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Organic Growers 2
Woman buying at farm stand
17-09-2013
Orgranic Growers
Table with vegetables
17-09-2013
Snapshot from Nicaragua: Café Infantil/Children’s Café
Food insecurity is always a threat in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, where two out of three rural people live on less than one dollar a day. Project Bona Fide’s Café Infantil (Children’s Café) addresses the health and nutrition of the some of the most impoverished and malnourished children living in Balgue, on the
16-09-2013
Mariposa 2
Family behind a truck.
16-09-2013
Mariposa
Older Couple selling and buying cheese.
16-09-2013
Tohono O’odham Community Food System 3
Young child in a yellow shirt and is holding an egg.
16-09-2013
Tohono O’odham Community Food System 2
Older gentleman in a cowboy hat and blue shirt
16-09-2013
Roots and Remedies
At the end of July, I attended the Roots and Remedies gathering in San Antonio, Texas.  The gathering, convened by the Praxis Project, is centered on community organizing and provides a space for organizers from around the country to plot, build and connect the dots between issues, movements and individuals. For me, gatherings like this are an important space to
13-09-2013
mandela marketplace
11-09-2013
Food Justice in the Time of Human Rights Violations: Daira Quinones’ Struggle for Urban Agriculture, Culture, and Child Nutrition in...
One of the first things I noticed on my arrival in Colombia was the overwhelming amount of local currency I received on exchanging US dollars. One dollar equals 1,882 Colombian pesos –and those pesos go a long way. Because I carried a US passport, I did not need a visa to enter or stay in Colombia; a small privilege bought with the
10-09-2013

Statement from WhyHunger on Lawsuit Against Trump Administration’s Plan to Cut Food Stamps

New York (January 17, 2020) – Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs at WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed by 14 states, Washington, D.C. and New York Read more.
January 17, 2020
Hungerthon Campaign Raises $1 Million to End Hunger for Good

New York (January 6, 2020) —WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to end hunger and advance the human right to nutritious food in the U.S. and around the world—today announced Read more.
January 6, 2020
Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements

Statement from WhyHunger on the Unwarranted SNAP Requirements New York (December 4, 2019) – Noreen Springstead, executive director of WhyHunger, issued the following statement regarding the tightening of work requirements Read more.
December 5, 2019
WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger

WhyHunger’s Hungerthon Campaign Aims to End Hunger – 34thannual awareness month and fundraising drive launches November 1 –   New York (October 30, 2019)—WhyHunger— a leader in the movement to Read more.
October 30, 2019


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Food Access Problems need Food Justice Solutions

Canadians have a right to food – sort of. In accordance with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which the Canadian government ratified in 1976, everyone living Read more.
January 16, 2020
Solidarity, Education and Action! Comedores Sociales: An emerging movement in Puerto Rico

Before Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck in 2017, a large percentage of Puerto Ricans faced food insecurity on a daily basis. In fact, Puerto Ricans were 4 times more likely Read more.
July 8, 2019
L’agroécologie

L’agroécologie permet aux communautés de définir eux-mêmes leurs propres solutions pour produire des aliments sains et conserver les eaux et les sols.   Read more.
April 12, 2018
Agroecology

WhyHunger is proud to release its first agroecology publication, “Agroecology: Putting Food Sovereignty into Action.” Agroecology is an agricultural method… Read more.
April 12, 2018


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