Meet Mollika: 17-Year-Old Award-Winning Farmer 

Smiling young woman in colorful traditional clothes proudly showing gold medal in rural garden setting.Nothing can stop rising star Mollika Biswas, an award-winning farmer. The 17-year-old lives with her parents and her older brother in a small village in the Satkhira region of Bangladesh. Two years ago, Mollika embarked on a health and nutrition journey with[...]

Taking Action to Combat Hunger 

Child is being measured with a colored mid-upper arm circumference tape to detect malnutrition.In just three years, the ravages of COVID-19 reversed decades of progress in the fight against malnutrition. Compounded by the damaging effects of climate change and armed conflicts, most notably in Ukraine, this crisis fuels increased threats of famine in[...]

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[...]

Cultivating a Coffee Culture in Bangladesh

Woman examining plants in a vibrant plantation surrounded by trees and soil, highlighting farming and agricultural practices in a rural setting.Zing Pian Bawm now grows coffee to earn money for her family Nestled in Bangladesh’s hill tract region, the Bandarban district is one of the country’s hidden gems, featuring pristine and picturesque natural beauty. But due to its seclusion, residents in[...]