hunger & malnutrition

All stories about hunger & malnutrition

Niger: Why we're inviting men to husband school

Women in rural Niger traditionally bear the burden of all the tasks that a healthy home and family depend on. We're helping strengthen families by teaching husbands to take an active role, too.
Niger: How farm school is helping Salma beat hunger

Through training and new techniques, Salma and her community are learning to grow more hearty, bountiful crops to carry them through the hunger gap, the time between harvests when food stores traditionally run out.
Niger: The hidden survivors of the hunger gap

Every year, millions of people in Niger have to figure out how they will survive between harvests. This is what they look like.
PHOTOS: Kitchens around the world

In every corner of the world, food brings people together. But where we cook and gather looks different for each one of us, depending on where we live and what we've been through.
Yemen: In the face of hunger, a doctor's knowledge goes viral

Some 14 million people in Yemen people don't have the food they need. Learn how one doctor is challenging traditional beliefs and teaching mothers why exclusive breastfeeding is the best way to keep their children healthy and fed.
Uganda: Fighting hunger, one garden at a time

Women in rural Uganda are finding a simple solution to the big problem of hunger: kitchen gardens.
Nigeria: The new threat for survivors of Boko Haram

For millions of Nigerians who've escaped the terror of Boko Haram, the struggle to survive isn't over. In their places of refuge a new danger lingers: hunger.
The first 1,000 days: No time for malnutrition

The first 1,000 days of a child's life, when development is happening more quickly than it ever will, is the most harmful time for them to be malnourished. Learn about the causes and effects of this devastating condition.
Ethiopia: Quick facts: How we're fighting hunger in Ethiopia

Faced with another severe drought, millions of Ethiopians are struggling to get the food they need to survive. Why does this keep happening? Learn more about this recurring crisis and how we're helping families overcome it once and for all.
Lebanon, Syria: Feeding the future: School lunches set kids up for success

Hunger is a stark reality for many refugee and low-income students in Lebanon. Find out how we got healthy lunches to thousands of children who needed them most.