Poverty
Generational Poverty: What FFF Is Doing To Help
Generational poverty is a significant challenge faced by numerous developing countries in the world today, posing a serious threat to the well-being of millions of children. This inequality in society has long-lasting effects on future generations, and it is an issue that Finding Freedom Through Friendship (FFF) works diligently to address. Those most at risk…
The Absence of Light
I’m away babysitting my 12-month-old grandson. It has been a delightful week of seeing the world from a child’s perspective. All was well until the house lost power. Within moments I went from enjoying a cozy night in Wisconsin to wondering how I was going to find a flashlight in an unfamiliar household. My phone…
A Note of Gratitude From One of Our Students
Finding Freedom remains committed to our scholarship students as they negotiate the unending challenges of virtual education. Francisco has big dreams for himself.
How Dangerous Is It To Be A Woman In Guatemala?
Gender-based hate crime affects women across the globe: an average of 66,000 women are killed each year. By May of 2021, there had already been 159 femicides and 20,000 violence complaints filed in Guatemala; in 2020 the number of violent deaths among women reached 457 as well as 43,482 complaints. Finding Freedom through Friendship is…
Reversal of Poverty and Depression in Egypt
Mariam Adel, 34, lives in Sharona, a remote village in Upper Egypt. She and herhusband, Shokry Zaki had two young sons; Shenouda, 7 who suffers from psychologicaldisorders and Melad, 5 years old. Shokry worked as a grain merchant earning 1,000EGP per month ($60; ~$2/day). Mariam and Shokry own their two-floor house.They also borrowed money to…