and everyone in between – in its activities. A popular option is to involve them in all aspects […]

Leadership During Hard Times

May 14, 2021

During the pandemic, Nelson, president of a youth group called Youth United for the Development of the Community of El Batey, learned that “A true entrepreneur shows leadership during hard […]