Bread is an important staple for many communities around the world. During our Hungry for change campaign, two of our partners talk about the important part bread plays in their lives, and the challenges they face when the price of ingredients goes up.

Teresinha Camargo da Silva runs a healthy eating project, called Bread and Art, as part of the work of CAFOD’s Brazil partner, MDF, to help families on low incomes make the most of their food.

“I remember going without food when I was a little girl. I was very poor. I remember that when I went to school, my family didn’t have any food to give me for lunch, just corn flour. I left school and started working when I was 12. I come from a region that had a lot of machismo and discrimination against women. Later, when I came to Sao Paulo, I worked and worked. I…