What makes life so difficult is the lack of food, says Ruth, who lives in Nigeria with her husband and two youngest children. Ruth earns what she can collecting and selling firewood, but it isnt enough to feed her family. We suffer periods of hunger that sometimes last five or six months, she says. Things have to change. Thats why Im taking the Mean Bean Challenge. Every £72 I raise could pay for a family like Ruths to benefit from training in farming techniques meaning food for today and security for the future. Thanks to training from a Tearfund partner, Ruth's life is beginning to change. But there are many more still needing support. Together, we can help end hunger.