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World’s Largest Humanitarian World’s Largest Humanitarian Agency:Agency:

In one year alone (2003), they fed In one year alone (2003), they fed over 110 million people in 82 over 110 million people in 82

countries. countries.

A Perfect Storm

Rising food prices

Increasing population

Using food for fuel

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What is the WFP?What is the WFP?1.1. WFP is the world’s largest WFP is the world’s largest

humanitarian organizationhumanitarian organization

2.2. WFP is the food aid agency of the WFP is the food aid agency of the United Nations.United Nations.

3.3. WFP also = We Feed PeopleWFP also = We Feed People

United Nations World Food Program (WFP)is the World’s Largest Humanitarian Agency– Budget of $ 6 billion in 2008

on average, WFP feeds more than100 million people in 74 countries

Operations of WFPOperations of WFP

WFP Food reaches people through three different kinds WFP Food reaches people through three different kinds of operations:of operations:

1.1. Emergency Ops:Emergency Ops: WFP provides fast and efficient relief to WFP provides fast and efficient relief to millions of people that are victims of natural or man-made millions of people that are victims of natural or man-made disasters. (i.e. South-East Asia Tsunami, Mugabe regime in disasters. (i.e. South-East Asia Tsunami, Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe, militia wars in Sierra Leone) Zimbabwe, militia wars in Sierra Leone)

2.2. Long-term and Recovery OpsLong-term and Recovery Ops: During humanitarian crises : During humanitarian crises triggered by armed conflict and climate conditions (drought or triggered by armed conflict and climate conditions (drought or floods) consequences on people often persist for many years floods) consequences on people often persist for many years causing under-nutrition. WFP uses food to help communities re-causing under-nutrition. WFP uses food to help communities re-build their human capital. (i.e. FFW in North Korea)build their human capital. (i.e. FFW in North Korea)

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3. 3. Development ProgramsDevelopment Programs: In collaboration with : In collaboration with other UN agencies help re-built other UN agencies help re-built infrastructures in the community and provide infrastructures in the community and provide education such as basic reading and writing education such as basic reading and writing skills, and farming and agricultural techniques skills, and farming and agricultural techniques to improve production of produce, cattle, etc. to improve production of produce, cattle, etc. Some examples are:Some examples are:

WFF: Work for FoodWFF: Work for FoodSchool Feeding School Feeding FFT: Food for training FFT: Food for training Mother child nutrition and health Mother child nutrition and health HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programsHIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs

There is enough food in the world to adequately feed every man, woman, and child.

Root causes of hunger lie in:

• Inequitable distribution of food

•Lack of access to education

•Lack of access to basic resources

•Conflict and war

•Trade policies

•Ethnic and religious discrimination

1 billion people around the world experience chronic hunger.

1.2 billion people live on less than $1 a day.

Every six seconds another child dies from hunger.

Hunger & malnutrition kill more people per year than AIDS, Malaria, and TB combined.

Seven out of ten of the world’s hungry are women or girls.

School FeedingSchool Feeding• WFP works with schools, local and WFP works with schools, local and

national governments, donors and national governments, donors and aid groups to use food to attract aid groups to use food to attract children to school.children to school.

• WFP works to make the school WFP works to make the school feeding project self-sustaining. Thus feeding project self-sustaining. Thus far, 20 countries have taken full far, 20 countries have taken full responsibility for school feeding. responsibility for school feeding.

• It only costs WFP It only costs WFP 19 cents19 cents a daya day to to feed a child in school.feed a child in school.

Funding Sources for WFPFunding Sources for WFP

GovernmentsGovernmentsMake up 98% of WFP’s donor base Make up 98% of WFP’s donor base

Can be donors, recipients, or transitional Can be donors, recipients, or transitional (i.e. Colombia) (i.e. Colombia)

Private (Only 2% of WFP’s donor Private (Only 2% of WFP’s donor base) base)

IndividualsIndividuals

Companies and Corporations Companies and Corporations

High Network individuals High Network individuals

WFP faces several challengesWFP faces several challenges

Increase in price of commodity products such as Increase in price of commodity products such as beans, wheat, and grains due to rising global beans, wheat, and grains due to rising global population, more frequent floods and droughts population, more frequent floods and droughts caused by climate change; and the bio-fuel caused by climate change; and the bio-fuel industry's appetite for grains.industry's appetite for grains. Increase in price of fuels, increases operating cost Increase in price of fuels, increases operating cost to deliver food to deliver food Due to political instability, ethnic wars, the increase Due to political instability, ethnic wars, the increase of natural disasters the number of beneficiaries has of natural disasters the number of beneficiaries has increased substantially while increased substantially while donations from donations from governments have decreased governments have decreased Exchange rate lossExchange rate loss of dollar versus Eurodollar versus Euro

•War on Hunger Read into the Congressional Record•60-Mile March to AL State Capitol•Hunger in Alabama Op Ed•Alabama Governor's Proclamation•Letter Writing Campaign•Washington, DC Lobby Day•UN WFP Humanitarian Award•AU School of Pharmacy Spirit Award•Electronic and Print Media Feature •Social Networking•Distinguished Lecture Series •Community Presentations •National/International Meetings•Member, Alliance to End Hunger•National Launch of Universities Fighting World Hunger•Annual University Hunger Summit•European University Hunger Summit•WFP/YouTube Hungerbytes Winner

TEACHING:•Hunger Studies Minor (approval pending)•Introductory Course in Hunger Studies•Food for Thought Course in Agriculture•Hunger-focused Social Policy Course •Social Entrepreneurship and CRM•Honors College Hunger Lyceum•Study Abroad in Italy Hunger Module•WFP Internship in Rome•Hunger Studies Learning CommunityRESEARCH:•Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility•Sustainable Human Development•Sustainable Agriculture•Nutrition and Food Science•Detection and Food Safety•Wireless Engineering•Logistics and TransportationOUTREACH:•Nutrition Education Program (NEP)•Alabama 4-H Hunger Initiative•Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program •World Food Day Documentary, To a Willing Mind •AU Fisheries Outreach in 120 Countries•Agricultural Extension to Commodity GroupsOTHER•WFP Senior Staff on Assignment at AU•Faculty Field Experience at WFP Feeding Sites

Short-Term

A Comprehensive Action Agenda

Long-Term

•AU Can Design Challenge•This One's for the Girls•Fragments: Food Rescue Program•Beat Bama Food Drive•Annual Football Field Recognition•AU Hunger Awareness Week•I Sacked Hunger•Clean Out Your Cupboard•Supermarket Food Solicitation•Kids Summer Feeding Program•Web-Based Hunger Survey•Eat Less, Feed More•International Peace Dinner•Hunger Banquet•Stop Hunger Now Packaging Event•Empty Bowls Supper and Auction•Red Cup Campaign•Just Skip It•Benefit Concert•Dancing with the Stars•Feed the Tiger/Tailgate Coin Drop•Campaigning on the Concourse

ADVOCACY

AWARENESS/FUNDRAISING

ACADEMIC INITIATIVES

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ENDING HUNGER

HUNGER • Teaching • Research/ Program Evaluation • Outreach• Policy

NGOs / Related

Agencies

Participatory Infrastructure

Expertise

Conduit to Beneficiaries

Universities

New Vision for Domestic and Foreign Assistance; Capacity Building ; Pursuit of MDGs

CorporationsFoundations

Governments

Financial and Human Capital

Multi-Sector Partnership

www.universitiesfightingworldhunger.org

Ban Ki Moon on World Hunger

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/korea.ban.ki.moon/