Food Assistance Distribution Event – Feeding Villages https://www.feedingvillages.org Providing food and clean water to people in need. Sat, 06 Mar 2021 03:50:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.feedingvillages.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/5645bec5-87cc-4faa-8786-1df6942d0188.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Food Assistance Distribution Event – Feeding Villages https://www.feedingvillages.org 32 32 156757699 Fourth food drop in Kennewick, WA! https://www.feedingvillages.org/fourth-food-drop-in-kennewick-wa/ Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:12:32 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=964 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!

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]]> 964 September is off to a great start! https://www.feedingvillages.org/september-is-off-to-a-great-start/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 19:41:38 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=952 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 impact to small businesses and farmers have hit hard.

A recent survey by the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) in Uganda shows that three-quarters of the surveyed businesses have laid off employees. The survey also found that micro and small businesses experienced a larger decline in business activity than medium to large firms.Without work, people can’t earn a wage. And without money, people can’t feed their family. Our monthly food assistance goes a long way for those families who are struggling to get by. However, amidst the struggle and difficulty lie the spirit of the Ugandan people – we continue to witness their strength, resourcefulness, and perseverance in the face of great adversity.

“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

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]]> 952 Third Food Drop Made in Kennewick, WA https://www.feedingvillages.org/third-food-drop-made-in-kennewick-wa/ Fri, 28 Aug 2020 02:29:29 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=933 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 own, unique stories to share. All are refugees.

These families have been forced to flee their country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group; a refugee either cannot return home or is afraid to do so. War and ethnic, tribal and religious violence are leading causes of refugees fleeing their countries.

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]]> 933 Feeding Villages to provide food assistance to Somali refugee community in Kennewick, WA https://www.feedingvillages.org/feeding-villages-to-provide-food-assistance-to-somali-refugee-community-in-kennewick-wa/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:12:41 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=919 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 snacks for the kids

Our efforts are funded by the generosity of our donors. Please consider donating to our cause! All proceeds go to one of our various food assistance initiatives to help those less fortunate in Uganda 🇺🇬

We went door to door and gave a variety of foods to 10 Somali refugee families in Kennewick, WA.
A young girl receiving her family’s groceries

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]]> 919 Continuing our Food Assistance in Kampala, Uganda https://www.feedingvillages.org/continuing-our-food-assistance-in-kampala-uganda/ Sun, 19 Jul 2020 04:28:55 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=909 Covid-19 has posed many challenges for our team on the ground in Uganda. Nonetheless, we work tirelessly to get food to those who need it…while taking precautions ourselves and being safe.

Feeding Villages was able to donate 150 kgs of rice, 900 eggs, and 30 multi-pack soap bars to families in need in Kawempe and Nabweru districts in Kampala, Uganda! We will keep pushing forward and doing what is necessary to provide for those who can’t provide for themselves.

Our efforts are funded by the generosity of our donors. Please consider donating to our cause! All proceeds go to one of our various food assistance initiatives to help those less fortunate in Uganda 🇺🇬

A mother and child who receive a food assistance kit
Eggs and rice are both delicious and nutritious foods.
Babies and toddlers need high quality protein, vitamins, and minerals if they are to grow up strong.
A young boy receiving a food assistance kit on behalf of his family.
Feeding Villages works in some of the most impoverished areas in Kampala, Uganda.

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]]> 909 NEW! Food Assistance in Kampala, Uganda Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic https://www.feedingvillages.org/new-food-assistance-in-kampala-uganda/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 17:55:09 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=869 Amidst the current pandemic, Feeding Villages is working hard to continue to provide food assistance to those most in need.

Both the demand and price of food is HIGH in Kampala, Uganda. With many people out of work, we wanted to help out and do our part. Our team delivered much need food assistance to 30 families in Kawempe and Nabweru districts in Kampala, Uganda! Each family received rice, posho, and bars of soap. We distributed a total of 150kgs of rice, 150 kgs of posho, and 30 packages of soap.

Our efforts are funded by the generosity of our donors. Please consider donating to our cause! All proceeds go to one of our various food assistance initiatives to help those less fortunate in Uganda 🇺🇬

A father and son in Kampala received food assistance from Feeding Villages.
A mother outside of her home in Kampala, Uganda, speaking with a volunteer from Feeding Villages.
A mother with her children receiving food assistance from Feeding Villages.

