Summer Celebration 2020
August 2020
Learn How We’re Bringing Hope to the World’s Hungry
We host webinars several times a year to bring you stories of success and volunteers’ experiences in the field. Watch previous webinars here and be sure to sign up for an upcoming webinar on our events page.
Growing Healthy Communities: The link between health & food security
April 2020
With the recent outbreak of COVID-19, community health is on everyone’s mind. However, many rural communities around the world deal with health challenges all the time. Have you wondered how Growing Hope Globally’s partners work to promote good health throughout the year? Join us for a look at some of the health initiatives happening in […]
Why do it that way? How Growing Hope-supported food security programs adapt to local culture
September 2019
With Alex Morse, Eric Mattson and Rachel Conley – Growing Hope partners must take the local culture into consideration when determining how to help farmers help themselves. This sometimes means challenging deeply embedded cultural norms so lasting solutions to hunger can be found. It also means challenging our own assumptions. Join us to learn about […]
A Legacy of Hope: Impacting Generations in Nepal and Cambodia
June 2019
With Rachel Conley and Emily Vincent – We all want to leave a legacy for the next generation that includes hope, opportunity and the promise of a better life. The desire for this legacy is even stronger when living in extreme poverty; watching your own children and children in your community suffer from hunger.
Hope vs. Hopelessness: The Link Between Hunger and Immigration
April 2019
The issue of immigration is all over the news right now. Let’s take a step back from the politics to look at who is coming to our border. . .and why. We’ll share what our program participants in Central America have told us about the realities and challenges they face and then move the conversation […]
Around the World in 60 Minutes
January 2019
Travel the globe with three Growing Hope Globally staff members in just one hour. Be encouraged by 12 true stories of how you are changing people’s lives and helping them break the cycle of hunger and poverty! Rachel Conley, Eric Mattson and Alex Morse will each highlight four stories of people and communities that have […]
Building Hope in Unexpected Ways
November 2018
What happens in a community when a Growing Hope-funded program ends? Do our programs truly provide hope in a sustainable way that leads to long-lasting impact on the people who live there? We’ll hear from Bev Abma about what she found when she went back to visit several African communities where the programs we funded […]
Conflict, Agriculture and Peacebuilding in Colombia
June 2018
Alex Morse, Associate Regional Director at Growing Hope Globally, and long-time volunteer, Pat Mino, will share about their incredible trip to Colombia to visit the programs we have been funding. What does it look like to offer a food security program in an area that has been ravaged with conflict and violence in their past? […]
Investing in Change: Working Alongside Kenyan Villagers
May 2018
Eric Mattson, Regional Director at Growing Hope Globally, travelled to Kenya with long-time supporters, Paul and Karon Speckman. Learn about the difference a savings and loan program can make for people in a remote village and why raising chickens has lowered the rate of domestic violence against women!
Leveling the Field: Creating Pathways to Success for Women in Developing Countries
March 2018
This webinar took place on International Women’s Day in 2018. You’ll hear from a panel of three experts in development and how food security programs can serve to empower women living in poverty. Our panelists will share gripping stories of courage and hope for women around the world.
What We Carry in Our Hearts: Kevin and Becky in Nicaragua
January 2018
Becky Morris, Growing Hope Globally’s Director of Resource Development interviews Kevin Nelson, a long-serving volunteer, about their trip in November 2017 to visit food security programs in Nicaragua. You’ll hear them both share their experiences, inspirational stories of the people they met and maybe even a couple funny things that happened along the way. This […]