Fourth food drop in Kennewick, WA!

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! #feedingvillages#humanitarian#dogood#feedothers#givefood#refugeeswelcome www.feedingvillages.org To learn more about our work, please visit our site: www.feedingvillages.org Make a Tax-deductible Donation Today! Donate

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September is off to a great start!

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…

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Third Food Drop Made in Kennewick, WA

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…

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Donor Spotlight-Dr. Raju Rao

Dr. Raju Rao believes in the work that we do with Feeding Villages. He has been supporting our efforts since our inception. His constant encouragement helps to keep our team motivated, and his experience with charitable work in other parts of the world allows us to navigate unforeseeable challenges. “As a Medical professional I am at the twilight of my career. Having had the luxury of a supportive family with needs met and educational encouragement I learned early on that this is an essential part of an individual's meaningful existence on this planet. As such it is evident that this…

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Feeding Villages to provide food assistance to Somali refugee community in Kennewick, WA

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…

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Continuing our Food Assistance in Kampala, Uganda

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…

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Donor Spotlight-Aly Khan

Aly Khan believes in the mission of Feeding Villages: to improve the access to nutritious food and nutrition education for remote villages in Uganda. We wanted to ask him some questions in our first Donor Spotlight. The following provides a great example of why individuals, like Aly Khan, support our work! 1) Briefly tell me about yourself. Life, profession, and charitable interests. I am Alykhan - I am a banker by profession and a husband to Salima and father of 2 kids Aakif and Sofiana. Charitably we like to get involved in initiatives that help improve global poverty and education in underprivileged areas…

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NEW! Food Assistance in Kampala, Uganda Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

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…

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Another big food drop in Nangunga, Uganda!

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! If you’d like to learn more about our work, visit us at www.feedingvillages.org! #feedingvillages #endmalnutrition #dogood #humanitarian #nonprofit #feedothers #uganda A family receiving rice, eggs, beans, and soap. A mother and two of her young children who regularly receive food assistance from our team. To learn more about the different initiatives we offer, visit us at www.feedingvillages.org Make a Tax-deductible Donation Today! Donate

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School Lunch Program continues to provide nutritious food for students in Nangunga!

This month, we complete another successful food drop at Excel Junior School in Nangunga, Uganda. On this day, we dropped off 393 kilograms of rice, beans, and maize flour! This contribution, in addition to the matched contributions of parents, teachers, and others in the village, will feed around 300 students a hot, satisfying meal each day that will keep them engaged all school day long!! To learn more about our school lunch program, please visit our site: www.feedingvillages.org #feedingvillages #endmalnutrition #schoollunch #helpothers #dogood #humanitarian #uganda Students posing for a photo during a class lecture. Students from Excel Junior School helping carry in their food to their food…

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