When everybody says "it can't be done", what would you do? Would you accept it as a fact or would you rise up to the challenge and find a solution? Pre-positioning winter food supplies in Afghanistan already isn’t easy at the best of times. But ...

During the months of the rainy season WFP used multiple means of transportation including donkey-pulled carts and canoes to deliver food to communities in the Sahel region.  Each year during the rainy season in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, ...

KATHMANDU – Nim Doma Sherpa, who became the first WFP school meals recipient to climb Everest, is now preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania next year as part of her team’s mission to reach the highest peak on all the seven ...

WFP nutrition support helps improve the health of children under five as well of pregnant women and nursing mothers. More than 29,500 children are benefitting from  WFP's supplementary feeding programme at 338 government-run health centres across ...

HUMLA - Sukaram Thapa is a 40-year-old farmer and the sole breadwinner for his family of five. He hails from the Saya Village in Humla district, which is a five-day walk from the nearest motorable road in a mountainous northwestern Nepal. Even at the ...

During the lean season, WFP is providing special fortified food to prevent malnutrition to close to 1 million children under 2 as well as nursing mothers. The small village of Assakaram is located over 1,000 km north east of the capital Niamey, ...

In less than 2 weeks I will once again be leaving for El Salvador. I have been hard at work networking and making plans to coordinate and implement "A New Roof"; the newest project for Hogar Infantil in El Salvador. My last trip there while working on ...

WFP/ Katharina Weltecke  With the help of WFP's food support and livelihood assistance programmes, Belaynish Dabe and her HIV-positive husband no longer struggle to feed themselves and their children.  WFP's food support to people living ...

After years of hardship, a community in northern Ethiopia has found the route to a sustainable future through an innovative project which has helped to transform degraded hillsides into productive farmland. For its role in the project, the village of ...

Photo caption: Fatima Mamoudou, a mother of 5, is receiving assistance from WFP through mobile money.  Credit story and photo to: Stephanie Tremblay For the first time in Niger, WFP is using mobile money to help the poorest purchase food at local ...

The colourful glass necklaces and earrings found in the Jolica Collection at Fonthill Fair Trade Company are all created in Jessica’s workshop in a small town in central Chile. She and Carlos are partners in their workshop. Jessica has the ...

In mid-May, WFP launched its restocking of cereal banks in Senegal as part of the response to the Sahel food crisis. The launch took place in the commune of Nétéboulou in the central region of Tambacounda.  NETEBOULOU - By the end ...

WFP/Stephanie Tremblay Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is forcing thousands of people to leave their homes behind. The World Food Programme is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance. Marie is standing inside her ...

Copyright: WFP/Julie Marshall A delegation of employees from Yum! Brands restaurants recently travelled to Nicaragua to see how school meals can help build a brighter future for children and communities. Across Canada, restaurant employees have been ...

As many countries around the world prepare to celebrate Mother's Day, Public Information Officer Silke Buhr reflects on some of the challenges faced by women in Afghanistan. Story written by Silke Buhr, WFP PI Officer Photo credit: WFP/Marcus ...

Six months after the flood, Mir Zadi is fully engrossed in rebuilding her life. Story by Amjad Jamal The first convoy of trucks carrying food from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to help people affected by the 2011 monsoon ...

Story: WFP Djaounsede Pardon Kibumba, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - In North Kivu, the World Food Programme feeds the hungry but also contributes to the protection of the environment and creates jobs through a recycling ...

I recently embarked on a journey to India followed by Thailand with a group from my church. Perhaps some of you had the privilege of reading along on our journey as many of the team members posted stories here on Footcircles. The actual experience of ...

Fresh High Energy Biscuits roll off a production line in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: WFP/Silke Buhr A factory in Kabul has begun producing fortified cookies for WFP school meal programmes in Afghanistan. KABUL -- On a rainy afternoon in Kabul, ...

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Photo: WFP/ Rein Skullerud   Namuding and her baby are being screened for malnutrition in Turkana region of Northern Kenya, where she receives nutritional support through a EU funded programme targeting children under the age of five years and ...

The National Office for Natural Disaster Preparedness (BNGRC) estimates that as many as 259,000 people were affected when Cyclone Giovanna hit Madagascar in mid-February. This is the story of one of those people and of how WFP prepared for the cyclone ...

Photo: WFP/Charlie Barnwell Story: Martin Penner "Here I am, a changed and empowered woman” says Rosemary Kaphadzale. As member of the Chikwatula farming cooperative in Malawi, she was able to sell her surplus maize to WFP – and to ...

