Ending hunger requires more than food. It takes innovation, logistics expertise, and the shared commitment of people and organizations working together to create lasting change.
In 2025, partners of every kind — from large corporations to faith groups and foundations — joined World Food Program USA to advance the mission of the World Food Programme (WFP). Here are just a few ways their resources, knowledge and skills helped move the world closer to Zero Hunger.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Improves Disaster Preparedness in the Caribbean
In May, WFP opened the new Caribbean Regional Logistics Hub in Barbados to store and dispatch critical relief items for communities affected by disasters. When Hurricane Melissa struck months later, this logistics hub proved essential: WFP quickly mobilized more than 220,000 pounds of relief cargo to distribute across the region, including hygiene kits, shelter materials and communications equipment.
Construction of the logistics hub was made possible through World Food Program USA’s longstanding relationship with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thanks to our collaboration, WFP is prepared for emergencies like Hurricane Melissa and can respond immediately to save lives.
Learn more about how the Caribbean Regional Logistics Hub helps WFP prepare for emergencies.
UPS Delivers When it Matters Most
For more than 15 years, UPS and The UPS Foundation have partnered with WFP and World Food Program USA to deliver food assistance to those who need it most — responding to emergencies and improving innovation in last-mile delivery.
In July, UPS supported emergency shipments of High-Energy Biscuits (HEBs) from a Dubai warehouse facility to Uganda and Ethiopia to support refugees in both countries. In Uganda alone, approximately 40,000 newly arrived refugees at border entry points received these lifesaving HEBs.
Throughout 2025, UPS helped WFP deliver more than 400,000 pounds of lifesaving cargo in total, reaching nearly 300,000 people. By prioritizing sea routes and expanding their reach, UPS helped cut costs and improved the speed of emergency shipments to ensure vital WFP food aid reached communities swiftly.
Learn more about The UPS Foundation’s partnership with WFP and World Food Program USA.
Lions Fuel Students Learning and Growth
In 2025, Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and World Food Program USA completed a joint effort to support WFP’s homegrown school meals programs in four countries: Ecuador, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Uganda. Our partnership enabled WFP to provide 1.8 million pounds of food to more than 653,000 students over two years.
These school meals are game-changers by boosting children’s attendance, learning and growth, especially among girls. Beyond generous financial support for this initiative, Lions were also involved on the ground, meeting with students and serving meals.
Learn how Lions Clubs members support school meals and students’ growth.
Starbucks Drives Local Impact and Global Action
In 2025, World Food Program USA and Starbucks partnered to support the livelihoods and long-term food security of Guatemala’s coffee-growing communities. Through a two-year program, members from 600 households will receive hands-on training to boost their entrepreneurial skills, business opportunities and incomes, leading to improved community resilience and nutrition.
During the holiday season, Starbucks made it easier for more customers to get involved in the fight against hunger. For every Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough purchased in participating U.S. and Canadian stores, Starbucks donated the value of two school meals. From December 2 through January 5, Starbucks supported school meals programs globally through WFP and in the U.S. and Canada through partnerships with No Kid Hungry and Breakfast Club of Canada. More than 30,000 stores participated in the campaign across 32 markets. Through product purchases and direct donations, customers helped children in the U.S., Canada and around the world have the food they need to learn, grow and thrive.
Learn more about Starbucks holiday campaign.
John Deere Sparks Innovation at WFP
The John Deere Foundation fuels innovative approaches that improve every step of the farming process. With John Deere’s flexible support, the WFP Innovation Accelerator has scaled more than 21 agri-tech innovations since 2021, enabling farmers facing extreme hunger to better manage post-harvest losses, engage value chains and access reliable markets.
Building on this partnership, John Deere experts helped the Innovation Accelerator develop WFP’s first organization-wide Innovation Strategy in the summer of 2025. Innovation is key for a world without hunger, and this strategy further embeds innovation into the DNA of every WFP program, country office, and partnership.
