Juliette, the eldest daughter of Olipa Tembo and her husband Dickson Nkata, came home from school early one day. She was crying. The child, who would have been about eight …
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CFGB, Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies working together to end global hunger. foodgrainsbank.ca
Millions of displaced people in South Sudan continue to be on the brink of a major food crisis as the country’s violent conflict continues. “We are deeply concerned for the …
World Food Day is October 16. What’s a good way to mark it? One way is by being part of Canadian Foodgrains Bank’s Harvest of Letters.
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is responding to the needs of people in the Gaza Strip through its member Mennonite Central Committee (MCC). “Many people in Gaza are going through a period …
50,000 South Sudanese children could die this year if assistance doesn’t come soon. That was the blunt message hammered home by the United Nations during a recent appeal for increased …
$3.5 Billion for Improving Maternal & Child Health Canadian Foodgrains Bank is pleased Canada is continuing its global leadership in improving maternal, newborn and child health with the generous announcement …
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Support for small-scale farmers critical in dealing with effects of climate change, says new UN report
by StaffWhen Robert Phiri, a small-scale farmer from Zambia, looks out on his maize field, he can’t help but worry. In the last several years, the changing climate means drought has …
Canadian Foodgrains Bank is monitoring the situation in South Sudan, where hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by conflict.
With half of Syria’s population of 22.4 million now food insecure and one-third Syrians in need of urgent assistance, the World Food Program of the United Nations is making an …
“I have a headache everyday worrying about how I will pay my rent and feed my family.” That’s what Syrian refugee Amoun Habouch, who is caring for eight children, told …
Ramadan was in July this year, and Muslims around the world fasted during daylight hours to mark their holy month. Two Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) projects helped to make this …
How to balance the needs of the world’s poorest people with Canadian security isn’t a new question arising from the recent decision to merge Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) into …