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December 15, 2025

5 Lessons from 50 Years of Fighting for Food Justice

This year marks 50 years since WhyHunger was founded with a mission to create a world without hunger and advance the right to nutritious food for all. Looking back at five decades, it’s equally important to uplift the lessons we’ve learned as it is to celebrate our impact. From the early days of co-founders Harry Chapin…

June 3, 2024

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June 3, 2024

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May 21, 2024

Mutual Aid Under Siege: How Laws Against Food Sharing Perpetuate Homelessness

People often experience hunger before they experience homelessness. Imagine this: a gnawing emptiness in your stomach, a constant companion that drowns out all other thoughts….

May 20, 2024

Beyond the Bowl: The Ubiquitous Wonder of Rice

How do you like your rice? Steamed, fluffy, and the perfect accompaniment to a savory dish? Fried, golden brown, and a crowd-pleasing side? Rice…

April 30, 2024

Honoring Labor Unions in the Fight Against Hunger

As May arrives and the global north bursts into full bloom, we stop to recognize a date that carries profound significance for millions worldwide: May…

April 30, 2024

Haiti A Nation on the Brink – Why is There Hunger?

By: Chavannes Jean-Baptiste In this powerful piece, Chavannes Jean-Baptiste, spokesman of the Peasant Movement of Papaye, provides insight into the hunger crisis Haiti faces today….

April 25, 2024

Reflections from Jenique: Remembering Harry Belafonte

Jenique Jones Dear WhyHunger Community, Today, we gather to honor the remarkable life and legacy of Harry Belafonte on the one-year anniversary of his passing….

April 19, 2024

Real Climate Solutions Come from the Grassroots: Why I Believe in WhyHunger

By Peter Shaviro I started working for WhyHunger in August 2023 as I was going into my final semester of a master’s degree in environmental…

April 18, 2024

Haiti: A Nation on the Brink – A Call for Understanding and Action

Haiti: A Nation on the Brink – A Call for Understanding and Action By Kristina Erskine For decades, Haiti’s development has been suffocated by a…

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5 Lessons from 50 Years of Fighting for Food Justice