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internet links
Useful links to online resources for hunger information and potential WFD activities.
Related Links and Files
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Bread for the World
http://www.bread.org
Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers. BFW Institute seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education on policies related to hunger and development.
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Development Gateway
http://home.developmentgateway.org/
The Development Gateway Foundation is an enabler of development. We help improve people’s lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development.
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ELDIS - Gateway to Development Information
http://www.eldis.org/index.htm
Eldis is an internet based information service: filtering, structuring and presenting development information via the web and email. The target audience includes development professionals, donor agency staff, policy-makers, NGOs, researchers, students, information workers, journalists and development-focused web-service providers.
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Feast2Feed
http://www.feast2feed.org/
FEAST2FEED, an new NGO from Australia, raises funds through an Inernational Dine Out Day initiative and donations that come from participating restaurants around the world. The funds raised are disbursed to credible, worthy, and accountable organizations in Australia and developing countries who are fighting the war on hunger.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN
http://www.fao.org
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and debate policy.
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Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org
The Gateway to Educational Materials is a Consortium effort to provide educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit and commercial Internet sites.
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The Growing Connection (TGC)
http://www.thegrowingconnection.org/
The Growing Connection (TGC) is a pilot project developed by FAO and the American Horticultural Society, supported by a progressive coalition of private and public sector partners. TGC links people and cultures in a revolutionary campaign that introduces low-cost food production innovations and provides a sound educational foundation in the life sciences.
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International Food Policy Research Institute
http://www.ifpri.org
IFPRI provides policy solutions that cut hunger and malnutrition. Solutions are based on the idea that sound and appropriate public policies are essential to achieving sustainable food security and nutritional improvement and the research is a critical input into the process.
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International Fund for Agricultural Development
http://www.ifad.org
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries.
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United Against Hunger
http://www.unitedagainsthunger.org/
United Against Hunger (UAH) will carry the theme that hunger is everyone’s problem and needs everyone’s help.into schools across the United States. By engaging youth, UAH hopes to bring a new generation of hunger advocates to the fight.
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United Nations Foundation
http://www.unfoundation.org/
The United Nations Foundation promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through the support of the United Nations. Through our grantmaking and advocacy, and by building innovative public-private partnerships, they act to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges of the 21st century.
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World Food Prize
http://www.worldfoodprize.org
The World Food Prize is the foremost international award recognizing -- without regard to race, religion, nationality, or political beliefs -- the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world.
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World Food Program
http://www.wfp.org
As the food aid arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to: meet emergency needs and support economic & social .
The Agency also provides the logistical support necessary to get food aid to the right people at the right time and in the right place.
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International Alliance Against Hunger
http://www.iaahp.net
The International Alliance Against Hunger is a voluntary association of local, national and international institutions and organizations that share a common mission to eradicate hunger in the world through a combination of political will and practical action. The Alliance also supports individual countries in setting up National Alliances that focus on their specific needs.
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United Nations Foundation
http://www.unfoundation.org
The United Nations Foundation promotes a more peaceful, prosperous, and just world through the support of the United Nations.
Through our grantmaking and advocacy, and by building innovative public-private partnerships, we act to meet the most pressing health, humanitarian, socioeconomic, and environmental challenges of the 21st century.
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Grameen Bank
http://www.grameen-info.org
"When we started giving out tiny loans under a system which later became known as the Grameen Bank, we never imagined that one day we would be reaching hundreds of thousands, let alone five million, borrowers."
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Covenant Presbyterian Church
http://www.covenantchscr.org
Covenant Church provides opportunities for our members to be involved directly in the support of agencies, organizations (or projects) making an impact in the life of the community.
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Small Planet Institute
http://www.smallplanetinstitute.org
Creating Solutions to Hunger and Poverty -- selected resources to help you join with others -- suggested by Frances Moore Lappé.
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