Stories of Hope | December 2023
Mission of Hope (Fondation Mission de l’Espoir, or FOME in Haiti) was invited to attend the 2023 Global Food Security Cluster in Rome, Italy by the World Food Programme in November. Josh Hodges, Mission of Hope’s Chief Operating Officer, and Ruben Cenea, Haiti Ministry Support Manager, presented.
This invitation is a testament to God's favor and hand over Mission of Hope through the years. It’s also an outstanding honor and a testament to our national staff and leaders in Haiti who have worked diligently for 25 years to create a replicable global standard of operating with excellence through growing adversity.
Viewed as a gold standard for delivering humanitarian aid effectively, efficiently, and creatively in times of increasing insecurity and civil unrest, Mission of Hope was selected as the sole local NGO to attend and present at this year’s Global Food Security Cluster meeting. We were asked to formally represent Haiti as one of three key focus countries in the world, specifically focusing on how civil unrest compels humanitarian actors to redefine aid delivery.
It’s an immense honor and great responsibility to be invited to represent and share the reality of the dire hunger crisis in Haiti. 2023 marked a tragic turning point in the escalation of civil unrest. In an ever-changing food security landscape, with soaring levels of needs and operational costs, coordination is essential now more than ever.
Global food security experts discussed the situation in a selection of crises, highlighting the altered conditions faced by the humanitarian community in the field, and provided recommendations moving forward.
The key presentation points they focused on were:
- How civil unrest in Haiti hampers aid delivery and impacts food security of the most vulnerable
- How to deliver assistance when movements of staff, population, or supplies are limited and financial resources are drastically lacking
Please join us in prayer for how God will use this to deepen partnerships and help get food to the hungry and vulnerable.
This Story of Hope is a timely one as 2023 comes to a close and we reflect on all that God has done over the past 25 years of ministry, and this year in particular. Your prayers and support are deeply valuable to ministry, and we could not do this without you!
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