This document summarizes the objectives and goals of the Rotarian Action Group for the Alleviation of Hunger & Malnutrition, which aims to create a global network of Rotarians and partners working to end hunger worldwide. Its goal is a world where children can grow healthy and empowered. It connects Rotarians to organizations like the Global FoodBanking Network to collaborate on combating hunger through food banking by volunteering, fundraising, and developing new food banks.
1. ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP FOR THE ALLEVIATION OF
HUNGER & MALNUTRITION
Our objective is to create a strong
and effective network of Rotarians
and friends who are working to end
hunger and malnutrition in all
corners of our world.
2. ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP FOR THE ALLEVIATION
OF HUNGER & MALNUTRITION
Our goal: A world where children can grow
strong, live in healthy environments, learn
to be self-reliant and empowered with skills
that enable them to contribute to the
economic and social progress of their
communities. Visit:www.alleviatehunger.org
19. • What is the purpose of this service partnership?
The service partnership between The Global FoodBanking Network
(GFN) and Rotary International (RI) provides a way to collaborate by
combining resources to combat the issues of hunger and food insecurity
through food banking.
Rotarians can:
Volunteer to help at an existing food bank;
Organize food collection drives;
Donate food and grocery products, equipment, and services to a food
bank; and
Assist in creating a food bank where needed by coordinating
introductions and support between GFN and Rotary leaders in cities
where start-up activities are taking place and aligning food banking
systems with local resources, governments, and partners.
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20. Our Mission
To alleviate global hunger by collaborating to develop food
banks in communities where they are needed around the world
and by supporting food banks where they exist.
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21. Who We Are
• GFN currently supports food bank operations in 18
countries, home to over one-third of the world’s
nearly one billion undernourished people and are
actively assisting in the development in 8 more.
• We create efficient and sustainable organizations
that provide environmentally friendly alternatives
to surplus grocery product disposal.
• Our management team has extensive background
in domestic and international food bank
development and administration.
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22. Why It Matters
Hunger on the rise. After years of
progress, hunger is increasing and
now affects nearly one billion people1.
Hunger kills. Each year, the death
toll from hunger and related diseases
exceeds that of AIDS, malaria, and TB
combined2.
Women make up a little over half of
the world's population, but they
account for over 60 percent of the
world’s hungry3.
1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/, 2010.
2 World Food Program, 2005. 22
3 ECOSOC, 2007