World Food Programme

Food Forest Abundance Announces New Way to Grow Food for Entire Communities

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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Permaculture is as old as earth's first forest and is a way of growing food in a manner consistent with what one may find in a forest.

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  • Permaculture is as old as earth's first forest and is a way of growing food in a manner consistent with what one may find in a forest.
  • Food Forest Abundance is helping individuals, families and communities to use their land wisely.
  • About Food Forest Abundance: Food Forest Abundance helps people grow their own food.
  • Food Forest Abundance has a team of professional permaculture design specialists and installers around the world who are ready to help you today.

World Community and Individual Services Market Opportunity and Strategy Report 2022 with Focus on World Food Program, UNICEF, Sanctuary Housing, Food For Poor, & The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022
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This report describes and evaluates the global community and individual services market.

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  • This report describes and evaluates the global community and individual services market.
  • Factors that could hinder the growth of the community and individual services market in the future include skilled workforce shortages.
  • The community and individual services market is segmented by type into community food, housing, and relief services, individual and family services.
  • The community and individual services market is segmented by application into food stamp program, disaster relief services, adoption services and self-help.

Star-Studded Hamptons Soireé to Raise Funds for Community and Conservation in Africa

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Friday, August 12, 2022
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BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, August 19, 2022 Amy and Gary Green are hosting an evening fundraiser at their home in Bridgehampton, New York to support the philanthropic and conservation efforts of the African Community & Conservation Fund (ACCF) and Tusk, a UK-based charity headed up by Royal Patron, Prince William. The "Karibu Africa" soireé will raise money to help ACCF's and Tusk's many community outreach programs, wildlife protection and anti-poaching efforts, including initiatives to improve livelihoods and combat rising food poverty in East & Southern Africa, particularly Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

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  • Amy and Gary Green hosting fundraiser for African Community & Conservation Fund and Tusk to fund conservation and fight food poverty in Africa.
  • The "Karibu Africa" soire will raise money to help ACCF's and Tusk's many community outreach programs, wildlife protection and anti-poaching efforts, including initiatives to improve livelihoods and combat rising food poverty in East & Southern Africa, particularly Tanzania, Rwanda, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
  • Covid-19 devastated jobs and livelihoods across the African continent, and with few economic recovery resources, decades of conservation and community upliftment success has been put at risk.
  • The funds will help us fuel capacity-building food security, humanitarian, anti-poaching, and conservation programs at our projects in rural Africa," said Brady Forseth, CEO of ACCF.

Cargill grants $10 million to World Food Program USA to combat the world's growing hunger crisis

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill has made a $10 million grant to World Food Program USA in support of the United Nations World Food Programme's response to the global hunger crisis, escalated by the collateral impact of the Ukrainian war.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill has made a $10 million grant to World Food Program USA in support of the United Nations World Food Programme's response to the global hunger crisis, escalated by the collateral impact of the Ukrainian war.
  • This generous grant, the largest donation ever made by Cargill to World Food Program USA, comes at a moment of unprecedented need as 345 million people face severe hunger and 50 million teeter on the brink of famine around the world.
  • This $10 million contribution reinforces Cargill's commitment to continuing our 20-year partnership with WFP," said Pilar Cruz, Chief Sustainability Officer at Cargill and World Food Program USA Board of Directors member.
  • This is just one of numerous examples of Cargill supporting the U.N. World Food Programme's tireless work to alleviate global hunger.

Education Cannot Wait Announces New Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Cameroon Bringing ECW Total Investments in the Country to over US$30 Million

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Monday, August 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Education Cannot Wait ( ECW ) announced today US$25 million in catalytic seed funding to roll out a first-ever Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Cameroon.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Education Cannot Wait ( ECW ) announced today US$25 million in catalytic seed funding to roll out a first-ever Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Cameroon.
  • The new allocation brings ECW's total investments in Cameroon to over US$30 million to date to reach crisis-affected girls and boys with quality education.
  • The multi-year investment will be delivered by a consortium of grantees, including the Norwegian Refugee Council (US$3 million), Plan International (US$3.2 million), UNESCO (US$3.5 million), UNICEF (US$6.8 million), UNHCR ($5.6 million) and the World Food Programme ($2.9 million) in alignment with the Government of Cameroon's plans for education in the crisis-affected parts of the country.
  • The most recent analysis indicates that more than 1.9 million school-aged children in the country require urgent humanitarian assistance.

