Hope grows and grows!
Thank you to everyone who helped feed those in need around the world this year through Grow Hope. This year has seen generous support from people like you, resulting in about 373.1 acres sponsored in Manitoba! Our six Grow Hope farmers generously committed to donate the proceeds of those acres, and our amazing community of Grow Hope supporters met the goal of sponsoring each one. Thank you!
What happens now? Even though the Grow Hope tractors and harvesters are back in the barns for the season, there is still need and hunger in the world. By continuing to support Grow Hope, your gifts will equip MCC’s shared work with Canadian Foodgrains Bank to end global hunger.
Will my gift still be matched? Yes! All funds raised for MCC’s work with Canadian Foodgrains Bank are eligible to be matched 1:1 or up to 4:1. However, the extra support that comes from Grow Hope farmers selling their crops is only available during the Grow Hope season.
When will Grow Hope start again? Our Grow Hope season begins each year on April 1 with new acres committed in the spring fields of our Grow Hope farmers. Even as they’re finishing harvesting this fall, they’re preparing for the next growing season and hoping for your continued support.
Questions? Contact our Grow Hope Coordinator at GrowHope@mccmb.ca or call 204-261-6381.
Support Grow Hope
When you give to Grow Hope after the season ends, you are still supporting urgently needed food.
Make an impact through your gift today and join a community of dedicated Manitobans growing hope around the world.
How Grow Hope works
You sponsor an acre for $350 – or part of an acre, or more than one! Your sponsorship covers the costs for planting and cultivating the crop, which will grow into stalks of wheat or blooming yellow canola.
MCC Grow Hope farmers – like Jerry Waldner at Crystal Spring Hutterite Colony, Robert and Ellen Stevenson in Kenton, and Grant Dyck in Niverville – will plant and tend to the crop all season. In fall, they’ll harvest and sell it for the best yield they can.
The crop proceeds are deposited into MCC’s account with Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). And then, through a special agreement between CFGB and the Government of Canada, those donations are eligible to be matched up to four times through additional funds!
The funds will be matched at least 1:1, or up to 4:1, by the Government of Canada – growing into as much as $2,500 to equip farmers to feed their families, and live-saving food for people in crisis. Talk about reaping a bountiful harvest!
Updates through the season
After you donate to Grow Hope, you’ll receive email updates throughout planting, cultivating and harvest-time, and you’ll learn about the impacts that you helped to make possible – stories from local farmers and global partners!
Invite MCC to share with you!
If you have supported Grow Hope with your family, small group, or community, we’d love to connect with you! Invite MCC to come share how your support is making a difference, and learn more about global hunger and MCC’s response. Email GrowHope@mccmb.ca to book a speaker or find out more.
When you join our Grow Hope community, you’ll be helping to transform the lives of people like Vincent Hategekimana and his wife Verena Nyirantezimana in Rwanda. Through the gifts of Grow Hope supporters, Vincent learned new farming techniques that helped him improve his harvests and build resilience against climate challenges like drought and rain. Now, he's sharing what he's learned with other farmers in his community. Read his story to learn more, or watch the video at the top of the page to see for yourself!
“This year was catastrophic, because there was a lot of rain, and beans perished. These beans ... survived because we used conservation agriculture.”
Verena Nyirantezimana
Stories from Grow Hope
Read stories of people just like you who are becoming virtual farmers and creating real change. Meet the urban and rural communities working together to end hunger.
Threads – Faith and Farming Bring Communities Together to End Hunger
Learn more about Grow Hope
Threads - Apr 2023 - Growing Hope
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