Meet Blyberg and Jacquelyne. Husband and wife, parents, farmers, program participants, and community leaders are just a few of Blyberg’s and Jacquelyne’s roles in their community.
Stories from the Field
At the mouth of the Casamance River in Senegal sits the city of Ziguinchor. Jiaka, a health worker at the Belfort Health Clinic, has cultivated a garden to benefit her community.
Hariet, a 32-year-old mother of four children, lives in Karonga, Malawi — and she is helping her community in big ways! Last year, she became a care group promoter through Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience.
Omene is a 30-year-old man living in Eastern Equatorial State, South Sudan. He is an agriculture staff member at Hope for South Sudan, a residential school and orphanage outside of Torit, a city in South Sudan.
Every year on June 20, we commemorate World Refugee Day to remember and honor those who are displaced from their homes due to conflict or persecution.
258 million children around the world are unable to enroll in school, and UNICEF reported in 2021 that nearly 40% of school-aged children in Eastern and Southern Africa weren’t attending school.