Arable Raises $40 Million to Accelerate Sustainable Agriculture

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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Arable , the leader in field intelligence for agriculture, today announced it has raised $40 million in series C financing.

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  • Arable , the leader in field intelligence for agriculture, today announced it has raised $40 million in series C financing.
  • We look forward to supporting and working with Arable as they continue to unlock productivity and sustainability in agriculture.
  • To learn more about how Arable is advancing sustainable agriculture, visit Arable.com .
  • Arable helps the most innovative companies in agriculture to optimize decisions and understand crop outcomes through better data.

Blockchain-Based App Wins UN Secretary-General's Innovation & Sustainability Award

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Monday, July 25, 2022
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This app allows retirees to use their smartphone, tablet, or another personal device to submit an electronic certificate of eligibility instead of a paper-based submission.

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  • This app allows retirees to use their smartphone, tablet, or another personal device to submit an electronic certificate of eligibility instead of a paper-based submission.
  • The DCE uses cutting-edge biometric/facial recognition, blockchain, and global positioning technologies to track the eligibility of retirees.
  • For that reason, the United Nations has selected the DCE as the winner of the Secretary-General Award for innovation and sustainability.
  • For more information about the DCE and the award, go to the UNJSPF Digital Certificate of Entitlement page (bit.ly/3PzmpSu).

Good Food Dialogues Launched Ahead of White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, & Health

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022
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The Good Food Dialogues are intended to lift up these voices to be active participants in the process.

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  • The Good Food Dialogues are intended to lift up these voices to be active participants in the process.
  • The Good Food Dialogues platform provides community stakeholders with resources for scheduling, advertising, and hosting Local Dialogues about hunger, food, nutrition, and health within their communities.
  • Included in a final document that synthesizes the feedback, ideas, and challenges shared throughout all the Good Food Dialogues.
  • This report will not only be submitted to the White House but will also be used to inform a movement for change well beyond the White House Conference.

$450,000 McNulty Prize Awarded to Leaders Driving Bold Solutions to End Hunger, Thirst, and Poverty

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Monday, July 18, 2022
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Since 2008, the McNulty Prize has identified leaders and ventures with innovative models of change, and put them on a fast track to greater recognition and support.

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  • Since 2008, the McNulty Prize has identified leaders and ventures with innovative models of change, and put them on a fast track to greater recognition and support.
  • "The McNulty Prize elevates global leaders who have answered the call to respond to the injustices of our time, said McNulty Foundation president Anne Welsh McNulty.
  • These courageous individuals and their organizations present three answers to dramatic worldwide disruptions of our human rights, said McNulty Prize juror Brizio Biondi-Morra.
  • The McNulty Foundation seeks to give transformational support to emerging and established leaders at pivotal moments in their leadership journey.

PEPSICO EXPANDS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL FOOD INSECURITY, ISSUES CALL TO ACTION TO COLLABORATIVELY WORK TOWARDS LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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PURCHASE, N.Y., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to the growing hunger crisis, PepsiCo and the PepsiCo Foundation, the philanthropic arm of PepsiCo, announced an expansion of its holistic efforts to advance food security. Through its global Food for Good initiatives, the Foundation is doubling down on efforts to increase equitable access to nutritious food by increasing its own investments as well as offering three new ways to engage people in fighting hunger.

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  • That number is expected to grow as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and global conflict continue to ravage our global food system.
  • This year, it's directing investments to interventions that have shown can build long-term solutions while it continues to address immediate hunger needs.
  • In addition, PepsiCo is inviting corporations, organizations and community members to take action on global hunger.
  • "We're answering the call to address escalating global food insecurity and we plan to continue with our significant investments.