Special Interest: Childhood malnutrition
The WFP school meals Peter Mumo received as a child in Kenya changed his life.
For Peter Mumo, escaping a childhood of hunger and poverty in Kenya began with an empty bowl, a nervous excitement, and the delivery of his very first school meal. These simple meals and the encouragement of his parents would change the trajectory of his life.
Achieving a lasting peace agreement and making life-saving gains in nutrition among women and children make these two countries promising areas for new collaboration and investment.
Learn about the different types of food assistance WFP provides to people in need.
“When children arrive at school hungry after walking up to three kilometers, they cannot concentrate or assimilate what is being taught,” said Sergio Torres, head of WFP’s Bolivia operations.
Nutrition is one of the greatest investments we can make. Here's why.
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 […]
Violence across the country has made an already dangerously and desperately hungry nation that much hungrier.
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.
Hunger exists not because there isn’t enough food to go around—the problem is a lack of access. Without the means to grow or purchase food, people in communities across the globe are stuck in a cycle of poverty and hunger.
By promoting education and providing good nutrition, we're empowering the next generation of inventors, artists and leaders.