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DR Congo + 5 more
Foodgrains Bank secures additional funding to respond to COVID-19-related hunger
A $3 million program with support from Canadian government will be used to protect and strengthen farming livelihoods in Africa Canadian Foodgrains Bank has received additional funding to respond to...
Helping families rebuild their lives: Foodgrains Bank executive director visits communities devastated by cyclone in Malawi
As Jim Cornelius drove through southern Malawi, weaving down sandy roads and looking out at fields covered in dried-up soil, it was hard to believe that just six months ago the same land was...
Mozambique + 2 more
Cyclone in southern Africa: Three months later
Eight days after Shika gave birth to twin boys, flooding started in her village. Shortly after, the whole community was told to evacuate their homes. This included Shika and her babies, who she had...
Bangladesh + 7 more
Nine projects totaling $2.9 million committed in March
Includes different kinds of nutritional support and assistance in Bangladesh, Nepal and Haiti Over 67,000 people in eight countries will benefit from nine projects totaling $2.9 million committed by...
People displaced by massive Malawi cyclone to receive emergency food
Over 11,000 people displaced by Cyclone Idai in southern Malawi will receive food from Canadian Foodgrains Bank through an emergency response of Foodgrains Bank member World Renew. Heavy rains swept...
Mozambique + 2 more
Cyclone in southern Africa leaves behind death, destruction in major humanitarian emergency
Hundreds dead, situation continuing to escalate Six days after a devastating cyclone made landfall in southern Africa resulting in widespread damage and flooding, over one thousand people are feared...
World + 2 more
International Women's Day: Advocating for change so women can flourish
By Carol Thiessen, senior policy advisor, Canadian Foodgrains Bank There's a meme making the rounds on social media lately that I find telling. It depicts three women and three men lined up for a...
New project in Central African Republic to provide emergency food for people in forgotten crisis
February 27, 2019 A new project in the Ouham-Pendé prefecture in the Central African Republic will provide emergency food to 6,000 people affected by that country’s conflict. The project is the work...
Self-help group leads to vision, opportunity in rural Ethiopia
Two years ago, Mulusew Kebede had never imagined owning a business. On her small farm near Woldiya, Ethiopia, Mulusew, aged 43, and her family grew crops and raised a few livestock. But starting a...
Foodgrains Bank members respond to devastation in Yemen
Vulnerable families in Yemen suffering from extreme hunger will receive emergency food through a new project of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The project is led by Foodgrains Bank member ADRA Canada, and...
South Sudan + 8 more
12 projects totaling $3 million committed in last two months
October 19, 2018 Over 69,000 people in nine countries will benefit; includes humanitarian response in South Sudan and longer-term agricultural support for families in northern Kenya affected by...
World + 10 more
11 projects totaling $4 million committed in June
Over 89,000 people in ten countries will benefit from eleven projects totaling $4.2 million committed by Canadian Foodgrains Bank in June. The projects are being implemented by Foodgrains Bank...
Spreading the gospel of conservation agriculture in Ethiopia
Halfway through, over 21,000 farmers practising conservation ag; results include better yields, less hunger In the Kindo Koysha District of Ethiopia, staff at the Terepeza Development Association...
South Sudan + 10 more
13 projects totaling $4 million committed in March
Over 140,000 people in 11 countries will benefit; includes emergency humanitarian response in South Sudan Over 140,000 people in 11 countries will benefit from 13 projects totaling $4 million...
Malawian woman achieves independence through agriculture training
March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the important role women play around the world and to reflect on the increasing need for gender equality. The following is one example of how...
Somalia + 4 more
Six projects totaling $1.3 million committed in February
For immediate release Six projects totaling $1.3 million committed in February Over 28,000 people in five countries will benefit; includes emergency humanitarian response in Somalia Over 28,000...
Food policies should support small-scale producers
Ramping up food production via large-scale farming operations alone is unlikely to eradicate world hunger By Jennifer Clapp, on behalf of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Originally published in the Hill...
DR Congo + 1 more
Nine projects worth $2.3 million committed in January
Over 65,000 people in seven countries will benefit; includes two projects responding to conflict in DR Congo Over 65,000 people in seven countries will benefit from nine projects totaling $2.3...
Burundi + 1 more
Eight projects totaling $2.75 million committed in December
Over 99,000 people in six countries will benefit; includes emergency response in Burundi Over 99,000 people in six countries will benefit from eight projects totaling $2.75 million committed by...