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Africa, Blog, Food Security, Hunger Relief, World Food Programme

Southern African Countries Face Hunger Threat

It sounds seemingly impossible, but there is yet another area of Africa that is under threat of a food shortage due to erratic rains during the growing season. While the Sahel is still experiencing food shortages, southern Africa is now joining ranks with the northwestern part of the continent. According to the World Food Programme, 3.5 million people are living in drought-hit areas in Malawi, … Continue reading Southern African Countries Face Hunger Threat

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How Many People Are Affected By the Sahel Food Crisis? Probably More Than You Think.

This is a powerful graphic from Oxfam America because it clearly shows how quickly the food crisis in the Sahel is accelerating and affecting millions more people. One of the greatest problems right now in combating the Sahel food crisis is a lack of food aid funding. Oxfam is urging citizens to write a letter to Secretary Clinton to schedule an emergency aid conference for … Continue reading How Many People Are Affected By the Sahel Food Crisis? Probably More Than You Think.

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[Watch] World Food Programme #Food4Sahel Event

If you missed the World Food Programme’s live Google+ hangout about the Sahel hunger crisis yesterday you can watch it in its entirety on Youtube. You can see everyone who participated in this web story. Denise Brown, the World Food Programme Country Director for Niger answered questions about the food crisis in Niger. “The biggest challenge we have is the areas where we didn’t intervene, … Continue reading [Watch] World Food Programme #Food4Sahel Event

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Asia, Blog, Children, Food Security, Women and Girls

Join the World Food Programme This Wednesday to Learn About the Sahel Hunger Crisis

On Wednesday, May 30 at 12:00 PM PDT/ 3:00 PM EST/ 8:00 PM GMT the World Food Programme will host a live event aimed at raising awareness about the Sahel crisis. As the “hunger” season in Niger approaches the World Food Programme is organizing an exclusive Google+ Hangout for aid professionals, Africa specialists, and journalists. Watch the discussion  on the World Food Programme’s Youtube page … Continue reading Join the World Food Programme This Wednesday to Learn About the Sahel Hunger Crisis

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Support the World Food Program With a Banner

To become an effective member of the social good movement doesn’t mean you have to partake in huge humanitarian efforts or donate tons of money to causes you care about. Social good can be witnessed in a single tweet, blog post, or even placing a badge about a cause whose work you admire on your blog. If you follow the posts on hunger relief and … Continue reading Support the World Food Program With a Banner

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Where Does the G8 Stand On Its 2009 $22B Pledge to End Hunger?

Photo Above: Small-holder farm where Kenyan woman farmer, Teresia (right) plants cabbage and other vegetables. She also owns a small dairy cooperative. Last Friday the NGO world applauded the announcement of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, a new $3B commitment by G-8 nations, African countries and private sector partners to lift 50 million people out of poverty over the next 10 years … Continue reading Where Does the G8 Stand On Its 2009 $22B Pledge to End Hunger?

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World Food Program: Feeding Women, Girls, Families

Yesterday I tuned into the World Food Program USA’s webcast, Mothers Rule the World, where those of us online learned about WFP’s efforts to feed women and girls in the developing world and thereby their entire families. Hosting the web cast was Isatou Jallow, chief of women, children and gender policy at the U.N. World Food Program and Rick Leach, president and CEO of WFP … Continue reading World Food Program: Feeding Women, Girls, Families

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Asia, Blog, Charity, Food, Food Security, World Food Programme

World Food Programme Reaches Remote Areas for Food Relief

I am always amazed by the lengths at which the World Food Programme goes to feed people in need. Last Wednesday evening I participated in a Google+ Hangout with the World Food Programme’s team in Nepal. Two members of the Nepalese food relief team said it can take at least three days to deliver food to remote areas in Nepal. Sometimes when the team has … Continue reading World Food Programme Reaches Remote Areas for Food Relief

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Blog, Children, Founding Members, Women and Girls

[Infographic] Nourishing 50 Million Moms and Children Around the World

If there is one global issue I am highly concerned about it’s food security. It literally pains me that there are children who woke up this morning and won’t eat all day. All day! It saddens me that there is a breastfeeding mom somewhere in the world who can’t get the proper nourishment to feed not only herself, but also her nursing baby. Or, a … Continue reading [Infographic] Nourishing 50 Million Moms and Children Around the World

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