Hamman learns new farming skills to support his displaced family

Young man in white shirt and purple pants stands in a fenced vegetable garden with green plants and rural landscape in the background.One midnight, eight years ago, five-year-old Hamman Ahmadu and his family narrowly escaped with their lives from their home in Nigeria’s Borno state. Fleeing from growing instability and terrorism in their home of Gwoza, the family resettled 200 miles away[...]

Helping Children Fulfill Their True Potential

Young mother in a pink sari holding her baby while engaging in conversation with another woman indoors.COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts have added new challenges to our already fragile healthcare and food systems, making it much harder for families to get the nutrition and health care they need. 1 in 10 people on the planet faces the worst hunger crisis[...]

My Garden, My Hope

Smiling woman crouches among green plants in a backyard garden, picking fresh vegetables on a sunny day.Forty-year-old Ms. Cheng Khouen lives in Somphi village in Kampong Thom, Cambodia, with her husband and three daughters, ages 14, 12, and one. In her home garden, Khouen struggled to grow enough nutritious vegetables for her family using traditional gardening[...]

Tackling Bangladesh’s food-system challenges

Woman and young girl wearing colorful sarees stand smiling in front of a rural thatched roof home.Considering the multi-dimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health system, Bangladesh, like many other countries, has been facing severe challenges in its food system. This ultimately affect the overall nutritional status of women and children,[...]

Empowering Mothers to Lead Nutrition in Myanmar

Two women sitting on the floor peeling and sorting fresh vegetables in a traditional bamboo kitchen. Rural food preparation with natural ingredients and handmade baskets.In Myanmar, a quarter of the population lives on less than $1 a day, putting them at risk for malnutrition. COVID-19 and the ongoing humanitarian crisis continue to increase obstacles to health and nutrition. In just a year, the number of people facing food[...]