It Starts With a Meal®
TAKE ACTION TODAY TO END HUNGER TOMORROW. It starts with a meal. It leads to resilience, self-sufficiency, education, empowerment and bright futures in communities worldwide.
EDUCATION STARTS WITH A MEAL
We launched our It Starts With a Meal™ movement to share that the journey toward self-reliance and bright futures begins with a single nutritious meal. Our work starts with a meal — but it doesn’t end there. We’re sharing stories of impact in Kenya through the Feed for Knowledge project led by Rise Against Hunger and Rural Family Hope to improve access to nutrition, quality education, clean water and agriculture training that helps to ensure long-term food security for communities in Kenya.
RECOVERY STARTS WITH A MEAL
In early 2022, Ukraine faced a refugee crisis due to ongoing conflict. In response to the crisis, we provided thousands of nourishing meal kits and supplies to those affected and displaced from their homes in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger Italia and other global partners. Meal kits contained pulses, grains, pasta, oil, dried fruit, canned goods, fruit juice, pre-packaged snacks, and baby food.
OPPORTUNITY STARTS WITH A MEAL
Michael, age 42, is a rice farmer living with his wife and two children in Malawi’s Karonga district. In 2020, he joined the Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience project, implemented in Malawi through a partnership with Rise Against Hunger and FOCUS. The project works to enhance the food and nutrition security of smallholder farmers in Malawi’s Karonga and Mzimba districts by improving food production, nutrition practices and incomes. With five kilograms of rice seed that he received through the project in 2022, Michael harvested 2,000 kilograms of rice and was then able to sell some of his harvests, earning the equivalent of $583. He plans to cultivate more land this year to increase his harvest even more. With dreams of being a role model in his village, he believes that his increased rice crop will enable that dream to become a reality.
Plant Seeds of Hope for Families in Kenya
In Kenya, Rise Against Hunger partners with Rural Family Hope on the Feed for Knowledge project to improve access to nutrition, quality education, clean water and agricultural training to ensure long-term food security for communities in Kenya and across the globe. Will you join the movement with a gift today?
Nourishing Lives One Meal at a Time
As participants in the Feed for Knowledge project, led by Rise Against Hunger and Rural Family Hope, the impact goes beyond a meal. It starts with a meal, and it leads to nourishment, quality education, access to clean water and sustainable, lasting, long-term food security for children and their families in Kenya. Meet the incredible program participants below to see firsthand the impact YOU made possible.
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Real-Life Impact in Kenya
Bringing Hope to Kenya: A Zambrero Vision Trip
Community-Led Transformation Before Our Eyes: Introducing the It Starts With a Meal: Kenya Video Series!
School Enrollment Increases 17% at Kenyan Schools After Launch of Meal Program
The Feed for Knowledge Project Ensures Schools Have Access to 20,000 Liters of Water in Kenya
Malnutrition Rates Decrease by 85% in Just One Year at Seven Schools in Kenya
Over 500 Farmers Received Climate-Smart Agriculture Training in Kenya
MEALPOWER
When we start conversations about the power and importance of a meal, it also reinforces the critical necessity of addressing food insecurity. Using #ItStartsWithaMeal on social media, share your favorite international recipe, the difference a single meal can make and how your friends and family can support the global hunger crisis.
TRY ALL THE #MEALPOWER RECIPES!
In honor of the It Starts With a Meal movement, check out these special dishes from food and lifestyle influencers. Download the recipe cards to try your hand at making these globally-inspired dishes!
Red Star Yeast
Take part in the #itstartswithameal global effort on social! It Starts With a Meal is supported by a $50,000 donation from campaign sponsor, Red Star Yeast.
