In many countries such as India, Guatemala, Peru, and Ghana, women are faced with wrenching choices: Feed my children healthy food OR buy medicine for the one who is sick? Watch my children waste away with hunger OR give them my own small portion of food, praying that we all survive the hungry season? No mother should be faced with such desperate options; yet, such agonizing decisions are a daily reality for millions of women in the world living with relentless poverty—often on less than $1.25 a day.
Founded in 1946, Freedom from Hunger is an international development organization that works in 17 countries around the globe. They bring innovative and sustainable self-help solutions to the fight against chronic hunger and poverty and are currently reaching more than 2.4 million women and families—a total of over 14 million people. Freedom from Hunger has received the coveted 4-star rating with Charity Navigator for 4 consecutive years and has consistently been a top-rated charity with the American Institute of Philanthropy.
Freedom from Hunger’s ecuation sessions use pictures, because the women they reach cannot read or write. *
Freedom from Hunger provides access to small-scale loans of $14-$400 for women in the developing world so they can start or expand a small business (example: raising chickens to sell the eggs). Women participating in Freedom from Hunger’s programs are also educated in how to run a small business and how to use profits from the business for the health and nutrition of their children.
Support for Freedom from Hunger gets money into the hands of women every day, helping them earn and learn so they can meet the needs of their families. To donate, or to learn more about Freedom from Hunger and the lives affected by this great charity, click here. YOU can vote for Freedom from Hunger to receive a portion of the charitable contribution to commemorate First Preston’s 23rd year in business. Vote here on our blog or on our Facebook page!
* @Freedom from Hunger, 2010