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WFP’s Support to the Philippines Government’s Initiatives in Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030 - 2020 Format The Philippine Inter-Agency Task Force on Zero Hunger The World Food Programme’s presence in the Philippines is constantly evolving. From initially re-establishing in 2006 to support the peace process in Mindanao, providing lifesaving food assistance in emergencies and disasters, improving the nutrition of tens of thousands of vulnerable populations, to development programmes that seek to improve the overall quality of life of the people it serves. Throughout all these activities, improving the food security and nutrition of the Filipino people was at the very core and the beating heart of its programming. ....
Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Kellogg Employees on Six Continents Rise Up and Rally to Feed People in Need for World Food Day December 16, 2020 GMT Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: ADVERTISEMENT Kellogg and its employees reached more than 4.1 million people through food donations, volunteerism and giving campaigns – as well as those who participated in company-sponsored activities, such as online or in-store promotions and digital events to learn more about the issue of food security. The number of people experiencing hunger is at an all-time high in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s expected that an additional 83 to 132 million people will go hungry – and that’s on top of the 690 million people who already face hunger worldwide. ....
Kellogg s South Africa creates Better Days for communities in need, one bag at a time News provided by Share this article Share this article BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ At Kellogg s manufacturing plant East of Johannesburg, the company works hard to make and distribute delicious foods that delight people throughout South Africa. But, as Kellogg Company Manufacturing Manager Enoch Mazibuko watches thousands of packages roll off the production lines each day, he is reminded that there are many people in his country who do not have regular access to any food, let alone food from Kellogg s. Enoch shares how he and colleagues at the Springs Plant stepped up to help feed their neighbors in need as part of Kellogg s World Food Day celebration. ....
Penn State ceramics students get creative to battle food insecurity on campus Penn State Ceramics students produced a limited-edition series of bowls to raise money for The Lion s Pantry. Image: Provided Penn State ceramics students get creative to battle food insecurity on campus December 03, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State ceramics students are helping to fill the bowls of students experiencing food insecurity through a social engagement project benefiting the Lion’s Pantry, the University’s student-run food pantry. Called “Bowled Over,” the project features a limited-edition, student-produced series of bowls available for purchase on the website for the clay c0ven, the student ceramics club. ....
Published December 12, 2020, 11:42 PM The number of Filipinos going hungry has reached a record high during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the polling organization Social Weather Stations (SWS) found in its latest quarterly survey for September. The number has been going up since May, two months after Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon were locked down under an Enhanced Community Quarantine. SWS said that by September, 7.6 million households did not have enough food to eat at least once in the previous three months. Of these 7.6 million households, 2.2 million reported experiencing “severe hunger,” SWS said Last Tuesday, the World Bank (WB) reported the results of its own survey. It said some 2.7 million Filipinos will join the ranks of the poor in 2020 because of the triple shock of the pandemic, the loss of their jobs because of the restrictions imposed, and the series of destructive storms and typhoons. ....