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]]> 869 Another big food drop in Nangunga, Uganda! https://www.feedingvillages.org/another-big-food-drop-in-nangunga-uganda/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:09:35 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=881 Back in Nangunga, Uganda for our monthly food drop! We dropped off over 400 kgs of food this month with help from our volunteers in Uganda. Our contribution will help feed vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant and nursing mothers, and young children!

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A family receiving rice, eggs, beans, and soap.
A mother and two of her young children who regularly receive food assistance from our team.

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]]> 881 April Update! https://www.feedingvillages.org/april-update/ Sat, 04 May 2019 19:08:05 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=693 Here’s another update from Feeding Villages! We’ve been working hard in Nangunga, Uganda and wanted to share with you what we’ve accomplished in April!

  • On April 28th, we distributed 100 kgs of rice, 50 kgs of beans, 50 kgs of peanuts, 150 eggs, and 6 tins of powered milk to families living in Nangunga, Uganda as part of our Food Assistance Initiative!
  • We were able to raise over $500 for our Clean Water Initiative in Nangunga! Thanks to all the donors who generously contributed to this project. Feeding Villages contributed the rest of the funds needed to launch this project. The contractor we’ve hired for this project has just this past week began prepping the site for the rehab! Stay tuned for updates on this project over in the next couple of weeks!
  • Our team in Uganda met with primary school administrators to discuss details around a school lunch program where each of the 300 children at the primary school would be guaranteed a belly-filling meal. For a meal of fortified rice, it would cost $2500 to feed all 300 students for 3 months. That’s under $10 per student for 3 months of rice lunches! We are looking into additional funding opportunities to include beans, dairy, and fruit to make lunches more balanced. If you would like to donate to this cause, please do so here.
  • Tumbleweird, a progressive, community-centered newspaper based in Eastern Washington, conducted an interview with Hyder Abadin and published the interview in their May issue. To read the full article, click here and scroll down to page 25.

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Donate ]]> 693 March update! https://www.feedingvillages.org/march-update/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 03:30:05 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=676 March was a BIG month for Feeding Villages! Take a look at what we’ve accomplished! 

  • On March 31st, our team in Uganda distributed 100 kgs of rice, 50 kgs of beans, and 50 kgs of peanuts to over 45 families! Since we’ve began Feeding Villages, we’ve given nearly 1000 kgs of food and we don’t plan on stopping anytime soon! 
  • We distributed 480 fresh eggs to pregnant women and families with young children. Not only do adults and kids love the taste eggs, they are among the most nutritious foods on the planet, containing high-quality protein, fats, and essential vitamins and minerals. We plan to make eggs a staple item in our donation kits moving forward!
  • We have a meeting scheduled in April with local primary school administrators to finalize the demo garden site and determine a construction date. We will invite a local agronomist to come test soil quality, determine an appropriate mix of crops, and craft an irrigation system. 
  • In the same meeting with school administrators, we plan to discuss a school breakfast and lunch program. As of now, there is no such program in place where every child is guaranteed a meal. Most children in Nangunga come to school without having eaten breakfast and do not eat lunch unless their parents provide them the funds to do so. Studies show that children who go to school hungry may suffer an inability to concentrate and often fall behind academically. Hungry kids are more likely to miss school because of illness, disrupt class, and develop behavioral problems as teenagers. 

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]]> 676 February Update! https://www.feedingvillages.org/february-update/ Fri, 01 Mar 2019 06:08:27 +0000 https://www.feedingvillages.org/?p=643 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 Nangunga
    • On 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 Hope
    • Our goal is to erect nutritious vegetable and fruit gardens in Nangunga and other villages in Uganda. 
    • These gardens will not only provide nutritious food to those most in need, it will serve as an educational center for all villagers to come and learn more about how to grow these nutritious foods at home! 
  • Feeding Villages launched a blog
    • Read about nutrition in Uganda, dive into real life stories from villagers, and connect with other like minded contributors on our blog. Fresh content is posted regularly! 

Our efforts are supported by the generous donations from people like you. Help someone in need by giving the gift of nutritious food today!

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