Convoy Responds to Global Food Crisis
When food prices soar, some go hungry. A combination of weather events, higher fuel costs, expanding consumer demand, and civil unrest has led to dramatically increased worldwide food cost.
Farmers in El Salvador, the impoverished of Haiti, the people of Tajikistan who’ve just faced one of their harshest winters, and Kenyans in the midst of civil unrest are facing a food emergency. For example, the price of rice, the staple food for over half the world’s population, has doubled in the last year.
Convoy of Hope assists people in many places around the world, helping to not only alleviate immediate hunger, but provide long-term solutions for those in need.
Convoy of Hope’s Nurturing Hope program, in partnership with USAID, is helping 17,000 students each day in Haiti and 6,000 students each day in El Salvador. Mike Clark, Nurturing Hope Project Director in Haiti, says that with this emergency Convoy of Hope is increasing its efforts, “We’ve distributed 250,000 meals this week in Haiti to address the food shortage and higher food prices in Haiti and to help calm the civil unrest.”
Additionally, 400,000 pounds of food have been sent to Kenya in response to food shortages brought on by civil unrest and rioting. In the midst of this current crisis, Convoy of Hope has helped people in the Solomon Islands, Tajikistan, Armenia, the Philippines, Ghana and many other places around the world.
Not only does Convoy of Hope provide food, but also water filters, agricultural assistance, micro-enterprise opportunities and more. Kenton Moody, Convoy of Hope’s International Director sees the need for an effective response. “We want to help in the short term by providing food assistance, but we’re hoping to affect families by providing long term solutions through our Nurturing Hope Program, Seeds Program and more.”
To assist with Convoy of Hope’s response in the midst of this food emergency, please make an online donation today.