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Food & Nutrition

Rwanda: How addressing the roots of violence at home can help families facing food shortages now

By Jenny Conrad · December 2, 2022

Many women are at risk of violence in Rwanda. According a recent government study, 1 in 3 married women reported experiencing physical violence from their partners, and 46% of married women have experienced spousal physical, sexual, or emotional violence. But all of that can be improved when couples join Indashyikirwa – which means ‘agents of change’ in Kinyarwanda– and examine the dynamics in their relationships.

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Food & Nutrition

Wafaa’s Story: “In my house, there is nothing at all”

By Alison Shapiro · October 28, 2022

Wafaa, a 41-year-old single mom, lives in an apartment in Lebanon with her three boys. They are at the center of many crises. The financial crisis came first. It began in 2019, and since then Lebanon’s currency has lost 99% of its value, and more than two-thirds of the population lives below the poverty line.This crisis — and then the 2020 port explosion — has only fueled an already dire hunger crisis where supermarket shelves sit empty and the cost of food soared 700% in two years.

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Food & Nutrition

Drought in Somalia: ‘If things go on like this, we will also lose our lives’

By Sarah Easter · August 26, 2022

In a good rainy season, Asha Mohammed, 43, can harvest her tomatoes every three weeks and sell 18 kg for around 12 euros. But for the second year in a row, it has rained far too little in Somalia. Now, Asha has to buy tomatoes herself from the next town, and her village doesn't have enough water in its tanks even to drink. The villagers must rely on expensive water trucks from the nearest town.

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