• Other Global Locations
  • Search
Host an Event
Donate

NEW Video: Our Pathways to End Hunger by 2030

on  March 12, 2020

Did you know that 820 million people around the world do not have the food they need to live healthy, active lives? At Rise Against Hunger, we’re on a journey to create a hunger-free world by 2030. To reach our goal, we have developed initiatives through four pathways: Nourishing Lives, Empowering Communities, Responding to Emergencies and Growing the Movement. Join us on our our journey to making a difference by watching our video and learning more about each pathway below!Pathways to End Hunger Video:Nourishing LivesCommunities around the world are filled with vulnerable families and individuals who have basic, immediate needs. One in three people worldwide are adversely affected by vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Rise Against Hunger meals, packaged by volunteers, are designed to provide a comprehensive array of micronutrients. Rise Against Hunger meals include enriched rice, soy protein, dried vegetables and 20 essential vitamins and nutrients.At Rise Against Hunger, we have created a program to provide nourishment, as well as additional skills training and services to support the difficult journey out of poverty. With our meals, we are distributing to schools and encouraging an increase in enrollment and attendance while also providing community empowerment programs and training sessions for the adults.Empowering CommunitiesBy addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty, Rise Against Hunger strives to empower communities through sustainable agriculture. In developing countries, farmers are some of the most food-insecure members of society. Our aim is to increase agricultural production and incomes through programs promoting improved agricultural methods, business skills, and market access. For those who do not grow their own food, income is a key determinant in acquiring adequate nutrition. Through business training, we help individuals increase their earning potential and thus their consistent access to food. Our ongoing empowering community  initiatives are currently making change in Mali, Senegal, Malawi and Zimbabwe.Responding to EmergenciesIn the midst of sudden and ongoing crises around the globe, Rise Against Hunger responds to meet the immediate needs of affected populations and support the transition towards recovery. By delivering food assistance, nutrition, water, water filters, and hygiene kits, we are able to help those who have been displaced by natural disasters and man-made crises.In building the resilience of vulnerable people, Rise Against Hunger is working hand-in-hand with a host of organizations to ensure that our meals and other life-changing aid can reach communities in crisis effectively and according to need.Growing the MovementIt’s time to make an impact greater than yourself! By volunteering, donating or advocating for our cause, you’ve already made an impact in the lives of people in need “” but we still need your help! Will you grow the movement by sharing our journey as we’re on the road to a hunger-free world? Whether you’re spreading the word on social media, bringing a friend to volunteer at an event, or engaging your community, you can make an impact and grow the movement to end hunger today!Through our Pathways to End Hunger, we know that we can continue to implement sustainable solutions and create unlimited possibilities in communities worldwide “” but we can’t do it alone. We need your help! Join us in our mission to end world hunger by 2030. Whether you become a volunteer, take action to help someone in need or donate today, your commitment helps us take one more step closer to our goal.

About the Author

Janae Curtain is the Manager of Digital Marketing at Rise Against Hunger. Janae leads the development and execution of digital marketing initiatives including social media, email marketing, digital advertising and more!

More Posts by Janae Curtain

Strength, Stability And Hope

The gift that filled Nelly’s table.

“We were yielding very little, and the crops could not sustain us the whole year,” Nelly remembers. As a mother of seven and a farmer with two decades of experience, the stress of inconsistent yields was all-consuming. A poor harvest not only strained her family financially, but also limited their own meals to just two a day. Their story reflects that of many in their fishing and farming village near a lake in the Karonga district of northern Malawi. Here, heavy rainfall makes conventional farming methods nearly impossible. The entire village is, quite literally, saturated in food insecurity — a reality that leaves families struggling to survive season after season without a dependable source of nourishment.

In 2019, Nelly began participating in Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience, a sustainable agriculture project implemented by Rise Against Hunger in partnership with the Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS). The project works with 3,100 smallholder farmers in Malawi’s Karonga and Mzimba districts to strengthen food and nutrition security by improving production methods, nutrition practices and household income.

Just one year later, Nelly was ready to expand the variety of crops on her farm. What land once only produced maize began to flourish with sesame, cowpeas, rice and groundnuts during the rainy season (summer), as well as maize and vegetables during the dry season (winter). Through climate-smart agriculture training, she learned new techniques like manure making, pit planting and mulching, crop rotation and intercropping. Equipped with these tools, Nelly’s farm began to thrive.

After the 2023–2024 growing season, she sold enough produce to purchase an ox cart. Her harvests in 2024-2025 season yielded over 500 pounds of crops, including 22 bags of groundnuts, seven bags of maize, 12 tins of sesame and three bags of rice. With this surplus, she was able to invest in a motorbike, which she now uses to transport African doughnuts (mandasi) that she cooks and sells — creating yet another source of income for her family.

The transformation reaches far beyond her finances. Nelly now has the stability to provide for her husband and children. “I am able to eat different food types, pay school fees for my children and fulfill the visions that I have made with my family,” she beams. “I am now sleeping peacefully without any fears of food or paying school fees for the children.”

Her leadership has also grown. Today, Nelly serves as a leader in the Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience project, teaching other farmers in her district to adopt climate-resilient, labor-saving practices. By sharing her knowledge, she is multiplying her impact — empowering her neighbors to experience the same transformation she has achieved.

Across Nelly’s community, food and economic security are on the rise. Lombani, a government extension officer for the region, explains, “I can see the community is being transformed in the sense that in the area, there is food, income and nutrition security. Development is also happening at the household level.”

Nelly reflects on what it means to invest in holistic programs that address the root causes of hunger: “We are now healthy people. Children are going to school after eating their breakfast, having high yields and different types of crops due to conservation agriculture practices. With the support from the project, we have food, and we can access other food items from the market after selling our produce.”

This is the gift that fills: a future full of stability, strength and hope. It fills tables with food, families with security and communities with the resources to thrive. It’s an investment in futures rooted in resilience and hope.