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February Update!

As Feeding Villages wraps up February, we wanted to take some time and provide you an update on what we've accomplished this past month! Feeding Villages continues to visit and distribute much need food in the village of NangungaOn February 24th, our Uganda team distributed 100 kgs of rice, 50 kgs of beans, and 50 kgs of peanuts to over 45 families! We also donated 8 large units of fortified, powered milk to pregnant women with infant/young children and 50 bars of soap to help keep hands clean prior to eating! Feeding Villages will be launching a new initiative called Seeds of HopeOur goal is to…

Stories from the Village: Nakato Feriste

In this exclusive interview with Feeding Villages, Nakato Feriste, a villager in Nangunga, Uganda, speaks about her daily challenges with food and other basic necessities. Nakato is a married with 3 children, and is currently pregnant with her fourth child. Her husband, the primary bread-winner, is sick with typhoid and unable to work. Therefore, their family is struggling to make ends meet. Nakato states “In terms of food, these days we are not doing so well. We don’t get enough food, especially me since I’m pregnant. I have to struggle to find something to eat for me, my children, and…

Malnutrition in Uganda: A Short Summary

Uganda is considered “The Pearl of Africa”. And there’s good reason for that. From end to end, Uganda is a storybook landscape, incredibly rich in biodiversity, lush green forests, and fertile soil primed to grow anything and everything. If you’ve ever been there, you would know what I’m talking about. While the mystique and beauty of Uganda captures the attention of many outsiders as the ultimate travel destination, there’s no denying that if one were to visit the country, they would find evidence of malnutrition - one of the single gravest threats to global public health that impacts one-third of…

January Food Assistance Distribution Event Update

On January 27th, Feeding Villages once again visited the community of Nangunga in Uganda and sponsored a food assistance distribution event! SO, WHAT DID WE ACCOMPLISH? We were able to distribute 100 kgs of rice, 50 kgs of beans, and 50 kgs of peanuts to over 50 families as part of our food assistance initiative! We gained commitment from village leaders and the village health team to combat food and nutrition challenges utilizing a community centered approach with a direct focus on sustainable initiatives. Future ideas include demo gardens, nutritional education for children/families, and more! We conducted structured interviews with a variety of members of the community to better understand the needs, interests, and backgrounds…

Fourth food drop in Kennewick, WA!

Our 4th food drop here in Kennewick! Each of the ten families we’ve been providing to the past few months have been so thankful for the extra assistance. This month, we choose to give each family two whole chickens and a ten lb bag of rice. Good eating for the all the families! #feedingvillages#humanitarian#dogood#feedothers#givefood#refugeeswelcome www.feedingvillages.org […]

September is off to a great start!

Our team in Uganda delivered 150 kgs of rice and 150 kgs of Posho to dozens of families in need within the main city of Kampala.Thankfully, the incidence of COVID-19 in Uganda is very low in comparison to other countries. While the country has been successful in taming the spread of the virus, the indirect […]

Third Food Drop Made in Kennewick, WA

Today marks our third food drop here in Kennewick, WA. Glad we could provide 10 deserving families a variety of foods including potatoes, onions, dates, pasta, pasta sauce, orange juice, honey, salt, bananas, and granola bars. We also provided each family hand sanitizer. The families we help locally are of Somali descent and have their […]

Donor Spotlight-Dr. Raju Rao

Dr. Raju Rao believes in the work that we do with Feeding Villages. He has been supporting our efforts since our inception. His constant encouragement helps to keep our team motivated, and his experience with charitable work in other parts of the world allows us to navigate unforeseeable challenges. “As a Medical professional I am […]

Feeding Villages to provide food assistance to Somali refugee community in Kennewick, WA

It’s official! Feeding Villages successfully performed its first food drop in our local community of Kennewick, WA! We’ve gotten a lot of encouragement to help support the local Somali Refugee population in providing much needed food assistance. For this first drop, we provided 10 families milk, eggs, pasta, potatoes, onions, cooking oil, dates, and fruit […]