Universal Registration Document Fiscal 2025

CAPACITY BUILDING AND INNOVATION

In Fiscal 2025, more than 216,800 women benefited from empowerment-focused initiatives across the globe:

• Philippines – LP4Y & SheWorks: Stop Hunger and Sodexo co-finance training and mentoring programs for vulnerable young women. Through the SheWorks initiative, Sodexo employees volunteer as mentors and host job shadowing opportunities, supporting pathways to employment.
• Africa – Women For Zero Hunger: this signature program supports African NGOs led by or supporting women by providing funding, practical workshops, and leadership lab training. These activities aim to build capacity in volunteer coordination, beneficiary outreach, and fundraising, boosting their effectiveness in tackling food insecurity.
• France – Tremplin du Cœur: in partnership with Restos du Coeur, Sodexo and Stop Hunger organize job discovery events, connecting vulnerable individuals with recruiters, soft skills training, and internships in food service and facilities management.
• Senegal & Tanzania – YEAH! Missions: in partnership with the WFP, this initiative trains school cooks and provides technical support for building climate-resilient school kitchens, improving access to food for children and communities.
• Digital Tools (24 countries): co-developed with WFP, digital tools improved the efficiency and nutritional quality of school meal programs, positively impacting over 7.4 million children worldwide.