health and nutrition

First celebrated in 1979, World Food Day takes place annually on October 16 and promotes awareness of hunger and action for the future of food, people, and the planet.

Incredible communities in CAR are working together to fight hunger and beat the odds.

Oma was born into war.  In her 18 months of life, she was frequently ill and struggled to grow. When Oma stopped playing with her sisters, her mother’s worry turned to fear.  In Yemen, nearly ten years of civil war has uprooted communities, decimated public services, and pushed over 80% of the population into poverty.  About half of the population have no access to clean water or health care. Without clean water, for both drinking and washing, children fall ill. Disease is an aggravating factor in acute malnutrition, which now affects over five million children in Yemen. 

The Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia are consistently vulnerable and prone to acute food insecurity due to multi-faceted crises.

The Yoti Yoti Programme is responding to increasing food and nutrition insecurity in Sierra Leone, the overall goal of the project is to increase vulnerable households’ resilience to food and nutrition insecurity by strengthening food systems in Tonkolili and Port Loko Districts in North West Sierra Leone. 

Irregular and insufficient rainfall, land degradation and population displacement are just some of the reasons residents of a region in Niger have been left struggling to survive.

Kisoko Site Community are unable to farm & produce food for themselves, living in crowded unsanitary conditions.

Global food systems are outdated, unsustainable, vulnerable, and often lack inclusivity and equity — especially for young people entering adulthood.