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Reducing hunger: what works?
On UN World Food Day, October 16, we took some time to review the UN Food & Agriculture Organization’s (UNFAO’s) latest report on food insecurity: The State of Food Insecurity in the World. The...
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Improving Access to Maternal Health Care in Haiti
Fifteen per cent of pregnant women worldwide face potential life-threatening complications during pregnancy, delivery or afterwards. Despite this, 35 per cent of new mothers in developing countries...
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International Year of Family Farming
Members of a women’s farming collective in Northern Ghana save, trade and have protected from extinction at least five varieties of native seeds. 2014 has been named by the UN’s Food & Agricultural...
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The multiplier effect in Ethiopia
From charcoal to chickens to second chances Asrat and her two youngest children. Her daughter is now a sponsored child through CFTC partner, ISAPSO.We’ve been keeping you up to date on how small-scale...
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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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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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