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CHANGE comes to Sang
Market day is held on the sixth day of the week in the community of Sang. Like many communities in the Northern Region of Ghana, the majority of Sang residents rely on agriculture to feed their...
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CHANGE makes change
September 19, 2013, Tamale, Ghana–Mid-term results are in: CHANGE is making change! CFTC’s Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana Enhanced (CHANGE) project, funded by the Department of Foreign...
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Reducing hunger: what works?
On UN World Food Day, October 16, we took some time to review the UN Food & Agriculture Organization’s (UNFAO’s) latest report on food insecurity: The State of Food Insecurity in the World. The...
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International Year of Family Farming
Members of a women’s farming collective in Northern Ghana save, trade and have protected from extinction at least five varieties of native seeds. 2014 has been named by the UN’s Food & Agricultural...
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Innovations in agriculture in 2014
As we start the International Year of Family Farming, there’s no better time to talk about innovations in food security that are being explored by CFTC’s partners. While it’s early days yet, we are...
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CHANGE is in the air!
Smallholder farmer in northern Ghana with her radio. (c) Sylvie Harrison, Farm Radio International. Used with permission.Radio helps make CHANGE happen in northern Ghana As the first year of CFTC’s...
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Major grants for local partners
USAID and Comic Relief recognize local partners’ strengths May 26, 2014, Toronto, ON–If you’ve ever wondered whether supporting Canadian Feed The Children’s capacity building work with local partners...
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Gender-sensitive farming
Women’s participation in agricultural activities feeds the soils and families of Northern Ghana In the past 15 months, Fairuza Sulemana has learned how to farm. True, for years she’s grown groundnuts...
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Nurturing homegrown talent
Sang student returns home to teach Alhassan Awal is about to graduate from the College of Education in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana. That’s an impressive accomplishment on its own, but what’s even...
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Look Back, Pay It Forward
By Debra Kerby, President & CEO2014 has been another extraordinary year in the life of CFTC thanks to you–our generous, compassionate family of supporters. Thank you for all you’ve done in 2014 to...
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Cooking up something special
CLIMATE-FRIENDLY STOVES IMPACT WOMEN’S HEALTH & LIVELIHOODS IN NORTHERN GHANA Traditionally, in northern Ghana the kitchen is the woman’s domain. Unfortunately, this means women and their young...
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New school for Kpachelo
Toronto, September 2, 2015 – Thanks to the generosity of Canadian Feed The Children’s (CFTC) key funding partner IPSOS, groundbreaking has begun at the site for a new school in northern Ghana after...
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World Food Day 2015
Drought Again Threatens East Africa It’s been 30 years since the 1984-85 Ethiopian famine that shocked the world and killed an estimated one million people and less than five since the 2011-2012 Horn...
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Fish farm catching attention
Toronto, October 20, 2015 – Canadian Feed The Children’s (CFTC) Resilient and Sustainable Livelihoods Transformation (RESULT) project’s fish farming initiative is catching attention in the Upper East...
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Fair trade pays off
Canadian Feed The Children’s (CFTC) partner TradeAID Integrated was the driving force behind the 2014 declaration of Bolgatanga – a town in the Upper East Region of Ghana – as the second Fair Trade...
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Sheraton Parkway Hotel helps children thrive
Toronto, January 21, 2016 – The 2015 holiday season found the team at Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites banding together again for their sixth year to raise critical funds – more than...
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Helping women farm better
Keeping children safe, providing for their needs, and giving them the opportunities they deserve to flourish are the hopes of parents all over the world. But mothers, in particular, face many barriers...
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CHANGE makes change
September 19, 2013, Tamale, Ghana–Mid-term results are in: CHANGE is making change! CFTC’s Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana Enhanced (CHANGE) project, funded by the Department of Foreign...
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Reducing hunger: what works?
On UN World Food Day, October 16, we took some time to review the UN Food & Agriculture Organization’s (UNFAO’s) latest report on food insecurity: The State of Food Insecurity in the World. The...
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International Year of Family Farming
Members of a women’s farming collective in Northern Ghana save, trade and have protected from extinction at least five varieties of native seeds. 2014 has been named by the UN’s Food & Agricultural...
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