Stop hunger: Sodexo's unique philanthropic cause
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Stop Hunger is Sodexo’s unique philanthropic cause, taking action in 60 countries across the world. Its mission is to unite communities with initiatives, people and resources to drive sustainable change in the fight against hunger.
Global partner: United Nations World Food Programme
Stop Hunger has partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) since 2015. One aspect of the partnership includes the WFP’s Home-Grown School Feeding initiatives. When schools source food from local smallholder farmers, especially women, the positive impact ripples beyond school meals, supporting the whole community. Over the past year, Stop Hunger has helped WFP pilot innovative projects to support female smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs involved in food production in five countries: Armenia, Bolivia, Cambodia, Congo and Laos.
Emergency food aid
At the outset of the conflict in Ukraine in March 2022, Stop Hunger quickly mobilized to help provide essential food aid to those impacted. Stop Hunger teamed up with Sodexo and WFP to set up a customized fundraising challenge on WFP's ShareTheMeal app.
A total of 230,000 meals* were donated, thanks to contribution from Sodexo employees and their network across 36 countries, as well as contributions from Sodexo Group.
To find out more about Stop Hunger’s emergency aid in Fiscal 2022: stop-hunger.org/news
“At a time when hunger and food insecurity is rising at unprecedented levels, Stop Hunger is uniquely placed to make a real difference. We are able to draw upon the support, expertise and global footprint of our founding partner, Sodexo, whilst also partnering with more than 330 NGOs to find solutions to alleviate hunger in communities in need.”
Mouna Fassi Daoudi, President, Stop Hunger.
*Money raised is converted by WFP into the equivalent number of meals, using WFP's average price point of E0.50 to provide enough food for one person for a day.