Special Interest: Education
ADM has a long history of giving to WFP USA, and recently, they’ve committed to support school feeding programs in Myanmar, Egypt and the Philippines. We caught up with Jennifer Ballinger, director of ADM Cares, to learn more about why ADM is passionate solving global hunger.
The four walls (and no roof) that Osman and his family call home is a building formerly used as a toilet. It took them four days to clean out. But still, his family is comparatively lucky.
Shadia, age 15, was displaced from her home in south Idlib in Syria in early September and now lives in a camp in north Idlib.
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.
Freerice lets you play games and fight hunger at the same time. For every trivia question you answer correctly, WFP gets the cash equivalent of 5 grains of rice and puts the money to work where it's needed most.
With an investment of $72 million, the Government is set to reach 100,000 women with livelihood training, behavior change education and food assistance.
Recently returned from India, WFP Development Director Torrey Shallcross recalls her meaningful experience visiting a school that receives WFP meals.
Hungry children do not build prosperous economies or peaceful societies. School meals represent one of the most affordable and effective investments we can ever make in humanity.
Learn more about WFP’s homegrown school feeding in Rwanda. Video provided by WFP Rwanda.
Homegrown school feeding is not only transforming the lives of students, but entire communities.
“We simply believe that girls have the right to an education and deserve to have their voices heard.” - Zack Fowler, Executive Director of WISER International
School meals are often the only reliable source of nutrition for children in communities in crisis, helping students succeed in and out of the classroom.