Food & Nutrition

World Vision is working with communities to fight hunger. From delivering food aid to starving people to working on long-term agriculture and income generating programs, we aim to ensure that children and families have access to the food they need to live healthy and productive lives.

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  1. Displaced by war in northern Uganda, Sarah and her family depend on food aid for their survival.
  2. In the poorest nations, mothers face the daily struggle of ensuring their children have food to eat.
  3. School lunches provided by World Vision in Kenya may be the only meal these children eat today.
  4. Children in Burundi gather to receive a meal of rice and beans at the local school.
  5. The world’s grain stocks have dipped to dangerously low levels, placing upward pressure on food prices.
  6. In a Bangladesh feeding centre, a mother coaxes her malnourished child to eat.
  7. In Uganda, World Vision is distributing food amongst thousands of vulnerable families like Esther’s.
  8. Providing farmers with seeds, tools and agricultural training is one way that World Vision addresses food shortages.

Who is it happening to?

When crops fail - because of drought, or floods, or warfare - people go hungry and families suffer.Sometimes, entire regions share in the suffering. In northeastern Uganda, there are currently 1.2 million people in need of food, according to the World Food Programme.

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Why is it happening?

In 2009, the global food crisis is likely to add another 100 million people to the list of those living in extreme poverty.

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Where is it happening?

Food shortages are being experienced in countries all over the world. In the Horn of Africa countries of Somalia, Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia, millions of people urgently need food aid.

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What is our response?

As Australia’s largest humanitarian and development agency, World Vision has been helping many of the world’s poorest communities to respond to hunger, malnutrition and unstable food supplies for decades. With your support, we can continue to implement life-changing programs worldwide.

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How you can help?

A stable, nutritious food supply is essential to life. By making a donation to Ten Times or our Global Food Crisis Fund, by purchasing from our Smiles catalogue or by sponsoring a child, you can be part of the solution. You can also get involved in advocating for policy change.

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Your vision

Antonina
Dec 22, 2009

"Her story is so sad and I can imagine that she isn't the only one facing the same problem."

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Antonina
Dec 22, 2009

"I can't imagine that this is happening around the world and i'm so thrilled that at least there is an answer to these peoples calls."

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claire
Dec 15, 2009

"I hope that one day i will have my chance to help - I'm 17 and hoping to complete a nutrition course in 3yrs, hoping that knowledge can be put to use in disadvantag..."

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Naomi
Dec 07, 2009

"Very sad"

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