WFP

 

World Food Programme - Fighting hunger worldwide

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.

In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives.

WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded.

Born in 1962, WFP pursues a vision of the world in which every man, woman and child has access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life. We work towards that vision with our sister UN agencies in Rome -- the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) -- as well as other government, UN and NGO partners.

In 2011, WFP aims to feed more than 82.7 million people in 72 countries. Around 10,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.

WFP's five objectives:

1. Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
2. Prepare for emergencies
3. Restore and rebuild lives after emergencies
4. Reduce chronic hunger and under nutrition everywhere
5. Strengthen the capacity of countries to reduce hunger

If you wish to donate to WFP, please click here.