LOADING AWESOME
LOADING AWESOME
LOADING AWESOME
LOADING AWESOME
Generous Canadians, like you,
gave time, energy, creativity, and financial support to equip and empower communities in poverty to get
You’ve done it again!
from STUCK to THRIVING.
Children were front and centre in 2016...
Child Sponsors joyfully
provided monthly for
5,631 children in
9 different countries!
New and veteran sponsors boldly stepped up
to sponsor...
847 new kids!
“When we receive a letter from Tom, we realize the incredible value our sponsorship has - transformation, education, and care for the child, his family, and their community.”
MEET
Alan & Lynn, Canada
$173,000 to bring clean water
to Sasiga, Ethiopia.
4,250 runners in Calgary and Abbotsford raised
In partnership with Run for Water...
2,673 people no longer getting sick from
dirty water!
511 homes and
11 new wells were dug!
That's
During the holidays...
2,668 Canadians showed their Christmas spirit by flipping open the Gift Guide and purchasing a total of
9,313 items!
This creative giving raised:
for families in
developing communities!
$732,000
In response to our call to fight malnutrition through Soup for Kids, Canadians raised...
$107,757 that shipped
4 million servings of soup
to Burundi and Guatemala.
Canadians also delivered hope to
Iraq, Tanzania, South Sudan, Myanmar, Rwanda, and Nigeria through:
6 shipping containers full of medical equipment and medicine.
When Hurricane Matthew rocked Haiti, you were there to respond with...
$48,200 to immediately provide food, water, and blankets to 7,569 families and children.
But you didn’t just write cheques and walk away
You chose to learn more about poverty
by engaging in:
- you’re too smart for that!
9 Ending Poverty Together Boot Camps across BC, Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and New Brunswick.
Some Canadians decided to go even further by formally partnering with developing communities...
We had a blast journeying with
60 courageous individuals on
7 different team trips to Guatemala,
Uganda, and Cambodia.
MEET
Mark Wensley, Canada
“Partnership is a dream come true, really. It's given me new vision and renewed purpose. It’s made our work more about being kingdom builders rather than just money venturers."
What did all this time, energy,
creativity, and financial support accomplish in 2016?
We’re SO glad you asked!
The generosity of Canadians like you helped FH Canada bring HOPE
in the areas of...
Education
Health
Livelihoods
Farming
Gender Equality
Leadership
Environment Protection
Look at your impact...
Over 2,800 children and teachers joined Kids’ Clubs in Cambodia, Guatemala, Haiti, and Burundi.
They did math and language tutoring; dancing, weaving, and sports; Bible stories and values training!
“Even though I go to school, during my free time I teach in the children’s club. I will try my very best to participate in the development of our community. The training I get from FH encourages me.”
MEET
Heng Som Ban, Cambodia
In Haiti, 870 patients visited mobile clinics for immunizations, vitamins, and lessons
on preventing syphilis, HIV, and tuberculosis.
“I fashioned a fuel efficient stove from local materials, and use this stove exclusively for all our cooking. My home is now smoke free, which is much healthier for myself and my children. In FH cooking classes, I learned how to cook a variety of crops so my family eats healthier.”
Meet:
Martha Shemsu, Ethiopia
4,395 Savings and Loans group members (the majority being women!) collectively saved...
over $91,218 CAD!
over $91,218 CAD!
They are loaning this
incredible capital to each other to...
start new business,
plant new crops,
send their kids to school,
and pay for medical care!
“Before I joined a Savings and Loans group, I was always in need of money. Thanks to this activity, I became a different person - I now realize that I have a lot of potential. A saving habit has been developed in me and loans are available at a very low interest rate."
Meet:
Ruth Tinor, Haiti
There was an increase in
Kabarore, Burundi, in the number of families who own at least one domestic animal, and
farmers in Ethiopia regularly attended trainings on sustainable farming.
386
82%
“My children were facing severe malnutrition. After receiving a dairy cow, however, my children got nutritious milk to drink. The use of cow manure has helped us improve our kitchen garden’s productivity. All this has addressed the problem of hunger and malnutrition in our family.”
Meet:
Mukagasana Venantie, Rwanda
1 men, women, and children attended gender equality workshops in 18 communities in Sasiga, Ethiopia.
1,348
“Before, I felt bad because my wife was so busy with her role in the community that she had no time to cook food for the family. But FH helped me understand her role in our community as a village chief. They encouraged me. Now, I understand her and we have a good relationship.”
Meet:
Long Heng, Cambodia
179
teachers took professional development and classroom management training in Haiti, Burundi, and Uganda.
617
leaders and pastors
were mentored in leadership skills and vision casting for their communities in Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Burundi.
“As a village chief, I learned a lot of things from FH, especially about my role as a leader and the the values a leader should possess. Now, I am busier in my public role than my personal life because I know that the people in our village need me.”
Meet:
Ean Ba, Cambodia
1,642
farmers and children across Bangladesh, Haiti, Cambodia, and Ethiopia received...
8,331
tree saplings to grow mini-forests
that regenerate soil and provide nutritious fruit.
“Since we were little we went to the fields with our parents, but we depended on experience. Now, however, we are farming without the use of chemicals. Those products caused our environment to deteriorate, gave us many respiratory illnesses, and hurt our animals. I’m thankful to FH for these new ideas.”
Meet:
Jacinta Cobo de León, Guatemala
As of Sept 30, 2016:
54 communities
across 11 countries have graduated from poverty!
In 2016, FH Canada partnered with
24 new communities:
1 Acul, Guatemala
9 Mid Highlands of Sasiga, Ethiopia
14 Tropeang Prasat, Cambodia
Because of your generosity, FH is now actively partnered with...
75 communities across
8 countries.
You astound us with the joyful giving of your time, energy, creativity, and financial support!
THANK YOU
for an amazing 2016!
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