Read more about how John Deere is supporting small-scale farmers and a culture of innovation at WFP.
IRUSA Provides Urgent Relief and Lasting Change
In October, Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) announced a new $25 million commitment to WFP’s work through a five-year partnership with World Food Program USA. The first $5 million of IRUSA’s generous grant is supporting WFP’s rapid scale-up of operations in Gaza following the October ceasefire, providing hot meals and lifesaving food to families across the region.
While IRUSA and World Food Program USA have partnered for many years, this new commitment reflects both the urgency of today’s hunger crisis and the immediate impact that’s possible when leading humanitarian organizations come together.
Learn more about IRUSA’s partnership with World Food Program USA.
Zoetis Foundation Protects Farmers’ Livestock and Livelihoods
In 2023 and 2024, the Zoetis Foundation supported World Food Program USA with grant funding to connect livestock farmers and pastoral communities in Kenya and Ethiopia with the resources they need to survive hunger, extreme weather and economic shocks.
Grant support from the Zoetis Foundation has helped WFP provide more than 150,000 people with access to livestock insurance for protection against drought, financial training to diversify their incomes, or veterinary services to keep their animals healthy and safe.
Thanks to the Zoetis Foundation’s continued support in 2025, this first-of-its-kind program is now expanding to Somalia in addition to a continued focus in Kenya.
Read more about how the Zoetis Foundation is supporting young pastoralists in Kenya.
Cargill Helps WFP Develop New Approaches for Managing Risk
Cargill, a longtime supporter of WFP, recently concluded a $1 million pilot project in Jilin Province, China, that helped 5,300 corn farmers strengthen their resilience to climate and market shocks. The initiative combined fertigation technology – a technique that delivers water and fertilizer directly to plant roots – with insurance coverage that is rarely available to small-scale farmers.
Together, this innovative model boosted crop yields, increased savings by cutting water and fertilizer use, and protected farmers’ incomes from the financial shocks of crop losses or market volatility. These are the types of long-lasting solutions communities need to break the cycle of hunger.
This project is part of Cargill’s broader support of WFP – combining longer-term resilience building with humanitarian assistance. In 2025, WFP concluded work funded by a 2022 $10 million grant from Cargill, which allowed WFP to assist more than 760,000 people across Ukraine, Somalia, Yemen, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Egypt.
Buddhist Global Relief Mobilizes Support for Crisis Zones
Around the world, there are hunger emergencies that rarely make headlines, even when people are facing dangerous levels of hunger. Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) has partnered with World Food Program USA since 2013 to support a range of ongoing emergency response efforts, often in countries with the fewest resources and most urgent need.
In 2025, Buddhist Global Relief bolstered WFP’s critical operations in Gaza, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Chad. This builds on their support in previous years for WFP’s emergency work that brought lifesaving aid to families in Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Yemen.
We Celebrate 10 Years of Partnership With cuddle+kind
2025 marked a decade of partnership between World Food Program USA and cuddle+kind, a company known for its ethically crafted, handmade dolls. cuddle+kind believes all children should have enough food to eat and the opportunity to thrive, which is why for every doll sold, cuddle+kind donates at least 10 school meals to support children through World Food Program USA and other giving partners.
Over the past 10 years, cuddle+kind has contributed more than $4.25 million to World Food Program USA and supported 17 million school meals, fueling kids’ nutrition and school attendance.
Learn what inspired cuddle+kind founders to partner with World Food Program USA.
Humanity Auxilium Supports Nutrition and Emergency Relief in Gaza
Humanity Auxilium is a nonprofit organization that serves displaced and marginalized communities without access to healthcare and, since August 2025, they have supported WFP’s lifesaving operations in Gaza. With $250,000 of initial grant funding, Humanity Auxilium enabled WFP to procure 97,000 pounds of lentils for hot meals and deliver 117,000 pounds of groceries to displaced families in Gaza.
Read more about Humanity Auxilium’s support for WFP operations in Gaza.
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