May 3, 2013:
Street kids and children of the urban poor rely on "fast food" around the world -- now one program in Indonesia looks to turn that into a source of good nutrition.
Mar 13, 2013:
An innovative new film examines the power of education to change the lives of young women and the world around them.
Mar 8, 2013:
Girls living in poverty are uniquely capable of creating a better future for themselves, their families, their communities, and the world. It's no big deal. Just the future of humanity.
Mar 7, 2012:
"I can't think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry." -- Drew Barrymore
Feb 21, 2012:
Can Jose Graziano da Silva, a Brazilian agronomist and writer who is the new head of the UN's food agency, secure greater commitment from governments to feed one billion hungry people around the world?
Feb 21, 2012:
Sesame Street's Growing Hope Against Hunger raises awareness of the widespread issue of hunger in the United States.
Nov 21, 2011:
In the past year the Oregon Food Bank has seen a surge in families requesting need. As jobs evaporate, healthcare costs rise, and the housing market slumps more and more families are struggling to make ends meet.
Nov 13, 2011:
Did you know Bhutan is the only country on the planet to measure Gross National Happiness? Join Ben as he & a team of filmmakers undertake a 50-day journey documenting the story of four endurance athletes as they make an unprecedented border-to-border crossing of Bhutan by foot and by bike.
Oct 21, 2011:
This month Sesame Street introduced their newest Muppet this month, 7 year-old Lily. Her Magenta skin and red dreadlocks are typical Muppet but she's a character struggling with food insecurity. In short, she and her family are hungry.
Oct 19, 2011:
Almost a billion people live without clean drinking water. We call this the water crisis. It's a crisis because it only starts with water -- but water affects everything in life.
Sep 14, 2011:
Watch as Ben Affleck turns his doe-eyes and 5 o'clock shadow to the plight of hunger in America. Where even people who work hard all day and earn a paycheck might not have enough to give their family healthy food.
Sep 1, 2011:
Hunger isn't just something that happens in far off countries or to people too lazy to work. It happens to your friends and neighbors, to the people who are working hard but, after all the bills are paid, still don't have enough to put healthy food on the table.
Aug 31, 2011:
While this may not be an easy video to watch it is an important video to watch. Over one billion people around the world live on less than $1 which means they don't have access to food, healthcare, or even, in many cases, clean water.
Aug 18, 2011:
As the crisis in Eastern Africa grows it becomes more and more clear that it is the children who are hardest hit. Over 400,000 children are in imminent danger of dying from malnutrition and, with the famine expected to drag on till after the first of the year, many thousands more beyond that.
Aug 12, 2011:
It takes a combination of elements to create a crisis as large as the current famine in Eastern Africa. With millions of children at extreme risk of starvation, some people are already referring to this as Africa’s "Lost Generation."
Jul 5, 2011:
Sometimes the hunger problem is not solved with food production but instead with improved food distribution. In a region where hunger and poverty are endemic, it is still possible for food resources to go to waste.
