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From Drunkard to Male Champion

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:49:49+00:00July 17th, 2017|Blog, Economic Opportunity, Uganda|

Niwagaba Medard used to be a drunkard. “There was not a single day,” he says “that I would go home without drinking alcohol.” His drinking caused a lot of problems within his family. “Most of the time,” says the 35-year-old father of four, “I would get home past midnight, when my wife and children had already gone to sleep. My wife and I could hardly talk to each other. There was no peace at home because every time I came home under the influence, I would mistreat my wife and children, sometimes even forcing them to sleep outside. My children hated me because I had failed to provide them with school fees and parental love.” His marriage was suffering. “My wife became suspicious that I was having affairs,” he explains “since I had stopped providing for my family, and she denied me sex. She feared so much that I was HIV-positive because we had never tested as a couple and shared results.”

Sea to Sea: Stretched to the Limits

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T18:30:15+00:00July 17th, 2017|Blog, India|

It was another long distance traveling from Chaplin to Regina,

Coming Together in the Face of Disaster

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:36:35+00:00July 15th, 2017|Disaster Response, Disaster Response Services (DRS), Our Stories|

As active wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia, World

Generosity Fuels Famine Response

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:00:59+00:00July 13th, 2017|Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Our Stories, Uganda|

Nearly $700,000 (CAD) was received in support of World Renew’s

200 Wildfires Burn in British Columbia

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:36:35+00:00July 13th, 2017|Disaster Response, Disaster Response Services (DRS), Our Stories|

Mike Hoyer, World Renew Disaster Response Services (DRS) area representative

Community Plans Water Pan

Danielle Eben2019-12-04T03:38:29+00:00July 13th, 2017|Blog, Community Health, Kenya|

World Renew Kenya and its partner, Anglican Development Services (ADS), first came to Malindi, Kenya in response to flood disaster. Then came two food assistance programs, the first supported by Foods Resource Bank and the most recent one in partnership with the Canadian Food Grains Bank, in response to prolonged drought.

Her Name is Beauty

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T21:01:32+00:00July 12th, 2017|Bangladesh, Blog, Economic Opportunity|

She lives in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, where World Renew and its partner, SAHTI, have helped to establish community organizations called “People’s Institutions.” Beauty’s institution is called “Akota,” or Unity. Beauty illustrated through painting the work of the People’s Institutions that bless the lives of over 22,000 people who live in these slums. She told a dramatic story of Before and After.

"They thought I was crazy"

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:18:14+00:00July 11th, 2017|Blog, Food Security, Mozambique|

In 2012, World Renew and the Canadian government began a five-year program aimed at stabilizing food production in Mozambique and four other countries. The program sought to enhance food security, stimulate sustainable economic growth, and build a community’s ability to set priorities and implement community-initiated plans. In Mozambique, World Renew collaborated with the Diocese of Niassa to address food security using “farm field schools,” where they could demonstrate and teach appropriate technologies and test new methods alongside traditional ones. Farm field schools rely on the adage “seeing is believing,” knowing that the time and effort invested will be repaid in farmers’ ready adaptation of methods they can see with their own eyes.

$30: the difference between life and death

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T21:01:32+00:00July 10th, 2017|Blog, Economic Opportunity, Food Security, Nicaragua|

Thirty dollars. That’s Rosa Chavara’s savings goal for this year. In January, Rosa decided to try to save two dollars a month, and challenged herself to save double when she could. Rosa lives in the community of Santa Gertrudis, Nicaragua, at the end of a winding, dirt road three hours from the capital city of Managua. Her family has lived there for years, eking out a living on their small farm, surviving both drought and torrential rains. It’s not the best place to have a farm. Life is hard in almost every respect. Rosa and her husband, Modesto, have four children; the youngest, Jasmari, is just eleven months old.

Much to Be Thankful For

Danielle Eben2019-10-15T20:18:14+00:00July 9th, 2017|Blog, Food Security, Zambia|

This quarter has seen the closing of our food relief program with United Church of Zambia in Western Province. This two-year program brought much-needed help and assistance to 38,000 people across Mwandi District and was the largest response to El Niño by any single organization in Zambia this year. Over 3850 tons of food and seed were distributed—the equivalent of 129 truck loads! This is an incredible achievement and an incalculable blessing to the people that have been reached.