In 2019, The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) launched an ambitious strategic plan to support the expansion of food banking service to 50 million people facing hunger by 2030. But just six months after the launch of the strategic plan, the scope of global hunger had changed dramatically with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.   And…

During the last week of May 2021, Brazil’s COVID-19 death toll surpassed 450,000. Infection rates continues to rise with an average of 66,000 cases per day, bringing the countrywide total to 16.2 million—the third highest in the world. With its health and social safety net systems pushed to their limits, Brazil is suffering its worst…

With over 12 million reported cases of COVID-19 and an economy that has contracted by more than 20 percent, India has been deeply affected by the pandemic. Studies indicate that 77 percent of households nationwide are consuming less food than before the pandemic and 66 percent have lost employment. For India’s 400 million daily wage…

When the government of Ghana mandated the closing of its schools in March 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19, Chef Elijah Amoo Addo feared for the children and families served by Food For All Africa (FFAA). School feeding had been a feature of FFAA’s programs since 2016, when Elijah initiated programs in 12 schools…

We produce enough to feed the entire world; however, millions of people go hungry while billions of pounds of food are lost or wasted along the supply chain. Food loss and waste is such a huge problem that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals include target 12.3, dedicated to halving food loss and waste by…

Across the globe, women and girls are severely affected by poverty, hunger, and disease. Last to eat, and often least as well, women tend to forgo food when it is limited. They make up almost half of the agricultural labor force, juggling this work with unpaid care responsibilities for their family, yet all too often…

An Interview with Ana Isabel Méndez, Executive Director, Banco de Alimentos Panamá This year, International Women’s Day is celebrating the important role played by women leaders in pandemic response and recovery efforts. GFN took this opportunity to sit down with Ana Isabel Méndez, executive director of Banco de Alimentos Panamá, and a leader within our…