When There Is No Food: What the Body Can and Cannot Survive On
Malnutrition is often discussed as a lack of food. In reality, it is a collapse of systems inside the body….
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When the Walk for Water Replaces the Walk for Class
Water or school? A choice a child should never have to make. Mary fills her lungs with the dry, dark…
Women and girls under siege in Sudan
In Darfur the war has left women and girls trapped in violence, hunger, and disease. Reports from the United Nations,…
Education Without Food: Can Children Learn on Empty Stomachs?
In Malawi’s Mzimba district, Mwanasha no longer wonders if her children can learn on empty stomachs. Each morning she watches…
Hunger Drives Uganda’s Mothers to Desperate Choices. And It’s Not Just Uganda.
Photographs are taken on the ground in Uganda by Food for Africa News contributors, documenting the true conditions of the…
Sudan: A War That Starves
Darfur’s war turns bread into a weapon. Who will eat, and who will not? El Fasher, DarfurIn Sudan, war has…
Peter Mutharika Returns at 85: Can His Second Chance Tackle Malawi’s Hunger and Fuel Crises?
Peter Mutharika has returned to the presidency of Malawi at the age of 85. Supporters call it a second chance…
Two Hours to Water: Ethiopia’s Daily Tax
At first light in Konso, southern Ethiopia, Samrawit fills a yellow jerrycan and joins the line. The borehole is closer…