Student Resources
In Memoriam: Arthur Eugene ‘Gene’ Dewey, A Life of Service and Compassion
Gene Dewey, who passed away on February 22nd, was one of the great humanitarian leaders of his generation, inspiring many people and managing to move food and relief supplies to needed areas over the course of several decades. He was also an institution builder, seeing...
New Global Survey of Food Resilience, by the Economist
Economist Impact's inaugural Resilient Food Systems Index (RFSI), supported by Cargill, benchmarks food system resilience across 60 countries using 71 indicators organized into four pillars: a...
Threat of Child Malnutrition in Iran Amid U.S.–Iran Conflict
The U.S.–Iran war that began today, 28 February 2026, threatens to sharply worsen malnutrition among children under five in low-income urban neighborhoods of strike zones (Tehran, Isfahan, Kermanshah) and in rural border provinces (e.g., Sistan-Baluchestan and Kurdistan) that already...
Meat: How the Next Agricultural Revolution Will Transform Humanity’s Favorite Food and Our Future
As people get wealthier, historically, they eat more meat even though it is inefficient. the new book, "Meat" by Bruce Friedrich, examines the implications of the world's dietary choice. He lays out how six calories going into a chicken result in 1 calorie in chicken meat. He calls this "fanta...
Essentials of Public Health Communication: A Valuable Book and Curricula
Around the world, a key shift during the past few decades in combatting malnutrition has been the adoption of social marketing, communications and "behavior change" to improve diets, caretaker behavior, and recognition of failures in child growth. The technical book, "Essentials of Public He...
CSIS Reviews Implications of the Final U.S. Hunger Report
A new Jan. 6 report from the think tank, CSIS, reviews the recent U.S. Government study about hunger in America, noting that this until-now annual food security or hunger report will no longer be conducted by the US Government which deemed it political and inducing fear. Caitlin Welsh, the author...
Key U.N. Updates Show Alarming Hunger Trends
Recent UN annual reports and updates about global hunger highlight several important issues and trends as we move into 2026: WFP will prioritize feeding 110 million in 2026 despite larger need: Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP...
Lesson Plans on Hunger and Food Insecurity
Lesson Plans on Hunger and Food Insecurity As part of its mission to educate about hunger, WHES has put together an index of publicly available lesson plans on hunger and food insecurity. Whether you are a school teacher, a homeschooling parent, a daycare wo...
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 tol...
Food Assistance Outlook Brief
FEWS NET released their Food Assistance Outlook Brief for October 2025. The monthly outlook briefs provide country-by-country information on hunger hot spots as well as and global trends. This brief focused on Guatemala and Mozambique. You can also watch the recorded video of the free public bri...





