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Congress passes the Africa:
Seeds of Hope Bill, which
increased support for smallscale farmers and struggling
rural villages in the continent.

1998
1996

1997

1998

1996

Bread
campaigned to
educate voters
and candidates
about widespread
hunger among
U.S. children.
Forty percent of
the 7,000
candidates who
committed to
ending childhood
hunger were
elected.
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1999

2000

2001

1999

With the Jubilee
Campaign, Bread helped to
relieve the debt burden of poor
countries. Today, the debt of
36 poor countries has been
reduced by 90 percent.

2002

2003

2004

2005

2003

Bread helped establish
the Millennium Challenge Corporation to support the achievement of
the Millennium Development Goals.
Today, more than $8.4 billion in
investments have been made in
some of the poorest countries.

2000