Live without hunger

The World Food Report 2025 reports a decline in global hunger, which is welcome news amid many crises. However, millions of people still suffer from hunger or live on the breadline. This is precisely where the churches of the UEM community come in: through projects and educational programmes, they support families in improving their economic situation through their own efforts. Living without hunger means more than just having enough to eat: families earn an income, can send their children to school, provide for their health and live in dignity.

Many families in the highlands of West Papua live on the breadline. Home gardens cultivated by women provide the only income for numerous families. They mostly grow sweet potatoes and manioc, which they sell at the market. However, the income is barely enough to live on. To change this, the P3W Women's Centre of the Protestant Church in West Papua offers training courses to strengthen their entrepreneurial skills. Together, the women develop new products from their garden produce, calculate prices and plan how to sell their goods successfully. The chips are well packaged and sold at markets and in community shops.They also learn bookkeeping so that they can keep track of their finances. Every sale brings in additional income. The impact is evident in everyday life: families can send their children to school, cover health costs and live in dignity.