Somedays, Arahama’s family barely had anything to eat. They had to eat the same food every day and sometimes there was not enough food for her family.
Arahama is 47 years old, living with her five kids in Ngotogosso, Mali. Her husband is a farmer who cultivates rice, grains, peanuts and corn. Arahama used to sell clothes, but it wasn’t a profitable business.
Then Arahama got a Kiva loan that helped her find a new business to support her family. Now she sells the rice from her husband’s farm. She also breeds sheep to fatten them and sell...
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Original video by Joseph Schlabs. See more of his work here.
Wahab and his family fled their home in Iraq back in 1991, seeking refuge in various countries in the Middle East for 13 years. Sometimes his family was separated for weeks, months or years at a time. When they finally moved back to Iraq, the United States...
It is common knowledge that the key to a good day is to have a great breakfast! And great breakfasts come in many shapes, colors and flavors. This week’s Links We Like presents you with the different types of breakfast from 5 countries around the world.
Ghanian Breakfast: From Milo to fufu, there’s something for everyone
Fish and rice: Japan’s love of omega-3s
Feta, anyone?: Greek Mediterranean breakfasts...
Continue Reading >>After visiting the Ho Chi Minh Museum and Mausoleum in Hanoi, a colleague and I grabbed some street food. That's vermicelli noodles, tofu and spring rolls you're seeing. Delish.
Pumpkins are in! Halloween is coming! Chicago is a town that is much charming!
Photo by Flickr user Magalie L’Abbé
Make a delicious dinner of Khao Soi, inspired by a trip to Thailand. This dish is a balance in contrasts: a sweet-spicy coconut curry cut by a sour taste of pickled mustard greens; the smoothness of the noodles and tofu against the crunch of the sprouts, fried noodles, and onions. Get the recipe at Kiva's Medium page>
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March was National Nutrition Month, so why are we posting about this now? Well, we want to focus on all the reasons why this issue needs attention all year long:
- Undernutrition contributes to 2.6 million deaths of children under five each year -- one third of the global total....
Meet Nafisa.
A 29-year-old mother of two, Nafisa lives in the town of Jabar Rasulov in Tajikistan. When she was younger, family circumstances prevented her from attending college. But she was determined to find a rewarding career, and decided to apply her talents as a cook -- a skill she’d learned from her mother.
In 2005, Nafisa and her husband opened a small restaurant in the... Continue Reading >>
Blog posts tagged with food
Somedays, Arahama’s family barely had anything to eat. They had to eat the same food every day and sometimes there was not enough food for her family.
Arahama is 47 years old, living with her five kids in Ngotogosso, Mali. Her husband is a farmer who cultivates rice, grains, peanuts and corn. Arahama used to sell clothes, but it wasn’t a profitable business.
Then Arahama got a Kiva loan that helped her find a new business to support her family. Now she sells the rice from her husband’s farm. She also breeds sheep to fatten them and sell...
Original video by Joseph Schlabs. See more of his work here.
Wahab and his family fled their home in Iraq back in 1991, seeking refuge in various countries in the Middle East for 13 years. Sometimes his family was separated for weeks, months or years at a time. When they finally moved back to Iraq, the United States...
It is common knowledge that the key to a good day is to have a great breakfast! And great breakfasts come in many shapes, colors and flavors. This week’s Links We Like presents you with the different types of breakfast from 5 countries around the world.
Ghanian Breakfast: From Milo to fufu, there’s something for everyone
Fish and rice: Japan’s love of omega-3s
Feta, anyone?: Greek Mediterranean breakfasts...
Continue Reading >>After visiting the Ho Chi Minh Museum and Mausoleum in Hanoi, a colleague and I grabbed some street food. That's vermicelli noodles, tofu and spring rolls you're seeing. Delish.
Pumpkins are in! Halloween is coming! Chicago is a town that is much charming!
Photo by Flickr user Magalie L’Abbé
Make a delicious dinner of Khao Soi, inspired by a trip to Thailand. This dish is a balance in contrasts: a sweet-spicy coconut curry cut by a sour taste of pickled mustard greens; the smoothness of the noodles and tofu against the crunch of the sprouts, fried noodles, and onions. Get the recipe at Kiva's Medium page>
Continue Reading >>
March was National Nutrition Month, so why are we posting about this now? Well, we want to focus on all the reasons why this issue needs attention all year long:
- Undernutrition contributes to 2.6 million deaths of children under five each year -- one third of the global total....
Meet Nafisa.
A 29-year-old mother of two, Nafisa lives in the town of Jabar Rasulov in Tajikistan. When she was younger, family circumstances prevented her from attending college. But she was determined to find a rewarding career, and decided to apply her talents as a cook -- a skill she’d learned from her mother.
In 2005, Nafisa and her husband opened a small restaurant in the... Continue Reading >>