Stop Hunger Now

Stop Hunger Now
Formation 1998 (1998)
Legal status 501(c)(3)
Headquarters Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Area served
71 countries
Website stophungernow.org

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food and other life-saving aid to people in developing nations. Founded in 1998, it has mobilized over 500,000 volunteers to send more than 224,000,000 meals to 71 countries.

History

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that seeks to end global hunger by engaging local volunteers. The organization was formed in 1998, and began its meal packaging program in 2005. The organizational mission is stated as "To end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources."

Meal Packaging Program

The assembly process combines rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and a flavoring mix formulated by Heinz Micronutrient Campaign that includes 23 essential vitamins and minerals. Each meal costs 29 cents. The food has a shelf-life of two years.

Stop Hunger Now provides over 70% of its meals to support transformational development programs such as school lunch programs, vocational training programs, early childhood development programs, orphanages, and medical clinics. Working with these programs helps enhance lives by giving beneficiaries the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty through education, skills development, and healthcare while also receiving much needed nutrition.

Disaster Relief

Every year Stop Hunger Now reserves 10% of its projected meals to respond to crisis situations including natural disasters, conflict and famine. Official Stop Hunger Now disaster responses have included the 2010 Haiti earthquake, 2011 Japanese Tsunami, Typhoon Haiyan, Central African Republic conflict, Horn of Africa conflict, Syrian conflict, and South Sudanese conflict.

Partners

Stop Hunger Now partners with organizations worldwide to help them locate and to distribute aid. Partners include:

  • Abundant Harvest Gardens
  • Alice Orphanage and Women
  • Alliance to End Hunger
  • Amigos Internacionales
  • Bahati Community Center, Kenya
  • Breedlove
  • Carolina for Kibera
  • Children of Vietnam
  • CitiHope International
  • Colegio Hope
  • Convoy of Hope
  • Emkweltmission Children Projects, Liberia
  • Food for the Hungry, Inc.
  • Food for the Poor
  • Foods Resource Bank
  • Gleaning for the World
  • Haiti Outreach Ministries
  • Haiti Vision
  • Hope Enterprises
  • Iglesia Cristiana Bethel - Mexico
  • InterAction
  • International Aid, Inc.
  • International Food Bank
  • Islamic Relief Agency
  • MAP International
  • Mercy & Sharing
  • Middle East Council of Churches
  • Professionals Incorporated
  • Reach Now International
  • Rotarians Against Hunger
  • Rotary International
  • Save the Children
  • Safe Passage
  • UMCOR
  • Universal Aide Society
  • Universities Fighting World Hunger
  • Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partners
  • Zigbou Missionaries, Liberia

Grant program

Stop Hunger Now supports partner organizations in developing countries by providing direct financial assistance to support ongoing programs that provide food, medicines or other basic necessities to impoverished populations. This program enables Stop Hunger Now to respond to crises immediately by working with organizations already on the ground. It also supports local economies in developing areas and promotes self-reliance.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/11/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.