The stairs are in! Oiy and her son have one of the few 1 and 1/2 storey homes in the slum and the only one with a staircase instead of a ladder. Once the concrete floor dries, a new stainless steel sink and table can be put in ...

By Zach Redpath   4:30AM Tuesday January 31st.  This is the time the team and I awoke for our 6 hour train ride from Vijayawada to Hyderabad, India.  However, 6 hours of sleep after 40+ hours of not sleeping (sleep has been a ...

By United Nations World Food Programme Photo Credit: WFP Photolibrary   Twelve years ago, flood waters killed hundreds of people in the central region of the country. This time around, Mozambique was better prepared.   With the ...

By Mandy Kasper   A friend of mine from way back in YWAM (Andy Owen) has been a missionary in Thailand for 11 years now, he and his family are currently stationed in Chiang Mai.  Today his wife Carmen called up and asked if I would like to ...

By Mandy Kasper   It’s hard to put into words all of the sounds, smells, tastes and experiences that we are having over here on the other side of the world.  But YAY!!  At last we have reliable internet service and we can at ...

By Pastor Thom:   The orphan girls show Kathleen their dorm room. Look close. All those girls sleep in this dorm room - 9-11 of them – on a slate floor – each with a small box in which they store all their earthly belongings. But ...

We left Canada at 5pm Tuesday. Here we have arrived at our hotel in the city of Cumbum in Andrea Pradesh Friday morning at 4am. They say that sleep deprivation is one worse kinds of torture. Our team held up as though they were missionary veterans ...

Yesterday was a very moving day. After we had spent the day at the orphanage we went into a small village to have an open air service. Joshua had gone ahead and advertised that there would be a meeting.   The village was very poor and most ...

Friday January, 27 I am simply blown away with the hospitality of the people here. They have the servant attitude of Christ. Right from morning till evening the have been there to help us and make sure they know we are welcome. Shortly after ...

The team landed in Mumbai on schedule. They had 1.5hrs to reach the plane from Mumbai to Hyderabad, but it took over an hour to get all their luggage and 45 min to shuttle across the airport, resulting in a missed flight. So they had to wait 12hrs in ...

My name is Natasha and I am 11 years old.  I live in Canada, the country with the most fresh water in the world.  Although we take turning on the tap and having clean water flow from it for granted, there are many in the world that do not ...

They’re off and flying!   Frankfurt Airport- Main Terminal   The team arrived at Toronto Pearson International Airport yesterday and have now safely boarded flight number one to Frankfurt, Germany. With only an hour and 15 minutes ...

Photo credit:  WFP/Maimouna Caisse Shopkeeper Mouhamadou Boy Sow used to dream of emigrating to Europe. Thanks to a new voucher programme, his mind these days is on how to expand business at home in Senegal.   By: WFP/Paulele ...

Photo and story by World Food Program/Angeli Mendoza   WFP in the Philippines is helping formerly displaced fishermen increase their catch.  A major upsurge in conflict in Central Mindanao in 2008 displaced over 700,000 people – the ...

By World Food Program/ Stephanie Tremblay Photos by Michelle Marrion   Almost two years after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti, WFP Ambassador Against Hunger George Stroumboulopoulos went to the Caribbean island to see how the nation was ...

By WFP/Vladimir Voronin   Bolot Urbaev is a father of 10 from a small village named Toguz-Bulak. His village is in a swampy isolated corner of Issyk-Kul, which has been neglected by local authorities and relief organizations for years. Every ...

We were privileged last week to have 3 other missionaries come into our village and help Chuck to see where he is at with language and culture learning.  They were able to give him some guidance of what he needs to do in order to get proficient in ...

By: WFP/Emamul Haque   Fresh water used to be a rare find in the coastal Khulna region of Bangladesh where floods frequently brought salt water inland, killing crops and contaminating wells. Women like Kirtonia had to walk for hours in search of ...

I have always been interested by the idea of travelling, missions work and experiencing firsthand what so many of my friends have shared from their international adventures.  I have heard their fascinating tales of famous landmarks, beautiful ...

By Sarah Borchers   Sindayo Tsegay sees herself first and foremost as a mother, a role which brings daily challenges. For Sindayo, who lives in northern Ethiopia, those challenges used to seem insurmountable before a tree-planting project ...

In October of last year a major typhoon went through the Ga’dang area and destroyed much of their rice crops.  We thought that it was going to be a more challenging year for the people as they were short on rice.  We have learned ...

A picture of Amena, WFP beneficiary, whose village in the south-east of Mirpur Khas distric has been heavily hidden by floods.   ISLAMABAD -- In a good year, when the harvest is plentiful, there is just enough food for poor ...

