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Friends of the World Food Program, Fighting Hunger Worldwide

February 26-28 – Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit
   
February 27 – Haiti Relief Fundraiser
   
March 1 – WFP Committee of Des Moines Lunch and Learn
   
March 7 – Indianapolis Children's Choir Benefit Performance
   
March 27 - Hope is a Red Cup


Agencies race to help 1.2 million homeless in Haiti
   

Kenyan Farmers Persevere Despite Cultivation Challenges 
   

The Importance of Agriculture in Confronting Hunger, Poverty, and Unemployment in Haiti 

Haiti, Emergency Relief and Response

“My husband was a professor, but now he has no school to teach at since it was flattened. I don’t know what I would do without this food.”
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Natalie, Haiti,
Emergency Relief and Response


 
 
 
 


February 2010

WFP Reaches Nearly 4 Million Earthquake Victims in Haiti
In the weeks since a devastating earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, WFP has reached nearly 4 million people with much-needed food assistance. In cooperation with the Haitian government and other partners, WFP is preparing a long-term plan to get people back to work and support reconstruction.
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Federal Budget Must Provide for Emergency Food Assistance
When a major disaster like the Haiti earthquake occurs, the need often outstrips the funding already provided for lifesaving food assistance programs. That’s why the U.S. government should develop a “Supplemental Spending Bill” to ensure that the needs of disaster victims are met.
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The Roadmap to End Global Hunger Celebrates One Year Anniversary
February 24 marks the one year anniversary of the Roadmap to End Global Hunger, a landmark effort that has played a significant role in uniting the NGO community and shaping the new, comprehensive U.S. government Initiative to address global hunger.
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Vice Chairman Dan Glickman Honored with Child Nutrition Award
Dan Glickman, Vice Chairman of the Friends of WFP Board of Directors, will receive the 2010 Gene White Lifetime Achievement Award for Child Nutrition. Past winners include fellow Board members Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. George McGovern and Marshall Matz.
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Haitians Say Thank You
 
Yemen: Thankful for Food Aid, Displaced Families Hope Truce Lasts 
 
Tajik Village Yearns to See First Girl in University 
 
From Friends of WFP
 
For Haiti, the Future Starts Today
While the January earthquake devastated Haiti’s capital in a matter of seconds, reconstruction will take years of hard work and dedication. You can help Haiti along the rocky path to a brighter future.
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Making a Difference
 
In Good Company
   ■ World Hunger Relief campaign raises record-breaking $22.5 million
In Your Community
    WFP Committee volunteers organize play date fundraiser and more for Haiti
   Indianapolis Children’s Choir to sing out against hunger
   
 
Q&A with Peter Smerdon, WFP Senior Public Affairs Officer for Africa
Growing security threats led WFP to suspend its food assistance operations in southern Somalia in January 2010. Peter Smerdon, WFP Senior Public Affairs Officer for Africa, discusses how WFP deals with security issues and how the agency continues to reach 1.8 million people with food in the world’s most dangerous country.
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1.9 million refugees received WFP food assistance in 2008.