Hope That Fills Empty Plates – And Hearts
Imagine, just for a moment, going without food for days. Now, imagine watching your own child or grandchild cry from hunger, powerless to help. Sadly, this is the harsh reality for far too many families around the world. In fact, the United Nations estimates that one child under the age of five dies every 10 seconds in sub-Saharan Africa, most from hunger and preventable conditions related to malnutrition.
But because of you and your support to ICF, this story is changing.
Over 1.6 Million Meals — Delivered With Love
In 2024 alone, your support helped ICF deliver over 1.6 million meals to children and their families. These meals include rice, beans, meat products, gari, cornmeal, and powdered milk — sourced both locally and through shipments from the U.S. Even more promising is the growing portion of food now being grown or raised directly within our mission centers, promoting sustainability and long-term nourishment.
We serve children in orphanages and schools, but we don’t stop there. Our dedicated missionaries, like Pastor Peterson in Uganda, travel to remote villages to deliver not just food and medicine — but hope. In every village he visits, Pastor Peterson ensures that children receive a hearty, nutritious meal, often their only one in days. The children wait patiently, eyes bright with anticipation, and leave with full stomachs and renewed spirits.
Food Is Just the Beginning
For over 40 years, ICF has worked to provide food, clean water, housing, and medicine, but we know the only way to break the cycle of poverty is to look beyond immediate needs.
That’s why we are deeply committed to education, skills training, and micro-commerce initiatives. Through programs that offer gardening supplies, livestock, and small business resources, families are gaining the tools they need to become self-sufficient. These efforts are planting the seeds for long-term change — enabling parents to feed their own children and invest in their futures.
From Crisis to Hope — Because of You
Your generosity isn’t just helping feed hungry children, it’s restoring dignity, empowering communities, and changing lives for generations to come.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for walking alongside us in this mission. Because of you, a child who would have gone hungry today is fed. A family that once had no options now has opportunity. And a community that struggled in despair is now blooming with hope.
Help Us Feed and Empower More Children
At ICF, we call our monthly donors Hope Ambassadors because they provide the consistent support needed to sustain programs like these. From food and education to shelter and medical care, regular giving allows us to plan, respond, and restore dignity to families in crisis.
To learn more, make a one-time donation or become a monthly donor, visit www.icfaid.org or call us at 920-729-5721.