World Food Programme
Baby Saleh weighs 5.6 kilos. His only source of food is watery vegetable soup. Photo: WFP/Hussam AlSaleh
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization fighting hunger worldwide. It delivers food assistance to around 80 million people in around 80 countries each year in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.
While the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030 (Sustainable Development Goal 2), at present about one in nine people worldwide do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 70 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, we distribute approximately 12.6 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31. These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments.
WFP’s efforts focus on emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations. Two-thirds of our work is in conflict-affected countries where people are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in countries without conflict.
Donate to World Food Programme Fund
When you donate to the World Food Programme, your generosity is immediately put to work helping build a world with zero hunger.
£ 15.00 – could feed a hungry child for a month.
£ 30.00 – could feed her for 3 months!
£ 55.00 – could provide a family with a WFP food box.
Please give generously here.