A meal plan that saves lives
Stomach cramping and growling, Katherine pulls herself out of bed every morning and wonders if today will be the day she eats again. She looks around her family’s home, studying the bare shelves and the empty containers. Katherine’s optimism begins to fade. At 15, her...
In Yemen, war comes at a great cost — but saving lives doesn’t have to
How do you measure the cost of war? Do you count the buildings destroyed, the businesses wrecked, or the livelihoods lost? Do you simply count the lives taken too soon, or do you factor in the impact those losses have made on the people left behind? In Yemen, years of...
4 ways starvation impacts a child
Have you ever held newborn babies? They are so tiny, and yet they carry so much potential for the future. As you cradle them in your arms, the whole world is full of possibilities. But when a mother gives birth in the midst of a hunger crisis, there is fear instead of...
What is famine?
In the heart of Zimbabwe, a family is suffering a slow death. Their house is quiet. The children who would normally be laughing and playing rambunctiously can barely move their sore, stiff joints. The family’s skin is dry, cracked, and covered in sores. The mother’s...
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.