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- Hunger, poverty rates in Egypt up sharply over past three years - UN report May 21, 2013Poverty and food insecurity in Egypt have risen significantly over the last three years, according to a joint reports released today by the United Nations food agency and partners. […]
- Enhancing Food and Nutrition Security and Rebuilding Social Cohesion November 23, 2013s […]WFP
- Jordan: CARE Presses for Greater Support for Syrian Refugees Living in Urban Centers February 8, 2013After a record influx of Syrian refugees into Jordan during January, the global humanitarian organization CARE is urging more support to those refugees seeking shelter in urban centers. […]
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Action Against Hunger (AAH)
AAH is an international, non-governmental and non-religious organization specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural emergency aid.
AAH is an international, non-governmental and non-religious organization specializing in emergency situations of war, conflict, and natural emergency aid.
2013-04-27: Bread for the World
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's leaders to end hunger at home and abroad.
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation's leaders to end hunger at home and abroad.
CARE
CARE is a private international humanitarian organization working to help families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty.
CARE is a private international humanitarian organization working to help families in poor communities improve their lives and achieve lasting victories over poverty.
Economic Hardship Reporting Project
Economic Hardship Reporting Project aims to force this country’s crisis of poverty and economic insecurity to the center of the national conversation.
Economic Hardship Reporting Project aims to force this country’s crisis of poverty and economic insecurity to the center of the national conversation.
Food First
Food First is a member-supported, nonprofit peoples think tank and education-for-action center higlighting root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to food as a fundamental human right.
Food First is a member-supported, nonprofit peoples think tank and education-for-action center higlighting root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with a commitment to food as a fundamental human right.
Food Force: The First Humanitarian Video Game
WFP's video game teaches children about the logistical challenges of delivering food aid in a major humanitarian crisis has been downloaded over 6 million times, and has an estimated network of 10 million players worldwide.
WFP's video game teaches children about the logistical challenges of delivering food aid in a major humanitarian crisis has been downloaded over 6 million times, and has an estimated network of 10 million players worldwide.
Giving What We Can
Giving What We Can is an international society dedicated to eliminating poverty in the developing world.
Giving What We Can is an international society dedicated to eliminating poverty in the developing world.
Global Rich List
Creative site by Poke designed to challenge people’s perception of their personal wealth.
Creative site by Poke designed to challenge people’s perception of their personal wealth.
2012-12-28: GRAIN
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems.
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems.
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
IITA is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
IITA is one of the world’s leading research partners in finding solutions for hunger, malnutrition, and poverty.
KickStart
KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new low-cost technologies that are used to create profitable new small businesses, new jobs, and new wealth in Africa.
KickStart is a non-profit organization that develops and markets new low-cost technologies that are used to create profitable new small businesses, new jobs, and new wealth in Africa.
2012-12-28: Land Portal
The International Land Coalition (ILC) and Landtenure.info are the originators of the Land Portal, a platform to share land related information, to monitor trends, and identify information gaps to promote effective and sustainable land governance.
The International Land Coalition (ILC) and Landtenure.info are the originators of the Land Portal, a platform to share land related information, to monitor trends, and identify information gaps to promote effective and sustainable land governance.
Marketplace’s Wealth & Poverty Desk
Marketplace’s Wealth & Poverty Desk explores the human impact of wealth and poverty.
Marketplace’s Wealth & Poverty Desk explores the human impact of wealth and poverty.
Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps helps people turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve with programs in the world.
Mercy Corps helps people turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve with programs in the world.
Names of the Dead
Every year, more than 44,000 Americans die simply because they have no health insurance. Site paid for by Congressman Alan Grayson.
Every year, more than 44,000 Americans die simply because they have no health insurance. Site paid for by Congressman Alan Grayson.
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty works to prevent and end homelessness with three main strategies: impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty works to prevent and end homelessness with three main strategies: impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
ONE Campaign (ONE)
ONE is an effort by Americans, through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers, to rally Americans, ONE by ONE, to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty.
ONE is an effort by Americans, through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers, to rally Americans, ONE by ONE, to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty.
Oxfam International
Oxfam is an international confederation of 14 organizations working together in 99 countries with partners and allies to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
Oxfam is an international confederation of 14 organizations working together in 99 countries with partners and allies to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.
Save the Children
Save the Children works to create lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
Save the Children works to create lasting change in the lives of children in need in the United States and around the world.
Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
SPLC is a small civil rights law firm. It is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.
SPLC is a small civil rights law firm. It is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.
The Hunger Site
The Hunger Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need-the eradication of world hunger. It offers a give free food button to help feed the hungry.
The Hunger Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific humanitarian need-the eradication of world hunger. It offers a give free food button to help feed the hungry.
United Nations Millennium Development Goals
United Nations Millennium Development Goals set timebound targets for the world.
United Nations Millennium Development Goals set timebound targets for the world.
Unmovement
Umovement is a global grassroots movement to accelerate the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals by bringing people together worldwide, empowering communities, and facilitating connections between people and causes.
Umovement is a global grassroots movement to accelerate the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals by bringing people together worldwide, empowering communities, and facilitating connections between people and causes.
War Costs by State
Provides state’s cost of war and rate of poverty combined with the number of homeless individuals and the percent of people with food insecurity.
Provides state’s cost of war and rate of poverty combined with the number of homeless individuals and the percent of people with food insecurity.
World Bank Group
World Bank Group's mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries.
World Bank Group's mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It which provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries.
World Food Programme (WFP)
WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. The frontline in the battle against hunger runs from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East to Latin America and Asia.
WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. The frontline in the battle against hunger runs from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East to Latin America and Asia.
