Christ Believers Ministry
Malawi has been facing an increasing hunger issue. As a ministry, we seek to address this issue by not only carrying the Gospel to these places, but by educating the people in farming techniques, and holding distributions when severe hunger and disasters happen.
Why Hunger?
Poverty
Difficulty accessing fertilizer
Deforestation
Overfishing
Farming Techniques
No crop rotation
No irrigation
Reliance on one major crop
Government Corruption
Foreign aid failing to get to the public
No direct aid from the government
Climate Change
Increase in droughts
Increase in hurricanes
(Crops wash away or rot)
Effects of Hunger
20% of Malawians live in a chronic acute state of food insecurity
Another 60% of Malawians face an average level of food insecurity annually
46% of children under the age of 5 are malnourished
Over 10% of the population is born with a birth defect, often likely the result of the mother's malnutrition during pregnancy