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Water well in Haiti to quench villagers’ thirst, empower women

April 28th, 201101:57 PM ET

By Food for the poor

As a hobbyist quilter, Mary Pat Palombo feels at ease behind her Singer sewing machine. But she still remembers feeling helpless as she watched destitute Nicaraguan women trek for miles in search of water for their families to drink. That life-changing experience, which still brings tears to her eyes, inspired Palombo to sew high-fashion tote bags ...
Food For The Poor focused on aid, efficiency

April 26th, 201103:44 PM ET

By Food for the poor

Just a few days into 2010, one of the largest disasters in modern history devastated Haiti. In response, the leading provider of aid to Haiti, Food For The Poor, sent 1,461 tractor-trailer loads of food, water, medicines and other lifesaving relief aid valued at $188.9 million. While Haiti dominated headlines for much of the year, the nonprofit con...
Take a sip, save a life 2011

March 18th, 201110:19 AM ET

By Food for the poor

Climate change, disease and natural disasters are all taking a toll on the world's clean water supply, making this life-sustaining liquid nearly impossible to obtain for some in developing countries. "Every 20 seconds, a young child either dies or becomes deathly ill from ingesting dirty or contaminated water in some parts of the world," said Ange...
Atlanta Residents to Blog about Water-Life-Hope in Haiti

September 09th, 201004:34 PM ET

By Food for the poor

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (Sept. 8, 2010) –Atlanta residents, Edward Buckley and John Beasley will travel to Haiti, Sept. 13-15, with the nonprofit Food For The Poor to visit remote communities in desperate need of clean, safe drinking water. During the trip, daily blog entries and photos will be posted online at http://www.waterlifehope.blogspot.com/....
Critical hour for Zimbabwe’s starving children.

June 30th, 200904:49 PM ET

By Campus Crusade for Christ

Campus Crusade for Christ International staff leader in Zimbabwe reports: "At this present moment 5.1 million people are on the verge of facing serious starvation in Zimbabwe. There is no food. The shops are empty. The supermarkets don't have anything. The exchange rate currently is $1 US = 100 trillion Zimbabwe dollars..." The desperate coun...