Feature: Ending World Hunger

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: Abdoulaye Balde, Country Director of the World Food Programme in Swaziland

  Education is a fundamental basis for freedom, democracy, and self-esteem.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 15, 2008

• Interview: Guy Gauvreau, World Food Programme Country Director for Peru

  For many, the school feeding meal is the most important and nutritionally balanced meal of the day.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 14, 2008

• Interview: Stephen Anderson of the UN World Food Programme, Philippines

  At assisted schools, WFP food support has increased enrollment by 40 percent.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 13, 2008

• Interview: Vitoria Ginja of the World Food Programme in Bolivia

  School feeding is a very good vehicle for adding micronutrients to the diets of children.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 12, 2008

• Interview: Damieta Gregório Mendes of the World Food Programme in Guinea Bissau

  "Apart from the basic right of access to food, school feeding is very important to help promote education [...]."

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 11, 2008

• Interview: Abou Guindo of the UN World Food Programme in Mali

  In some areas, the reality is simple: “No food, no school” - because the parents are looking for ways to survive.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 07, 2008

• Interview: AnneMarie van den Berg of the UN World Food Programme in Tajikistan

  The attendance rate of the children in schools where school feeding is provided is consistently high.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Nov 06, 2008

• Interview: Guy Adoua of the UN World Food Programme in Rwanda

  Chronic food insecurity and structural poverty seriously reduce opportunities for children in many parts of Rwanda to complete their primary education.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Oct 18, 2008

• Interview: Christa Räder, World Food Programme Country Director for Sierra Leone

  More resources are needed to increase the number of children who receive a daily meal and acquire basic education in Sierra Leone.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Oct 03, 2008

• Catholic Relief Services - Helping Children Since World War II

  School meals provided by Catholic Relief Services benefited many Bosnian children by improving their nutrition, class attendance and education.

  News by William Lambers — on Sep 20, 2008

• Interview with Olga Keita, World Food Programme Deputy Country Director for Burkina Faso

  Because of poverty, only 48% of children in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso go to school, and the situation is even worse for girls.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Sep 15, 2008

• Interview with Carla Honwana of the World Food Programme in Mozambique

  Rising food prices are projected to have a negative impact on school attendance rates and quality of education in Mozambique.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Sep 09, 2008

• Interview: Nicolas Babu, School Feeding Program Officer for WFP Madagascar

  School feeding acts as an incentive to persuade parents to enroll and keep their children in school.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Sep 05, 2008

• Interview with GianCarlo Cirri, World Food Programme Country Director for Mauritania

  Approximately 40,000 children were affected by the closure of school canteens in 242 schools in 2007/2008.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Sep 04, 2008

• Interview: GianPietro Bordignon, Country Director for the World Food Programme in Egypt

  Hunger and poverty have severe implications for poor families and how they choose to use their available resources.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 28, 2008

• Interview with Wilfred Banmbuh, World Food Programme Country Director for the Republic of Congo

  WFP’s goal is for every child in Congo to attend school. Hunger should not be the reason a child is denied an education.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 22, 2008

• Interview with Sara Moussavi, World Food Programme Officer for School Feeding In Sudan

  WFP hopes to see a national school feeding program materialize that will offer school meals to all children in Sudan.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 21, 2008

• Interview with Richard Dalrymple, World Food Programme Country Director for Algeria

  Some of the world's greatest thinkers, including Albert Einstein, were refugees. All children deserve the opportunity to demonstrate their potential and worth.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 20, 2008

• UN World Food Programme’s School Feeding Initiative in São Tomé and Príncipe

  School feeding is an important way to save children at risk of abuse, oppression, and a life of illiteracy, crime and homelessness.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 14, 2008

• Interview: Emily Doe, UN World Food Programme Officer, Democratic Republic of the Congo

  Parents depend heavily on school feeding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide daily meals for their children.

  Interview by William Lambers — on Aug 12, 2008