In Cameroon, there is a line that separates people.
It is not a physical line. You can’t see it and you can’t feel it. It doesn’t separate two parts of the country and it is not a border between two towns. It is a line that has a much greater impact than any physically tangible line. It is a thick line of poverty that separates those with the means to live a healthy life and those without those means, who cannot afford many of the daily necessities we take for granted, such as food.

Global economists are all saying the same thing: Women-farmers are a key ingredient in ending poverty.

There are no quick solutions to poverty, but by supporting the matriarch of the household, the entire family thrives. When you teach a woman to farm, she teaches her children and the people around her.

More than 300 million Africans lack access to safe water. At the same time, Africa has abundant water sources, most of which are not being used to their full effectiveness, including 17 large rivers and more than 160 major lakes. In fact, Africa only uses about 4 percent of its total annual renewable water resources.

To ensure that fasting is a choice of religious observance, and not a way of life, OIC International offers agricultural assistance, nutritional education, and food securities programs around the world. This Ramadan, celebrate with OIC International by finding out more about our food programs, and by giving Sadaqa.

There are nearly 900 million illiterate adults and children around the world. Two-thirds of these illiterate adults are women. Find out what OIC International is doing to fight illiteracy, and how you can help.