ShareTheMeal is an app that enables people to donate food with just a tap of their fingers. In episode 38 of Hacking Hunger, we sat down with Max Costa, head of ShareTheMeal, and Nishkam Mehta, a super user, to learn what’s in store for its future.
When Ebola spread through Western Africa in 2014, it killed more than 11,000 people. Now it’s back – and the DRC is at its epicenter. For our Hacking Hunger podcast, we spoke to Jacques David, WFP communications officer, about how WFP is helping fight ebola with food.
“If we wish to build a future where no one is left behind, we must create a present that radically rejects the squandering of food,” says Pope Francis.
When I came home after a recent mission to Yemen, I slammed my car door so hard that the window came out of alignment. The faces and stories of the people I’d met had stayed with me.
“I defy anyone to keep a tear inside their eye when you see the people who are our friends, neighbors, families in this terrible situation,” says Isam Ismail, WFP’s program officer in Syria.
Chase Sova, senior director of public policy, explains why he’s hopeful for the poorest economy in the world and how a simple, sustainable land- management strategy can yield outsized dividends for global peace and prosperity
For the first time ever, WFP’s Innovation Accelerator was held in Silicon Valley. Eleven teams pitched their innovative ideas to end hunger in front of potential supporters and investors.
For millions of girls around the world, going to school is anything but guaranteed. These two projects are making education a reality for hundreds of them.
The scope and scale of the world’s food imbalance and its consequences on people and the planet require bold and broad action.
Lawrence Haddad won the prestigious World Food Prize in 2018 for his work in global nutrition. We asked him what it takes to win and how transforming business can elevate nutrition and change the world.
