Democratic Republic
of the Congo |
 Meet Sifa, Isaac, and Henock
Last October, fighting between rebel forces and the Congolese government came too close to home for Sifa Munyaba and her family.
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| Egypt |
 Meet Auhora
Auhora Gendy lives in rural village several hours outside of Cairo, Egypt.
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| Ethiopia |
 Meet Luku
Farming is the primary way to make a living in the Abaya district of Eastern Ethiopia.
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| Ethiopia |
 Meet Wogayehu
When Wogayehu’s husband died, she wasn’t able to plow the fields and plant crops by herself.
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| Kenya |
 NEW! Meet Sowda
It had been the worst drought anyone in the area could remember. The wells and streams had run dry.
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| Malawi |
 "Thank you for helping us fight malaria"
Agogo Maria—that’s "grandma Maria" in the Chichewa language of Malawi — used to lie awake at night listening for the tell-tale whine of a mosquito and worrying about her little granddaughter, Chikondi.
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| Malawi |
 Meet Maya
Maya Lulanga is less than a year old. Her father, Mike, couldn’t have been more thrilled when Maya was born. But he was also scared.
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| Malawi |
 Meet Gladys
A few years ago, Malawi was hit hard by drought. At least half of the families in the village of Chakwela were facing severe hunger.
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| Mozambique |
 Meet Virginia
When Virginia came to Maputo, Mozambique, she was all alone. Virginia was HIV-positive and cutoff from friends and neighbors at the most difficult time of her life.
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| Nigeria |
 Meet Fatima
When Fatima was first brought to Mashiah Foundation in Jos, Nigeria, she was skeletally thin and too weak to walk.
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| South Africa |
 Meet Sarah
Eleven years ago, gifts to ELCA World Hunger served as the yeast that helped give rise to a successful small business: a bakery.
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| Tanzania |
 Meet Baracka
Last year drought struck in East Africa; villages across the region faced tough times.
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| Uganda |
 Meet Biseny
Biseny Akena and her family have come home to Amuca, Uganda, after years away.
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| Zambia |
 NEW! Meet Abel
For most of us in the United States, mosquitoes are usually no more than a nuisance. But in Africa, just one bite from an infected mosquito can transmit malaria. The disease is a leading cause of death in Zambia—there are more than four million cases each year.
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| Zimbabwe |
 NEW! Meet Gloria
Gloria has worked hard for her International Computer Certificate at the InfoHut — and along the way, she’s learned how to prevent HIV and AIDS.
“You bait your hook with what you know the fish would like to eat.”
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| Zimbabwe |
 Meet Bongiwe
Last year was a difficult year for Zimbabweans caught in a complex humanitarian crisis resulting from a collapsed economy, an intimidating political atmosphere, and severe droughts.
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