Michael, age 42, is a rice farmer living with his wife and children in Malawi’s Karonga district. In 2020, he joined the Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience project, implemented by Rise Against Hunger and FOCUS.
As Rise Against Hunger celebrates 25 years of commitment to this mission, we are highlighting stories of real impact this year from one of our six international offices: Rise Against Hunger Africa.
On July 19, 700 passionate Hershey employees packaged 285,000 nutritious meals at Giant Center in Pennsylvania. And with these meals packaged, The Hershey Company also reached 2 million meals packaged since 2013.
Typhoon Paeng hit the Philippines last fall, damaging Sharmaine’s home and exacerbating her family’s food supply challenges. To address this, Sharmaine receives Rise Against Hunger meals.
From May 15-21, 2023, nearly 200 racers participated in Rise & Stride™, running (or walking) 5K or 10K distances in support of global hunger relief.
As FedEx’s 50th birthday approached, its FedEx Cares program set out with a mission — to impact 50 million people around the world by April 17, 2023. And Rise Against Hunger came along for the 50th celebration!...
