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Meet Agrippa
At 14 months, Agrippa was infected with malaria so severely that when his mother brought him to the Emmanuel Health Center...doctors found that over half of his red blood cells had been destroyed, leaving him on the edge of possibly fatal anemia.
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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 |
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Meet Auhora
Auhora Gendy lives in rural village several hours outside of Cairo, Egypt.
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| Ethiopia |
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Meet Luku
Farming is the primary way to make a living in the Abaya district of Eastern Ethiopia.
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| Ethiopia |
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NEW! Meet Maria Jose
In Mozambique, a Lutheran congregation took action against malaria. With the support of the ELCA Malaria Campaign and our companion church’s malaria project, 34 leaders from seven area churches gathered to learn how to help their neighbors prevent and treat malaria. Maria Jose was one of those neighbors who received an insecticide treated net.
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| Ethiopia |
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NEW! Meet Hassen and Mako
Farming is the way of life for Hassan and Mako. In the past, it was always a challenge to yield enough crops to feed the family. All of that changed when they decided to attend training sessions on how to improve their lives and grow more vegetables in their garden. They not only learned how to produce more vegetables, but also learned how to raise and distribute seeds to sell.
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| Ethiopia |
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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 |
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NEW! Meet Luley
Gladys could have easily given up – and she admits to having thought about it. She lost her husband, five of her brothers and a stepson from the conflict in Colombia that has been afflicting the country for six decades. Now, thanks to your support, Gladys grows organic vegetables and raises chickens.
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| Kenya |
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Meet Diadem
Kakuma refugee camp in northwestern Kenya is home to about 100,000 refugees, all of whom have been forced from their homes in neighboring areas because of armed violence or natural disasters.
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| Kenya |
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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 |
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Meet Yohani
Alidia’s little son Yohani, now age 2, had a tough start in life. The long drought that usually happens before harvest was longer than normal, making that annual "hunger season" hungrier than ever.
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| Malawi |
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"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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Meet Baracka
Last year drought struck in East Africa; villages across the region faced tough times.
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| Uganda |
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Meet Biseny
Biseny Akena and her family have come home to Amuca, Uganda, after years away.
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| Zambia |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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