Five charities pioneering new tech to save the world
They say necessity is the mother of invention. And with the large-scale issues our charity partners are facing, inventive solutions are needed now more than ever to tackle challenges like hunger, health care access and economic mobility. Luckily, innovative tech solutions aren’t only for corporations in Silicon Valley. Nonprofits around the world are pioneering innovations […]
3 key takeaways from the 2023 Hunger Funding Gap Report
We love working with Action Against Hunger! Our partnership began in 2018 when the nonprofit joined Global Impact’s Charity Alliance for workplace fundraising services. Not long after, we began to serve the charity in an advisory capacity. Together, we developed many exciting initiatives over the years, from launching a COVID-19 fund to brokering funding partnerships […]
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER: How dumped sacks changed my life: A moving story of Jomila Muhelela
Jomila Mhelela is a mother of five children who lives in the Mpwapwa district, Dodoma Region. Previously, Jomila used to sell ice cream as an income generating activity to support her family. However, she is now a model farmer thanks to the project that changed her fortunes. In 2021, one of her children was diagnosed […]
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The role of hunger during times of disaster
Recently, with every new year it feels like we have been stuck in that TikTok trend, “hold my beer,” with each new year trying to top its predecessor and be more eventful than the last. And, as much as we wish it were different, 2022 is proving to be another difficult year. We continue to […]
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER: Clean Water Brings Prosperity and Health
The rainy season has ended in southern Ethiopia and the long period of thirst has begun. People in the remote villages of Borena region, and in particular, women make day-long journeys for water. “I used to travel all the way to the top of the mountain and then all the way down to fetch water. […]
How confronting climate change helps to solve hunger
The recent Giving USA 2021 report showed a 5.1% increase in charitable giving to U.S. charities in 2020, or 3.8% adjusted for inflation. One notable highlight was the increase in giving to environment and animal organizations, estimated at 11.6% or 10.3% adjusted for inflation. With companies shifting their giving strategies to integrate environment, social and […]
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER: Saving Halima’s Life
Fatuma* lives in Somalia, a country in crisis. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, years of conflict, severe drought, deadly floods, and swarms of locusts left many Somalis without homes or land, and unable to feed their families. Orphaned at a young age, Fatuma’s life has become increasingly precarious. She lives in a camp for internally […]
Action Against Hunger is working to create a world free from hunger – and COVID-19 isn’t stopping them
Global Impact has been honored to support Action Against Hunger’s private philanthropy efforts since 2018. Through workplace giving, Board engagement, crisis appeals, strategic planning and more, together, we’ve stewarded millions of dollars for Action Against Hunger’s impactful, lifesaving programs. Action Against Hunger is the only nongovernmental organization solely focused on reducing hunger and malnutrition around […]
ACTION AGAINST HUNGER: STRONGER THAN ADVERSITY: HALIMO’S STORY
Halimo fixed her gaze on the sky and prayed for rain that hadn’t come for months. She anxiously checked two-year-old Yareeyo’s fever. The child had been coughing for weeks, and the family was out of options. Years of conflict and drought have left Somalia one of the world’s most fragile places. In this part of […]
