Field Focus

Mothers Fight Malnutrition With Education

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0500

A group of Peruvian mothers have been trained in early childhood stimulation, leadership, and nutrition. Raissa Vargas is doing what she can to improve life for her daughter.

Myama Against the Odds

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500

When Africa's worst cholera epidemic in 15 years struck Sierra Leone, mothers and young children in Mabella slum found themselves in a breeding ground for the disease.

A Hunger for Advocacy

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

Tara Marks sits on the edge of her chair. She looks her senator’s aide straight in the eye and nicely, but firmly, asks him to consider the needs of low-income people.

Calling for Justice

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600

The kitchen of El Milagro Lutheran Church is the nerve center of this busy Minneapolis congregation. A stream of people bustle in and out of the room—to chat, pour themselves a cup of coffee, or drop off food for the post-service lunch.

Heather's Story

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600

A small desk with a laptop, books, and a chair sits in Heather's living room. Her two children and even her two dogs know not to touch anything on that desk. “That’s mommy’s desk,” says Heather's 5-year-old daughter, Naomi.

Making Cocoa

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0600

David Kpan’s cocoa farm is a 20-minute walk from his home, across skinny dirt paths and small streams that lie under a couple acres of lush trees.

The Sweet Taste of Cocoa

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

If you could use only two words to describe David Kpan’s approach to life, the words on his motorbike’s license plate would suffice: “Patience Pays.”

The Power of the Purse

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Forty women sit on wooden chairs in the hot sun, holding their purses as they wait for their turn to repay their loans.

The Road to a College Degree

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500

“I hope that my story gives people the idea that they don’t absolutely have to be stuck,” says DeEtte Peck. “It is not easy to escape from poverty, but it can be done."

Cell Phones, Composting, and Emergency Feeding Centers

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The people of Burkina Faso — a landlocked West African country just north of Ghana — are extremely vulnerable to hunger because of poverty and climate change.