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First Comes Food

First Comes Food by an award-winning registered Canadian Charity envisions a world where children thrive free from hunger and poverty. Canadian Feed the Children has been working toward that goal for over three decades. On this series, you’ll hear about the incredible gains they’ve made with donors and partners all over the world.

Episode 1 - What's a food forest?

Almost one in three people in the world did not have access to adequate food last year. A worldwide pandemic, broken supply chains, conflict and climate change worsened what was already a severe food shortage. It’s often children who suffer the most. On this podcast, you’ll hear about a remarkable partnership that is helping Indigenous families grow their own food. Food Forests are a unique way communities help themselves, as we’ll hear when we visit Beardy’s and Okemasis Cree Nation. Then we’ll check in with Glenn Checkley, the Director of Indigenous Partnerships and Programs for Canadian Feed The Children, about similar programs in Canada and other parts of the world. Visit canadianfeedthechildren.ca/podcast for more.

Episode 2 - Why we partner with women

In many parts of the world, women do most of the work producing food, yet do not share in the wealth from it. In Ghana for example women perform 70 percent of the work but own a small fraction of the land. African women are working to correct this imbalance. You’ll hear how in this podcast from interviews with Susan Watkins who spearheads partnerships for Canadian Feed The Children that support women’s economic empowerment through agri-business. And Grace Biniyam Kursah specializes in women’s economic empowerment in Ghana. Some of the work they are doing to empower women farmers is inspiring. Visit canadianfeedthechildren.ca/podcast for more.

Episode 3 – It takes a village to feed a child

According to a recent study, 66 million kids go to school hungry in low-income countries. North America sees millions of kids arrive at school hungry, with no lunch program to help them get through the day. This is a global problem. In this podcast, we’ll hear how people are filling the gaps in providing feeding programs for children, first by visiting a community centre in Sucre, Bolivia to hear how children help grow their own nutritious meals. Then in interviews with DeeDee Miller, the Healthy Living Coordinator at an elementary school in Neyaashiinigmiing, Saskatchewan. And for an overview of the problem and solutions, we’ll talk to Rachel Engler-Stringer is a Professor and Researcher in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at the University of Saskatchewan. All food for thought. Visit canadianfeedthechildren.ca/podcast for more.

About Canadian Feed The Children
We are an award-winning registered Canadian charity that envisions a world where children thrive free from hunger and poverty. We have been taking action against childhood hunger in Canada and around the world for over 35 years.

We partner with communities across Canada and internationally, taking a community-led approach to support them as they achieve their own long-term sustainable change.