Anne Brown reveals the invisible causes of poverty: ideas. Examples from Guatemala, Zimbabwe, and India show the transformational effects that biblical ideas can have on impoverished communities—and the tragic consequences of destructive ideas. Anne Brown is Regional Manager of Global Engagement at Food for the Hungry. If you enjoyed this episode, listen to Anne share [...]
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PU 046: Why Ideas Matter – May 19, 2010
Posted in Africa, Christian, HIV/AIDS, Latin America, causes of poverty, children, health, women, worldview, tagged women, Animism, causes of poverty, Anne McCain Brown, girls, gender-based violence on May 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
PU 043: Preventing AIDS Among Women – Nov 30, 2009
Posted in Africa, HIV/AIDS, health, women, tagged Carolyn Wetzel, Christian, dependency, Food for the Hungry, health, HIV transmission, HIV/AIDS, holistic development, international, missions, Mozambique, podcast, poor, poverty, prostitutes, prostitution, sex workers, Wendy McMahan, World AIDS Day 2009, worldview on November 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
World AIDS Day is December 1, 2009. In this interview, Carolyn Wetzel shares the story of 36 African women who turned away from prostitution when they were shown a way out. Carolyn Wetzel is Health Programs Coordinator for Food for the Hungry. She lives in Washington, D.C. More listening options: Right-click to download Subscribe in [...]
PU 034: The Next Pandemic – Apr 30, 2009
Posted in Latin America, health, tagged audio, Bible, Carolyn Wetzel, Christian, Christian development, Food for the Hungry, H1N1, health, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, needs, needy, outreach, pandemic flu, podcast, poor, poverty, prevention, radio, Scripture, spread, swine flu, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world, World Health Organization on April 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The truth about H1N1 Flu, also known as Swine Flu. Carolyn Wetzel explains the pandemic threat, separating hype from real concerns, and analyzes the threat to the developing world. For news on pandemic flu, visit the World Health Organization, the United Nations influenza site, and the US government site. Carolyn Wetzel is Health Programs Coordinator [...]
PU 033: Why We Ship Goods Overseas – Apr 16, 2009
Posted in Africa, Asia, children, health, world hunger, tagged Andrew Crawford, audio, Bangladesh, Bible, Cameron Calabrese, Christian, Christian development, dependency, deworming medications, Food for the Hungry, Gifts in Kind Resources, handouts, holistic, holistic development, international, matching, ministry, missions, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, transformational development, Uganda, USAID, Watoto Children's Choir, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Questions and answers about gifts in kind. Are handouts ever appropriate in community development? Andrew Crawford and Cameron Calabrese work for Gifts in Kind Resources at Food for the Hungry, a department that handles non-cash items going to other countries. In this interview we discuss if and when “handouts” are appropriate, a case study in [...]
PU 029: The Poverty of Abundance – Jan 21, 2009
Posted in causes of poverty, health, world hunger, worldview, tagged Alisa Keeton, audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, exercise, Food for the Hungry, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, needs, needy, obese, obesity, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, transformational development, Walking with the Poor, Weigh Less to Feed More, weight loss, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on January 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One billion people worldwide are overweight or obese, while another billion are hungry. Alisa Keeton shares her thoughts on one link between obesity and poverty. Alisa Keeton is the creator of Weigh Less to Feed More. She credits Bryant Myers’ Walking with the Poor for shaping her discussion of poverty. More listening options: Right-click to [...]
PU 026: Worms – Nov 21, 2008
Posted in causes of poverty, children, health, world hunger, tagged audio, Bible, Carolyn Wetzel, Christian, Christian development, dirty, feeding, Food for the Hungry, handwashing, health, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, needs, needy, nutrition, outreach, parasites, parasitic worms, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, shoes, transformational development, wasting, water, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Two billion people worldwide are affected by parasitic worms. These worms keep children’s bodies from absorbing the nutrients they need from the food they consume, affecting physical and intellectual development. In this interview, Karen Neiswender discusses the combination of interventions needed for children infected by worms: treatment, education and prevention. Karen Neiswender provides technical support [...]
PU 023: Thinking about HIV/AIDS – May 2, 2008
Posted in Africa, HIV/AIDS, causes of poverty, health, tagged audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, counseling, Ethiopia, Food for the Hungry, Haiti, HIV/AIDS, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, Mitzi Hanold, Motivational Interviewing, Mozambique, needs, needy, Nigeria, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, prevention, radio, Scripture, trainers, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We often hear talk about how medications and education can fight HIV/AIDS, but how much do we hear about counseling as a cure? Mitzi Hanold shares a counseling technique that is preventing HIV/AIDS in Africa. Learn more about Motivational Interviewing. Mitzi Hanold is HIV Training and Curricula Specialist for Food for the Hungry. She is [...]
PU 020: A Place Where Children Do Not Die – Mar 6, 2008
Posted in Africa, causes of poverty, children, health, women, world hunger, tagged audio, Bible, care groups, Carolyn Wetzel, child mortality, child survival, Christian, Christian development, deaths from hunger, Food for the Hungry, health care, holistic, holistic development, international, malnutrition, ministry, missions, needs, needy, nutrition, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, radio, Scripture, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on March 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Carolyn Wetzel shares a tool called the Care Group Model, which mobilizes community members in developing communities to share health information with one another. It’s a low-cost, highly effective, far-reaching way to save children’s lives. Carolyn also discusses the biblical truths communicated by the innate structure of care groups. Watch a PowerPoint presentation describing care [...]
PU 016: Choices that Save Lives, Part 2 – Dec 11, 2007
Posted in HIV/AIDS, causes of poverty, children, health, women, world hunger, worldview, tagged audio, Bible, Christian, Christian development, cost benefit analysis, Food for the Hungry, health care, holistic, holistic development, international, ministry, missions, Motivational Interviewing, Mozambique, needs, needy, outreach, podcast, poor, poverty, preventative medicine, prevention, preventive medicine, radio, return on investment, Scripture, Tom Davis, transformational development, Wendy McMahan, wholistic, wholistic development, world on December 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This is the second part of an interview with Tom Davis, Director of Health Programs, on Barrier Analysis. More listening options: Right-click to download. Subscribe in iTunes.


