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Empower women, help kids

Four Key Ways CFTC Supports Women’s Empowerment The direct route to poverty alleviation is said to be through education – the ‘magic bullet’ of sustainable development. And while obtaining positive...

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Gender-sensitive farming

Women’s participation in agricultural activities feeds the soils and families of Northern Ghana In the past 15 months, Fairuza Sulemana has learned how to farm. True, for years she’s grown groundnuts...

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Look Back, Pay It Forward

By Debra Kerby, President & CEO2014 has been another extraordinary year in the life of CFTC thanks to you–our generous, compassionate family of supporters. Thank you for all you’ve done in 2014 to...

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Including Women in Africa’s Growth

Including women in Africa’s economic growth While recent economic growth in Africa has earned world-wide praise, that growth is not shared by all, according to Geraldine J. Fraser-Moleketi, Special...

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Livelihoods & child protection

OTTAWA, May 12, 2015—CFTC’s President & CEO Debra Kerby and Senior Advisor, Food Security & Environmental Sustainability Sohel Khan were honoured to testify before The House of Commons Standing...

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Empower women, stop hunger

“Food was the main challenge. We survived on love. How else could we survive?” Marefya Tirfu, age 35, is a mother of two living in Ethiopia. Marefya married her husband as a teenager, and dropped out...

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Day of the African Child 2015

HELPING GIRLS GROW – ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE IN AFRICA Toronto, June 16, 2015 – In partnership with Canadian Feed The Children (CFTC), CEDO Uganda led a commemoration of the Day of the African Child on...

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Cooking up something special

CLIMATE-FRIENDLY STOVES IMPACT WOMEN’S HEALTH & LIVELIHOODS IN NORTHERN GHANA Traditionally, in northern Ghana the kitchen is the woman’s domain. Unfortunately, this means women and their young...

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Helping women farm better

Keeping children safe, providing for their needs, and giving them the opportunities they deserve to flourish are the hopes of parents all over the world. Mwinpog Dan-yi and her youngest child. She has...

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Where are we now?

It’s been nearly three years since the passing of South African activist Nelson Mandela (often remembered by his traditional Xhosa clan name ‘Madiba’) but his legacy lives on. Despite the challenges he...

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