A social and solidarity impact with Stop Hunger
Since 1996 and the creation of Stop Hunger by Sodexo employees in the United States, the Group has been a key player in the fight against food insecurity and in supporting communities. Stop Hunger, Sodexo’s unique philanthropic cause, supported by thousands of Sodexo stakeholders including employees, clients, suppliers, and consumers, aims to sustainably alleviate hunger amongst the most vulnerable.
28Sodexo clients participed in the Servathon in 2024
#Mobilize
Leveraging collective energy for a world free from hunger.
For more than 18 years, the Servathon has been an annual meeting of volunteers who support Stop Hunger. Once again, between April and June of this year, over 2,800 volunteers in 35 countries collected food and raised funds for local food banks, associations and NGOs to help those most in need to permanently escape hunger. This global initiative mobilizes the entire Sodexo ecosystem, including the Group’s employees, consumers, clients and partners. This mobilization intensifies every year, with new clients and partners teaming up with Stop Hunger for this solidarity campaign that benefited more than 556,000 people in 2024.
This global initiative mobilizes the entire Sodexo ecosystem, including the Group’s employees, consumers, clients and partners. This mobilization intensifies every year, with new clients and partners teaming up with Stop Hunger for this solidarity campaign that benefited more than 556,000 people in 2024.
#Empower
Women for Zero Hunger, Stop Hunger’s signature women’s empowerment program.
Women play a major role in the fight against hunger and food insecurity in their communities. In 2024, in partnership with Women in Africa (WIA) and supported by Sodexo, Stop Hunger launched the second edition of Women for Zero Hunger to support women empowerment projects in Africa.
From more than 600 applications received, the panel of experts, including representatives of Women In Africa, Sodexo, Stop Hunger and partners such as Unilever Food Solutions and the Pomona Group, selected three winners. The Woman Farmer Foundation works to empower Swazi women and young people through sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture. Mama Pesa in Kenya has developed a mobile app and a platform that promotes financial inclusion by enabling women to access fast, simple financing for farming and food production tools. The Woman of Age Foundation offers women the Hydro-coop, an innovative and sustainable chicken coop designed to combat food insecurity in South Africa. These three associations will benefit from financial assistance and a personalized coaching and mentoring program offered by experts and business leaders from the Sodexo ecosystem.
“Being a member of the 2024 ‘Women for Zero Hunger’ panel was the highlight of my year. The passion, dedication and will of everyone involved in these projects is truly inspiring and offers new hope for a better world.”
55women empowerment projects supported by Stop Hunger in 2024
#Give
The 2024 Stop Hunger dinner celebrated the inseparable link between humanity and the planet.
On April 24, 2024, the 8th Stop Hunger global fundraising dinner brought together more than 600 donors, volunteers and partners around the theme “Humanity and Planet: Forever Connected for a Future Without Hunger”. The evening celebrated and recognized those who fight against food insecurity in their communities every day through sustainable projects which protect the planet.
Thanks to the incredible support of donors, a record sum of 1,170,000 euros was raised. The funds will go directly to food aid and women empowerment initiatives, in partnership with a large network of NGOs and institutions such as Restos du Coeur and the World Food Programme (WFP), which celebrated in 2024, 20 years and 10 years of collaboration with Stop Hunger, respectively.