WhyHunger is proud of the impact of our work. We listen and respond to the needs of community-based organizations and social movements who are leading the way forward. Together, we are magnifying our impact and building solutions that transform and last. BUILDING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS WhyHunger’s International Solidarity Fund invested $354,021 in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for
25-02-2019
Border security negotiations begin anew this week in an effort to avoid shutdown 2.0. But two anti-hunger experts argue that lawmakers should really be focused on the precarity of our federal social safety net and a low-wage economy where crisis is just a missed paycheck or two away. - This article originally appeared in the New Food Economy. Employees of the
11-02-2019
It is part of the Hollywood version of the American college experience, to be a broke student surviving on instant noodles in a dormitory. But hunger on college campuses in America is so much more than a plot line. In one of the most developed countries in the world, tens of thousands of students can barely afford food due to
08-02-2019
Emergency Support Needed As Community Organizations Rebuild After Devastating Dam Collapse In Brazil
All photos courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert On January 25th, a dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil unleashing a devastating torrent of toxic mining waste that killed at least 120 people and wiped out homes, businesses and crops in surrounding villages. Government reports estimate 159 people are still missing, but WhyHunger’s local partners contend the number is much higher— nearly 700 people lived in
01-02-2019
WhyHunger was part of a recent delegation organized by Friends of the ATC (Farmworkers Union). Delegates lived and worked alongside ATC members. Susan Lagos, a long-time Nicaragua resident and former campesina (peasant farmer) herself, translated into English the life experiences told by Emerita Vega, the head of household of the family she stayed with. Our guest blog this week is
25-01-2019
Co-written by Colin Lawton, Communications Manager of WhyHunger & Alison Cohen, Senior Director of WhyHunger Interview conducted by Colin Lawton Almost a month into the government shutdown and many Americans are beginning to see what the effects could mean for the US on the whole – parks left untended, roads left unpaved, travel increasingly aggravating. However, for
23-01-2019
By Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger “In the past five years in the UK, we have seen a steep rise in the number of people seeking emergency food aid in the form of charitable provision, signalling permanence to the existence of food banks. In Canada and the USA, there is a much longer history of charitable food provision.
04-01-2019
WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been the focal point of a delegation from across the globe led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018
WhyHunger is proud of the impact of our work. We listen and respond to the needs of community-based organizations and social movements who are leading the way forward. Together, we are magnifying our impact and building solutions that transform and last. BUILDING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS WhyHunger’s International Solidarity Fund invested $354,021 in strengthening existing and emergent social movements for
25-02-2019
Border security negotiations begin anew this week in an effort to avoid shutdown 2.0. But two anti-hunger experts argue that lawmakers should really be focused on the precarity of our federal social safety net and a low-wage economy where crisis is just a missed paycheck or two away. - This article originally appeared in the New Food Economy. Employees of the
11-02-2019
It is part of the Hollywood version of the American college experience, to be a broke student surviving on instant noodles in a dormitory. But hunger on college campuses in America is so much more than a plot line. In one of the most developed countries in the world, tens of thousands of students can barely afford food due to
08-02-2019
Emergency Support Needed As Community Organizations Rebuild After Devastating Dam Collapse In Brazil
All photos courtesy of Ricardo Stuckert On January 25th, a dam collapsed in southeastern Brazil unleashing a devastating torrent of toxic mining waste that killed at least 120 people and wiped out homes, businesses and crops in surrounding villages. Government reports estimate 159 people are still missing, but WhyHunger’s local partners contend the number is much higher— nearly 700 people lived in
01-02-2019
WhyHunger was part of a recent delegation organized by Friends of the ATC (Farmworkers Union). Delegates lived and worked alongside ATC members. Susan Lagos, a long-time Nicaragua resident and former campesina (peasant farmer) herself, translated into English the life experiences told by Emerita Vega, the head of household of the family she stayed with. Our guest blog this week is
25-01-2019
Co-written by Colin Lawton, Communications Manager of WhyHunger & Alison Cohen, Senior Director of WhyHunger Interview conducted by Colin Lawton Almost a month into the government shutdown and many Americans are beginning to see what the effects could mean for the US on the whole – parks left untended, roads left unpaved, travel increasingly aggravating. However, for
23-01-2019
By Alison Cohen, Senior Director of Programs, WhyHunger “In the past five years in the UK, we have seen a steep rise in the number of people seeking emergency food aid in the form of charitable provision, signalling permanence to the existence of food banks. In Canada and the USA, there is a much longer history of charitable food provision.
04-01-2019
WhyHunger announced today that its annual Hungerthon campaign raised over $1 million for the third year in a row. Funds raised through Hungerthon support innovative community-based solutions to hunger in America, ensuring everyone has access to nutritious food and can build a future free from hunger and food insecurity. “With its roots in radio, Hungerthon remains a Thanksgiving tradition that
20-12-2018
Reported by Alison Cohen and Colin Lawton For the past 2 months, #PeasantRightsNow has been the focal point of a delegation from across the globe led by La Via Campesina. Representing millions of farmers, landless people, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers in 70 countries, this international movement for food sovereignty has fought and lobbied for
17-12-2018
This Op-ed by Alison Cohen and Emily Mattheisen was first published by The Hill. As the 39th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) came to a close in Geneva, the U.S. government was conspicuously absent. When the U.S. pulled out of the UNHRC in late June, it was reminiscent of the petulant child in the sandbox who doesn’t
10-12-2018