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ACT NOW: Urge the U.S. Government to Withdraw Support for Land Grabbing in Ethiopia
The U.S. is one of the largest donors to Ethiopia, but according to Human Rights Watch, the Ethiopian government is displacing 70,000 small-scale farmers and indigenous people and U.S. officials have turned a blind eye
06-02-2012
Community Learning Project 2011
Group Photo of 2011 peer mentors
03-02-2012
What are the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources and why do they...
Voluntary Guidelines
03-02-2012
What are the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) and why do they matter?
RAI move forward from a corporate social responsibility perspective, seeking to provide a framework to guide countries, corporations and other actors in the development of socially responsible agricultural investment. As such, RAI aim to act as a refere
03-02-2012
Raise funds
Are you running a 10K? Turing 40? Just want to help? Raise money for WhyHunger and have fun while doing it! Create an event on Crowdrise for the benefit of WhyHunger. Build staff morale, e
03-02-2012
Understanding Land Grabs
This section includes good introductory level fact sheets compiled by several key organizations that are working to raise awareness of land grabs
03-02-2012
Who and What is Driving Land Grabs?
Though many countries are partaking in land grabbing, there are some who are doing so more than others, and also a number private investment firms that are involved. Learn about the forces involved in this practice here.
03-02-2012
Organizations Addressing Land Issues
The organizations featured in this section are working to stop land grabs through their advocacy projects, and educational campaigns and publications
03-02-2012
Jones Valley Urban Farm: Reconnecting People to Food
Written by Christine Bell, WhyHunger Intern This post is part of WhyHunger’s peer mentor profile series for the “Community Learning Project for Food Justice” (CLP).  Each week through April 2012 we’ll highlight a new CLP peer mentor and their contribution to creating a national learning/teaching community to support the growth and expansion of the food justice movement. [nggallery id=23] Jones
31-01-2012
Food Stamps Working as Designed
In response to the editorial, “Food Stamp Nation,”  published in the Wall Street Journal on January 20, 2012, WhyHunger’s Alison Cohen, Director of Programs, wrote the following letter to the editor which was published in print and online in the Journal today. WhyHunger shares one voice with Alison. We believe food stamps are working as designed: increasing the food purchasing
27-01-2012

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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