Location: Africa
Despite overall economic growth, Tanzania still experiences food deficits due to a heavy reliance on subsistence farming which can't keep up with the population.
Economic instability and floods are damaging Togo's agricultural systems, causing greater hunger.
Hunger continues to be a pressing issue in Tunisia, affecting vulnerable populations due to rising food prices, limited access to resources, and climate change.
With improved security, Uganda is a relatively stable country in East Africa that takes in over a million refugees from its neighbors. However, poverty and food insecurity are still widespread.
The Republic of Benin is a hungry, low-income West African country that's largely agricultural natural disasters can easily cause food insecurity.
Refugees in Algeria are suffering from food insecurity and nutritional deficiencies. You can help us deliver lifesaving food and school meals.
Mutinta Hambayi works for WFP in Malawi. Here she talks about her work as a nutritionist, some of the biggest misconceptions about her job and what she finds most rewarding about her job. My role includes… heading a Nutrition Unit with a diverse Nutrition and HIV portfolio in a large operation in Malawi, reaching 2.8 million people this […]
A historic drought is sweeping Ethiopia and more than 10 million people have been pushed into hunger. How will they cope?
Welcome to WFP’s recipe series exploring the culinary treasures and cooking abilities of refugees who benefit from the agency’s cash and vouchers program, an initiative that allows families to buy fresh, local ingredients to cook traditional dishes. Thirty-six-year-old Priscilla and her husband, Wellington, are subsistence farmers in the village of Sasula in central Zimbabwe. They live with Priscilla’s 92-year-old grandmother, her sister and […]
How a nun-turned-doctor in the heart of Tanzania has teamed up with the world’s largest humanitarian agency to help mothers and babies win the fight of their lives
We're joined today by Roger Thurow, an award-winning journalist and author who has traveled across the globe reporting on food security, agriculture and humanitarian issues.
By promoting education and providing good nutrition, we're empowering the next generation of inventors, artists and leaders.