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Rise Against Hunger’s volunteer network is hundreds of thousands strong and ready to tackle ending hunger head-on! This home base is your way to connect with Hunger Champions across the country, stay engaged in our mission to end global food insecurity, and learn about new opportunities to make an impact.

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Did you know that the meals you packaged are simply the first step in making an impact? In order to continue addressing the root causes of hunger worldwide, Rise Against Hunger needs your help! We’re fundraising to invest in education, nutrition, health, agriculture and economic initiatives that lead to long-term food security for the communities we serve!

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It takes about $1 a day to meet the holistic needs of one person participating in one of these programs. Your gift paves the way toward brighter futures for children and families facing hunger — because hope thrives alongside nutrition.

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Explore ways you can get involved in the movement to end hunger below. Are you interested in learning more? Contact us today, and we’d love to help you along your journey toward making an impact!

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Volunteers play an essential role in achieving our mission of growing a global movement to end hunger. Whether you’re interested in connecting with one of our local warehouses or providing your skills and knowledge, your time as a volunteer is a powerful driver of social impact worldwide.
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Take action today to end hunger tomorrow! A single meal has the power to kickstart a family’s journey out of hunger. It starts with a meal. It leads to resilience, self-sufficiency, education, empowerment and bright futures in communities worldwide. It starts with a meal, and it starts with you. Donate today!
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Calling all Volunteers! Have some time to spare and want to continue supporting Rise Against Hunger in your community? We’re always looking for volunteers to support our local movements. Join the team by helping out in our warehouses (you wouldn’t believe the number of dishes we wash!), helping us facilitate events, or even joining one of our local engagement boards to spearhead growing the network! Fill out this form to connect to your local warehouse team today!

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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.