Before COVID-19, 135 million were experiencing hunger so severe that it threatened their lives and livelihoods. Now with COVID-19, that number could double by the end of 2020.
Pandemics and hunger crises go hand in hand. COVID-19 is no different. The economic impact of the pandemic translates into poverty as millions of people’s sources of income fall due to job losses. Remittances to low-and middle-income countries are expected to fall by 20% in 2020, more than double international aid to...
Food and Nutrition
As a young girl, Christine Amea Manzan would follow her father into his cacao field. After losing her mother, it was up to her father to raise her. She grew up in a rural area of Abengourou, Côte d’Ivoire, always wanting to stay alongside her father and his crops.
When she turned six, her father sent her away to school. Years later, as a teenager, she was again sent away – this time to learn sewing, a “proper skill” for...
A famine has been declared in South Sudan for months now — the first time such an event has been announced anywhere in the world in the past six years. Nearly 100,000 people face starvation. Meanwhile, the people of Somalia, Nigeria, and Yemen are on the brink of famine as well, with nearly 20 million people total lacking access to enough food and water to survive.
This is a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions. But there are many organizations working to help...
Pop quiz: what are the benefits of sending girls to school? You might answer that they will learn how to read, write and do arithmetic, all of which equip them to enter the workforce, earn an income, and contribute more to the economy … And you would be correct. But that’s only part of the answer. Beyond improving their knowledge, skills and earning potential, educating girls can have a big impact on their health, and the health of their...
Incorporate new flavors into your feast with these amazing dishes from countries across the African continent.
The service is completely free and it allows farmers to ask questions and receive crowd-sourced answers from other farmers around the world!
This PATH-designed cup provides an ingenious way for infants to sip! A new award will support further testing and scale-up.
This traditional dessert, sometimes known as melktert, can be served hot or cold and often consists of a shortbread crust and a supremely light filling made with milk and eggs. Check out these five recipes—and start adding the ingredients to your next grocery list.
As we all know, a nutritious breakfast is the most important meal of the day. In light of this, we're shining a spotlight on typical breakfasts that can be found in six different African countries!
In the West, the idea of a meal of turkey or ham and all the trimmings is synonymous with the holiday period—but have you ever wondered what our fellow citizens around the world are going to be eating on Christmas day?