A Single Mother Overcomes
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by Tatum Bergen
6d ago
Immaculee fills baskets with her bountiful harvest. Immaculée is the mother in a female-headed household, a farmer, and a strong Cascade Group leader. She provides for her four children through farming and livestock rearing. “Before being involved in FH programs, our home experienced hygiene-related diseases. It was hard to eat a diversified meal. Due to poor nutrition, my family was physically vulnerable and not strong. Socially, my relationships with my neighbours were peaceful, despite the hard times I experienced following my husband leaving me in 2007. “My children still had ..read more
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A New Future Brewing for Hambisa
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by Tatum Bergen
1M ago
Hambisa and his family showing off their coffee harvest. Story collected by Bedilu Asmare Hambisa is married with three sons and one daughter. To make a living, he farmed as well as collected and sold firewood, but it wasn’t sufficient to support his family. Hambisa struggled to make his land productive. Land degradation and high soil acidity prevented most farmers like him in Sasiga from growing enough food. Because of the family’s material poverty, they didn’t socialize much. Hambisa struggled to provide food and clothing for his family and send his children to school. “When I f ..read more
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How Moriam Broke the Cycle of Poverty
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by Eryn
1M ago
Written by Sneha Reddy with Eryn Austin-Bergen Poverty steals Moriam’s childhood One day, Moriam was playing with her friends when her father called her to come and meet a new family that was visiting. Obediently, Moriam complied. Little did she know that the man she met that day would become her husband at the unimaginable age of just 14 years old. Moriam had to drop out of school to become an older man’s bride. She had to stop her childhood games and take the full responsibilities of a wife onto her slim shoulders. She had to leave her home and family when she was just a child. In Banglad ..read more
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Bringing Home the Books
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by Eryn
2M ago
  Photographs and story by Dan Wasiriwa Sarah teaches Grade 3 literacy in Rongoro Primary School where most of the children from her small community of Bunashimolo attend. In addition, Sarah is a wife and mom with three kids of her own under the age of 10: Josephat, Betina, and little Blessing. Sarah’s school has 912 students (467 boys, 445 girls) and enrolment continues to climb as a result of teachers like Sarah partnering with FH staff to promote reading and improve the quality of education in Bunashimolo. Before FH began working with the people in Sarah’s community, very few peopl ..read more
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5 tips to improve your mental health
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by Tatum Bergen
2M ago
How are you doing—really doing?  With increasingly busy lives, rising cost of living, unpredictable weather, and intensifying global conflicts, life can feel precarious, to say the least.  A recent study conducted by Mental Health Research Canada (MHRC) found that one in seven Canadians are likely to have moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety, and one in five are likely to have symptoms of severe to moderate depression. People in our partner communities also struggle against stress, anxiety, and depression. FH staff across the communities you support work with families to impr ..read more
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From Washed Out to Thriving
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by Tatum Bergen
3M ago
Jean feeds his dairy cows. Story and photos collected by Epaphrodithe Niyirera Written by Donat Ntagungira with Eryn Austin-Bergen Dreams Washed Away Jean farms for a living, but it isn’t easy. The soil in the Rwandan community of Ruhindage is acidic and the hilly landscape causes crops to wash away when it rains, making farming an unpredictable (and often unproductive) livelihood. And does it ever rain! Often resulting in dangerous landslides. In May 2023, more than 20 families in Ruhindage were evacuated from their homes under the threat of flooding and landslides. “Fifty per cent o ..read more
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It Takes a Village
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by Tatum Bergen
3M ago
Annociata, a teen mother who received entrepreneurial training, is transforming her tailoring business with her new management skills. Written by Sarah Harrington You've probably heard the phrase "It takes a village to raise a child," before. After all, it's well known that community support is crucial for raising a child! But what happens when those helping hands never arrive and, in their place, a new mother is shamed by her community? In Rwanda, teen pregnancy rates rose dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, partly due to prolonged school closures. These new mothers face sti ..read more
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Recipe: Doro Wat
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by Colton Martin
4M ago
  Doro Wot is a tasty, traditional Ethiopian chicken dish, often quite spicy. It is widely enjoyed at Christmastime, a comforting taste of home for many Ethiopians. This recipe comes to us all the way from Samson, the FH Senior Program Manager for the Sasiga communities. INGREDIENTS • 2 tbsp butter  • 5 red onions, diced  • 3 eggs  • 3 tbsp berbere spice mix* • 2 tsp dried oregano  • 3 cloves garlic, minced • 3 pounds boneless chicken thighs INSTRUCTIONS 1. In a large stewing pot, melt butter over low heat. Finely chop onions and add to the pot. Cover and  ..read more
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Starting a Child Strong
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by Tatum Bergen
5M ago
Chaltu and her daughter, Martiket. Written by Debelo Diriba with Eryn Austin-Bergen On World Children’s Day, we’re highlighting the need to start strong! Even before a child is born, the journey of lifelong health begins with her mother’s nutrition. Then comes those first six months when an infant thrives on exclusive breast milk—she doesn’t even drink water, yet! The following year and a half are an exciting journey of culinary discovery as she explores all kinds of new foods, but in a careful order and under the sharp eye of her watchful mother lest she choke or have an allergic ..read more
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Cookies for Change
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by Tatum Bergen
5M ago
Kids like Ella (11), Eliana (10), and Danica (11) are helping end poverty with their own creative ideas⎯like winter bake sales! It all started with a sweet idea. Danica, an eleven-year-old from Abbotsford, BC, grew up flipping through the Gifts for Change Gift Guide with her family each Christmas. Realizing she had so much while others had so little, she wanted to raise $160 to buy a Dairy Cow to help a family get out of poverty. So, she gathered her two friends, Eliana and Ella, and cooked up a plan—a bake sale! The girls—and their mothers—headed to the grocery store for ingredie ..read more
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