By Eileen Schuhmann, and Valery Nodem | Presbyterian Hunger Program *This article was originally published in the PHP Post Spring 2021/Matthew 25 Edition In our international work, the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) is in many ways working with partners to remedy the past injustices that are the legacy of colonialism, as well as to fight… Read more »
May 6, 2021
Fighting colonialism and poverty globally through the Joining Hands initiative
By Eileen Schuhmann, and Valery Nodem | Presbyterian Hunger Program *This article was originally published in the PHP Post Spring 2021/Matthew 25 Edition In our international work, the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) is in many ways working with partners to remedy the past injustices that are the legacy of colonialism, as well as to fight… Read more »
PHP is celebrating 20 years of Joining Hands with partners around the world who are advocating for justice. In 2000, the Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) determined that direct food aid and training programs alone will not end hunger in the world. In response, PHP started Joining Hands. Joining Hands helps organize and support networks of… 
We observe the International Day of Farmers Struggles on April 17, which is tomorrow. This year we are highlighting the work of our partner CISEGD in Cameroon that is working to improve food and nutrition security in Batibo in the Northwest region of Cameroon. Not only are they faced with a global pandemic but… 
By Jaime Muñoz | Asofenix, Nicaragua April 7 is World Health Day, and it is a day when we recognize that there is lot of inequality in global health. This has perhaps never been as apparent as during the Covid-19 pandemic. We see that some people are able to live relatively healthy lives, while others… 
By Rebecca Barnes | Presbyterian Hunger Program The Presbyterian Church (USA)—through the Presbyterian Hunger Program and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance as well as local congregations—has had a decades-long partnership with Growing Hope Globally, an organization that connects U.S. farmers, churches and communities to subsistence farmers around the world in order to help address hunger. The Presbyterian… 
By Jaff Bamenjo |RELUFA Cameroon Warning: Disturbing Images March 24 is the day that we observe the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. According to the United Nations, “This is a day to honor the memory of victims of gross and systematic… 
By Jim McGill | Mission Co-worker, Niger and South Sudan “As the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan enters its eighth year, approximately two-thirds of the population need some form of humanitarian assistance”, of whom over 5.8 million persons have needs for more water and better sanitation and hygiene.[i] As the world celebrates World Water Day… 
By Eileen Schuhmann | Presbyterian Hunger Program On March 8, we celebrate International Women’s Day and the achievement of women as well as acknowledge the continued struggle for gender equality. The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP) has a long history of partnering with women-led organizations as well as organizations that center the development and empowerment of… 
Radio is an important tool for development and advocacy Contributions by Agnes Mirembe (ARUWE), Juslene Tyresias (MPP) and Jaff Bamenjo (RELUFA) February 13 marks World Radio Day – a day to celebrate accessible information, learning, and connection. Radio has always played an important role in the development and advocacy work of the Presbyterian Hunger Program’s…