About the Situation
By the Numbers
One in six children in developing countries—100 million—is underweight.
Food scarcity, global warming and rocketing food and fuel prices have led to a dangerous global food crisis. According to the United Nations, 868 million people in the world live in hunger—that’s 1 in 8 people. Hunger is the world’s number 1 health risk—it kills more people every year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined, and children are most affected. In developing countries, one in four children is underweight. Hunger is a growing condition: the United Nations reported in 2011 that increases in global food prices pushed an additional 40 million people around the world into poverty during the previous year.
Islamic Relief’s Food Programs
Islamic Relief’s food-related projects range from emergency food distributions in the wake of disasters to ongoing school lunch programs to ensure children have food to eat so that they can focus on their studies.
World Food Day
Islamic Relief USA joined Oxfam America and other U.S. and international organizations to fight hunger with a World Food Day campaign on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Around the country, participants hosted meals and shared recipes on that day to foster conversations about where food comes from, who cultivates it and how the food system can be more just and stable for everyone.
The goal of World Food Day is to raise awareness about the problems with the way food is produced and distributed globally. Islamic Relief USA is dedicated to working to repair our food system by advocating for better food production and distribution methods and by supporting local markets.
Here is more about World Food Day from Islamic Relief USA CEO Abed Ayoub:
Here’s a breakdown of some programs Islamic Relief has supported to provide food aid around the world:
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, INCLUDING FOOD AID
East Africa
FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
Egypt
SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM
Jordan
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM
Mali
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, INCLUDING FOOD AID
Syria and neighboring countries hosting Syrian refugees
GIVING GRAIN FOOD PANTRY
United States
U.S. FOOD SERVICE FOR KIDS
United States
EMERGENCY RESPONSE, INCLUDING FOOD AID
West Africa
RAMADAN FOOD DISTRIBUTION
International
UDHIYAH/QURBANI DISTRIBUTION
International
