"A sinister cabal of superior writers."
Author William Lambers reports on the struggle to fight hunger all over the world. Through interviews with program officials and occasional opinion pieces, he illuminates the importance of school lunch programs and other efforts by NGOs and national governments.
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Interview: Bruce White of Catholic Relief Services on the Roadmap to End Global Hunger
Unless the US Government leads from the top, the issue of hunger will continue to be buried within the bureaucracy.
Yes, We Can Build a Global School Lunch Program
With U.S. leadership and an international coalition, a global school lunch program can be a reality.
Interview with James Jones of World Vision, Burundi
“Food insecurity” is one of the leading factors keeping children from school.
Interview with Bienvenu Djossa, World Food Progamme Country Director for Senegal
“An empty stomach cannot hear” and only a well-fed child can focus and compete in class.
Interview with Abdullahi Khalif, World Food Programme Officer for Somalia
School feeding programs offer young Somalis the best chance to make a future for themselves and for their beleaguered country.
Interview with Stanlake Samkange, World Food Programme Director in Uganda
Chronic hunger among children is undermining the development prospects of the entire region of Karamoja.
Interview with Negar Gerami of the UN World Food Programme in Iran
WFP is planning to expand its take-home rations program into secondary schools, both in the camps and in schools close-by.
Interview with Rene McGuffin of the World Food Programme in Kenya
Many children are frequently absent from school, or drop out to look for food or income.
Interview with Joan Fleuren, World Food Programme Director in Timor-Leste
The meal provided at school may be the first meal that a child eats for the day.
Interview with Ingela Christiansson of the World Food Programme in Zimbabwe
The program is very important given the current economic hardships in Zimbabwe.
Interview with Karin Manente of the World Food Programme in Laos
Widespread food insecurity and poor access to social services makes it very hard for families to send their children to school.
Interview with Malcolm Duthie, Country Director for the World Food Programme in The Gambia
Families are more reliant than ever on their children getting an extra meal at school.
Interview with William Hart, World Food Programme Country Director for Nicaragua
WFP in Nicaragua provides a nutritious school lunch to 300,000 boys and girls at the pre-school and elementary levels.
Interview: Priscila de Molina of the World Food Programme in Guatemala
In rural areas, among indigenous populations, children may go to school with an empty stomach.
Interview: Louis Imbleau, World Food Programme Country Director in Liberia
In the present circumstances, funding for any expansion of school feeding will have to come from external donors.
Interview with Camilo Guerrero González, Fundación Pies Descalzos (Barefoot Foundation)
For many children, the meal they receive at school is the only they have during the day.
Interview: Zelleke Shibeshi, Emergency Program Coordinator, Catholic Relief Services, Southern Sudan
The primary focus of CRS Sudan’s school feeding program is to ensure that schoolchildren have access to food.
Interview: Jakob Mikkelsen of the UN World Food Programme in Ethiopia
Supporting school feeding programs helps children get an education in a healthy and child-friendly school environment.
Interview: Giorgia Testolin, Country Director of the World Food Programme - Djibouti
The school feeding program and take-home rations have been crucial in increasing school attendance for girls in rural areas.
Interview: Jaime Vallaure of the UN World Food Programme in Honduras
School meals may be the only nutritious meal offered to school children in Honduras.
