Nutritious Food
is a Human Right.
Nutritious Food
is a
Human Right.
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We don’t just ask why. We find solutions to hunger that transform and last. Our answer is to build power with grassroots initiatives that nourish people and enrich communities.

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Root Report: Little Orchards, Big Impact: Planting Roots for Hunger-Free Neighborhoods Across the U.S.

        Money may not grow on trees, but Giving Grove believes that hunger-free communities just may. In 6 major cities across the U.S., Giving Grove has partnered with communities in food insecure neighborhoods to plant bite-sized fruit, nut and seed orchards to provide people with a source […]

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Somali Bantu Community Association & All Nepal Peasants’ Federation Receive 12th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize in 2020

            The year 2020 and the COVID-19 crisis have left communities around the world with a host of challenges ranging from skyrocketing hunger to civil rights violations. The Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine (SBCAM) and the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation (ANPFa) have been the […]

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Freedom From Want: Advocating for the Right to Food in the United States

By Alison Cohen, WhyHunger, and Denisse Córdova Montes, University of Miami Human Rights Clinic   The right to adequate food and nutrition is both a call to action and a global legal framework for coordinated reform in food and agriculture. In the U.S., we often speak of our civil and […]

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