Jordan Food Bank’s Employment Strategy to Relieve Poverty and Food Insecurity

Tkiyet Um Ali envisions a hunger-free Jordan. To actualize this vision, and through its strategic partnership with the nonprofit Dar Abu Abdullah, the food bank is addressing one of the root causes of hunger in the country: unemployment. Tkiyet Um Ali piloted a three-phase employment program, fostering vocational development for Jordanian families. Since 2018, the […]
Food Banking Kenya’s Produce Depot Tackles Food Insecurity, Waste

Food Banking Kenya’s Produce Depot Helps Small-Scale Farmers Get Value For Their Surplus While Getting Food to Those Who Need It Written by Chris Costanzo Just off a main road well north of Nairobi, in the foothills of the Aberdare Mountains, two cinder-block buildings eye each other across a broad dirt lane. Flags atop spindly […]
How Cooking Changes a Community in Calauan– Inside a School Feeding Program in the Philippines

Written by Micaela Wu, who served on GFN’s communications team from 2021-2024. For food bank Rise Against Hunger Philippines (RAHP), school feeding programs are their bread and butter. A significant portion of the food bank’s resources are dedicated to reducing child malnutrition by providing hot meals and food parcels to school-age children. One of RAHP’s […]
Reaching Remote Communities in Northern Canada: Q&A with Kirstin Beardsley, CEO of Food Banks Canada

Many Canadians who live in remote northern communities in the experience disproportionate levels of food insecurity due to a number of factors, including the high cost of food and lack of proper infrastructure and transportation. While these communities are among the lowest contributors to greenhouse emissions in the country, research shows they are among the most exposed […]