On World Hunger Day, see how the Church works to end hunger worldwide
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seeks to provide temporal relief by collaborating with organizations around the globe
Mothers and children wait in line for food at the Ifo Refugee Camp in Garissa County, Kenya, on Dec. 8, 2022.
Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Founded by The Hunger Project in 2011, World Hunger Day is marked every May 28 to raise awareness about the more than 800 million people suffering from chronic hunger around the globe.
When someone lacks the physical or financial capability to meet their nutritional needs, it leads to malnutrition, wasting, stunted growth and death.
Fighting all forms of hunger is one of the key humanitarian initiatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
For example, the Church’s annual Caring for Those in Need report for 2022 lists:
- 520 food security projects.
- 46 childhood nutrition projects funded.
- $32 million for the World Food Programme.
- $5 million for UNICEF’s global nutrition campaign.
Often, the Church’s most effective way to bring relief to people is to partner with local humanitarian and nonprofit organizations that have local resources and the expertise to address all different types of hunger and malnutrition.
Below are some of those examples of collaboration and response.
World Food Programme
A $32 million donation to the United Nations World Food Programme in September 2022 was the Church’s largest one-time donation to a humanitarian organization to date.
The organization was able to increase food rations at three refugee camps in Dadaab in eastern Kenya, helping families and children sustain their own cooking together.
Another way the donation helped was by providing more super cereal — a highly fortified porridge that provides calories, proteins and vitamins to pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in need.
A mother, father and baby share a joyful moment at the Ifo Refugee Camp in Dadaab, Kenya, on Monday, December 5, 2022.
Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Hunger Project
In Ghana, Naomi Osabutey learned to make bread, and it’s now the primary source of her income. Patience Nugba-Yiyiava was taught how to grow and sell vegetables to help her family.
Funding from the Church helped The Hunger Project train these women and many others to become more self-reliant and have dignity and ability to care for themselves and their households.
Naomi Osabutey makes bread for her family and to sell in her village, after training from The Hunger Project. Funding from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped with these efforts in Ghana, Africa.
The Hunger Project
LINK: https://www.thechurchnews.com/global/2023/5/28/23739763/world-hunger-day-church-food-donations
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