Addressing world hunger with four charities leading the way
Global hunger is a critical challenge that affects at least 733 million people. That’s every 1 in 11 individuals around the world who are hungry and malnourished. The top causes of hunger are international conflict, climate disasters, and poverty. And unfortunately, every country in the world experiences it. From Africa to Asia, the Middle East […]
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: Changing Lives: Rwanda
In sub-Saharan Africa, more than 60% of women work in agriculture. They are the largest contributors to the region’s agricultural sector but face systemic challenges in their access to farming inputs such as seeds, tools and finance. WFP centers Women & Girls as part of its food systems work in East Africa. WFP is one […]
Six charities leading the way to a climate resilient future
Since 1970, we’ve celebrated Earth Day as a celebration of our planet and to bring attention to environmental issues. In recent years, the climate crisis has made that mission all the more critical. Already, climate-fueled disasters are destroying crops and displacing millions of people a year, and each of us are affected by those ripple […]
What the hunger crisis looks like in 4 countries across the world
I wish that I could begin writing this on a lighter note, but the truth is that hunger affects an estimated 815 million people worldwide and it’s a crisis that has only gotten worse in recent years. When I hear that I think of three things. First, I am sad for all those people that […]
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: South Sudan: Seeds replace bullets as peace fund tackles hunger and climate change
Being able to grow food in Walgak – a town in northeast South Sudan, an area once riddled with conflict – is a dream come true for Sarah. A farming-for-peace initiative, backed by the World Food Programme (WFP), has replaced the crackle of gunfire with the thud of hoes as farmers till the soil. This […]
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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 […]
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: Central Sahel: How peace can sprout from rehabilitated soil
On a hot October afternoon in Ouallam district, in Niger’s western Tillabery region, the air is still as the sun’s rays hit the hard, crusty, red earth. Contrasting with this almost lunar surface is a field of green. “This site’s changed everything for us,” says Biba, a woman in her fifties, pointing to where a […]
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM USA: Teach a Woman to Grow Sweet Potatoes, Feed Her Children for
A few years ago, Dorica Samson’s 2-year-old son Chrispine would feed solely on breast milk, refusing to eat anything else. Eventually, he fell sick. “While my son, Chrispine, was being treated for malnutrition at the hospital, I received orange-fleshed potato vines which I planted the same year,” says Dorica, from Nambirikira Village in Malawi’s Dedza […]
