Water shortages make farming stressful, Anna said, "the situation was better [years ago] because we received regular rainfall, if it doesn't rain then we can't generate money anywhere else.
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“I had no food in my household and we were starving...we could barely have a meal a day. We had even forgotten the normal practice of two meals a day,” says Bol. Bol’s story is only one of hundreds of thousands of identical stories in Aweil.
“I had no food in my household and we were starving...we could barely have a meal a day. We had even forgotten the normal practice of two meals a day,” says Bol. Bol’s story is only one of hundreds of thousands of identical stories in Aweil.
“I had no food in my household and we were starving...we could barely have a meal a day. We had even forgotten the normal practice of two meals a day,” says Bol. Bol’s story is only one of hundreds of thousands of identical stories in Aweil.
Before receiving life-saving food assistance, Peter was too hungry to work. He recently returned home to South Sudan after years in a refugee camp in Uganda, but the area was void of food and opportunities.
It can be an overwhelming experience being in Syria. But thanks to your generosity families are receiving food, water, blankets and mattresses.
At 24 years old, Kambale Siriwayo, a newlywed and father of two, still lived with his parents. Having only gone to school until the third grade, farming was the only way he knew to earn a living. He knows, earning enough to purchase his own house is a slow, uphill battle. For Kambale, it felt impossible.
“Seeing your children and yourself dying of hunger is a nightmare. Sadly it was reality.” Juan Annet Lofu was in a tough situation. With so many mouths to feed, but so little energy from the pain of her own empty stomach, her life was a vicious cycle of hunger.
“Seeing your children and yourself dying of hunger is a nightmare. Sadly it was reality.” Juan Annet Lofu was in a tough situation. With so many mouths to feed, but so little energy from the pain of her own empty stomach, her life was a vicious cycle of hunger.
“Seeing your children and yourself dying of hunger is a nightmare. Sadly it was reality.” Juan Annet Lofu was in a tough situation. With so many mouths to feed, but so little energy from the pain of her own empty stomach, her life was a vicious cycle of hunger.
“Seeing your children and yourself dying of hunger is a nightmare. Sadly it was reality.” Juan Annet Lofu was in a tough situation. With so many mouths to feed, but so little energy from the pain of her own empty stomach, her life was a vicious cycle of hunger.
At 24 years old, Kambale Siriwayo, a newlywed and father of two, still lived with his parents. Having only gone to school until the third grade, farming was the only way he knew to earn a living. He knows, earning enough to purchase his own house is a slow, uphill battle. For Kambale, it felt impossible.
“Seeing your children and yourself dying of hunger is a nightmare. Sadly it was reality.” Juan Annet Lofu was in a tough situation. With so many mouths to feed, but so little energy from the pain of her own empty stomach, her life was a vicious cycle of hunger.
Village Savings Groups or Self-Help Groups, are a sustainable way for people in rural Africa to save money, regardless of how much they make. But in Mrs. Fantaye Sarte’s community, there were rumours and speculations about what a group like this actually was. Was it a money making scheme?
In September 2022, Tearfund Canada held its first Impact and Innovation Conference - bringing together partners from around the world.
Imagine a young father, 26 years old, and sole breadwinner for his family of 7 members. Imagine how he felt when returning home, after 5 years in a refugee camp, only to find that their home and all their assets had been burned to ashes.
Batale lives in the Zala Woreda region of Southern Ethiopia, where the majority of the population suffers from chronic hunger. Batale was one of them. She says, “I am poor. My small plot of land is not productive.”
Coming from a traditional village in Ethiopia, Mamitu felt the daily social pressures she faced as a woman in poverty. For women like Mamitu, Self-Help Groups have been a source of incredible transformation both within her life, and within her heart for her village.
In the midst of poverty and vulnerability, our Self-Help Group leaders in Ethiopia call the groups God’s miracle.
Kavugho, her husband Kambale and their six children ran from their village under the cover of night. Bandits were pillaging and looting homes, committing acts of violence. The family made their way into the dark jungle, praying that they wouldn’t be found.
For years, Arjun Bidika would rise at dawn to work his fields, trying to grow cash crops like cotton and beans to earn enough and feed his family. He would work late into the evening, returning home exhausted and discouraged.
Buildings collapsed, homes destroyed, families broken, and lives forever changed. Darimi and his wife Suryani fled their home in Palu, Indonesia three days after an earthquake struck. They were lucky to escape with their lives, but their house was left in ruins.
When Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines in September 2018, Michael Baani didn’t know how his family would ever recover from the catastrophic damage. The gigantic storm created billions in damage across multiple countries and left 127 dead in the Philippines alone.