Each day we try to use our eyes and ears to learn about the lives of the Ga’dang people.  As time goes on it seems that some things just get “normal” for us to see.  We love having visitors in the village so we can see ...

By Marcus Prior   Chin Cheng Hong’s house is built on stilts, but so high have the floodwaters risen in Cambodia this year that even this was not enough to protect her completely. When the waters crept through her floorboards, she knew ...

FRUITION FRUITS & FILLS (a division of Tim Hortons) produces donut icing and fruit fillings at its production facility in Oakville Ontario. As with many food and beverage manufacturers residual ingredients products and sanitation chemicals in ...

Introduction   Bruce Taylor was seeking a career where he could apply his technical skills as a chemical engineer and make a difference in the lives of the less fortunate. At first he pursued his passions through separate avenues—working ...

Until recently, Neri, an HIV+ mother of three, often had to choose between feeding her children and feeding herself. It was an impossible choice and she might have died if she hadn't started receiving food as part of her treatment. She's now healthier, ...

  Colombia's four-decade long conflict has also affected neighboring countries. Nearly 135,000 Colombians in need of international protection live in Ecuador; most of them in the Northern provinces. Lack of infrastructure and basic services ...

Karyawati is a mother, a wife, and a skilled artisan – living on the island of Bali in Indonesia. She works each day at a workbench set up in a small shop area in her front yard. Karyawati’s work day is tailored around the demands of her ...

Ylmo Louinesse has more than tripled his production since 2009. He also found a new customer. WFP recently purchased rice from him and other farmers in Torbeck.   Torbeck is located in the South of Haiti, about 4 hours away from the capital. ...

Audi is on a mission to help Best Buddies International raise a record-setting $1.7 million in total donations at the 2011 Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Washington, D.C, a charity walk, run and ride on October 22. Founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver in ...

Among the hill tribes in Northern Thailand the skills of farming and silversmithing have lived side by side for centuries. Ekachai is a member of one of these hill tribes and while he leads a workshop that produces many pieces for the Jolica ...

Life for many people in southern India is difficult as they struggle to live on a dollar a day. If someone in their family has a disability like blindness, the struggle gets even more difficult. Research has shown that in these situations where a ...

Now that Thanksgiving is out of the way, I am happy to have a few moments to finally tell you all about my latest trip to El Salvador and Guatemala. Through my invitation from AGEXPORT (the Guatemalan Exporters Association) I ...

Haythum and his family were displaced from their village in Darfur four years ago. Now, WFP school meals help nourish his dream of becoming a doctor at the Zam Zam camp in Northern Darfur. Enrollment at schools in Northern Darfur where kids get ...

Felicite Sengram, Secretary of the village granary in Mayo Tsanaga area near Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North province and two other key-holders open the village granary for sales in the lean season.   While drought ravages swathes of ...

We arrived home, in the village, 5 weeks ago.  It is always nice to be home and sleeping in our own beds but being home has added stresses too. Since June I have had to take on the medical issues that come up in the village.  In the ...

The Ontario Christian Gleaners (OCG) has been blessed with donations of produce from many growers and suppliers, but the most difficult time to source our produce each year is from January through July. We are thankful for every donation and especially ...

July 22, 2011 was a day to remember. With great joy and thanks to our Heavenly Father we celebrated the milestone of producing 10 million servings of soup. Volunteers, representatives from some mission organizations and the local media joined us in ...

The Loving Arms' organization for Guatemala provides hope and assistance in transforming the lives of families and children in small towns and villages in Guatemala, by providing activities and programs to families to nourish their bodies and souls, ...

In 2004, the Manampeople of Papua New Guinea were once again evacuated from their island home. The violent volcanic eruption destroyed their gardens, houses, and presented an uncertain future for the people who called Manamhome.   We too ...

Living in an remote area brings with it challenges for accomplishing everyday tasks, such as providing a consistent and reliable power supply to the house.  We didn’t realise how much we take for granted that we can flick a switch to turn ...

#1 WELLS One of the community projects that has been sitting on the back burner of our minds, so to speak, is to improve the availability and quality of water in our village.  This was one of the original requests of the people when we asked them ...

Last night Christina learned that our good friend Analyn (she is 19 weeks pregnant) started having some cramping and bleeding.  Analyn has become a good friend to both Christina and I over the last year.  We were so excited for her when she ...

It’s finally done!  There is now a fresh supply of water for our village thanks to all the hard work of both the people living there and the recent NTM SUMMIT team that came from the UK.  It was 3 years ago when we promised the people ...

We are very excited to finally be getting started on the water project for the village.  Knowing that this project was going to be a lot of work for us and the village people, we thought that it would be great to have the UK Summit team back ...