Anti-Hunger Organizations
Action Against Hunger 10 Global Hunger Hot Spots
May 6, 2026 This year, as in the past, the international aid agency "Action Against Hunger" (also known as ACF, or Action Contre la Faim) released their annual hunger report, titled "10 Global Hunger Hot Spots." This year the report describes a compound crisis model as causing hunger. The c...
Poetry & Hunger
The growing anti-hunger nonprofit Poetry X Hunger was founded in 2017 by Dr. Hiram Larew who is a retired director of international programs at the US Department of Agriculture and a poet. It operates as a component fund of Chesapeake Charities, which is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. ("Hu...
Concern Worldwide in Sudan
February 24, 2026 Sudan likely has the worst hunger of any country at present. World Hunger Education Service made its annual anti-hunger award, including our recommendation and a cash grant to Concern Worldwide for its food and nutrition assistance in the worst famine crisis in the world, The S...
Project HOPE’s Aid in Gaza
Project HOPE is the recipient of a donation by the World Hunger Education Service (WHES), a non-profit dedicated to educating the public about solving hunger which selected Project Hope to highlight and affirm its excellent work providing recovery foods for malnourished children in Gaza. Project HOP...
“11.5: Edge of Life” Campaign Targets to Reduce Deaths from Severe Wasting Malnutrition
A new global initiative to treat children with severe, wasting (short term) malnutrition was announced this past week by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of the United Arab Emirates. The global campaign is called "The 11.5: Edge of Life Ramadan campaign", referring to the co...
Articles about Malnutrition & Field Programs, “Field Exchange”
October 2025 The Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN), based out of Dublin, Ireland, has published groundbreaking, field-level technical research about attacking malnutrition for the last few decades in their free journal, "Field Exchange." The latest edition, Issue 76 (October 2025) showcases co...
A Crucible of Courage: A Review of Ken Isaacs’ “Running to the Fire”
Ken Isaacs spent more than three decades with Samaritan’s Purse, rising to executive vice-president and helping turn Franklin Graham’s organization into one of the largest Christian relief agencies on earth. In Running to the Fire he recounts that journey through a series of crisply told, boots-...
Status of McGovern-Dole School Feeding Unclear
In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) cancelled most of its existing foreign assistance programs, including those involving overseas school feedings. These projects are referred to as "McGovern-Dole" that were projected for the future. The overall program, named after former senat...
2nd Annual International Food Aid Showcase, June 10 in Washington, D.C.
George Washington University (GW), in Washington, D.C. will host a gathering of NGO and food experts on June 10, 2025, to share lessons about overseas food aid and look ahead. It is co-sponsored by Counterpart International (an international NGO), the Alliance to End Hunger, and GW's Global Food I...
U.S. Anti-Hunger Efforts by Congressional Hunger Center
On February 22, 2023 the Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) hosted a gathering of 50 staff and Hunger Fellows to look back at their achievements over the decades in addressing hunger in the United States. A key topic was success in promoting local legislation to provide free meals in schools, and...
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