This boy from rural Senegal isn’t old enough to go to class yet, but he can still enjoy a healthy meal of daharine, a nutritious porridge of rice, chickpeas, and peanut sauce, at a USAID-supported Community Meals program based at the local school.
You may have noticed there's a lot of buzz around the G8 Summit, which the United States hosted this year, especially regarding food security, hunger and nutrition. There's good reason for that.
As summer break winds down, children around the world prepare for a new school year. But for some children, going to school is more than making new friends and learning new subjects; it’s an opportunity to eat a full, nutritious meal.
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of congratulating 11 extraordinary individuals being recognized through the White House Champions of Change program for their work to tackle hunger in the United States and abroad.
The governments of the United States and Brazil today formalized a partnership with the Government of Honduras to increase agriculture production, decrease undernutrition, and promote renewable energy in Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
Through Feed the Future, President Obama’s food security initiative, we’re bringing many of these partners together to help developing countries transform their agricultural sectors. In the last three years, we have more than doubled our agricultural research investments—building new bridges between American universities and their counterparts in the developing world.
In January 2012, the Peace Corps announced that it would re-establish its program after suspending it in 2004. The new program is being opened with significant support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to contribute to the completion of the Kilombero road is just the beginning of work to enhance Tanzania’s agricultural sector through changes in policy, cooperation with the private sector, and the use of new technologies to increase production.
Today, Thursday, September 6, the White House will welcome 11 Champions of Change who have committed themselves to Strengthening Food Security in the United States and around the world. These individuals know that hunger is an issue that touches the lives of people all around us.
