emergency relief & post-disaster development

"I’m just one man – how can I help so many dying people?"

This was the question FH founder. Dr. Larry Ward, asked himself more than 35 years ago. His response set the cornerstone for FH ministries ever since: "They die one at a time; we can help them one at a time." (Read more about our Relief & Development history.)

Today, Food for the Hungry has grown from one man’s vision to a ministry organization that circles the globe. While Relief and Development work remains critical to the FH mission, it’s one spoke in the broader FH ministry wheel.

Use these links to explore the relief & development work of Food for the Hungry

FH has one goal: to end physical and spiritual hunger around the world. Relief and Development addresses this goal by helping people affected by wide-spread tragedy, such as famine, natural disaster, or war.

Relief and Development also takes us to hard places, bringing hope to many who face seemingly hopeless circumstances. "God calls us particularly to those places of poverty that are hurting and often unstable," says Food for the Hungry President Benjamin K. Homan. Our calling is to go to 'rocky terrain.' "If we wanted smooth paths, we would not venture into places such as Darfur (Sudan), Northern Uganda, Cambodia, Bangladesh and so many other places."

• IDP's in Uganda
The Benet people are a small sub-group of the Sabinyas indigenous to the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Uganda. Stretching back to colonial times there has been a land dispute between the government and the Benet people over a strip of land at the base of Mt. Elgon National Park. Up till now the Benet people have been allowed to remain in the park living their traditional lifestyle.
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• 12/10/2006 - New horizons for child-mother center in northern uganda
For nearly 20 years, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), led by Joseph Kony, has waged a bitter war against the Ugandan government. More than 10 years ago, the LRA began abducting children as young as 7 or 8 years old. The rebel group forced these children to fight, brainwashing them and teaching them to kill. Many of the young girls who were abducted were given to LRA commanders as “wives.” It is estimated that more than 80 percent of the LRA members are children.
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Relief & Development Podcast Updates

• 08 May 10 - Myanmar Cyclone

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• 07 March 2007 - Mozambique floodwaters begin receding, response continues.
Listen to FH Relief Unit staff, Julie Hettinger, briefly discuss the situation in the acommodation centers, where many displaced persons reside until they may safely return home.
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