Photo: WFP/Marcus Edwards/KLC fotos Hacking Hunger - Episode 38: It All Started With An Insight: How Feeding the World is at Your Fingertips

ShareTheMeal is an app that enables people to donate food with just a tap of their fingers. In episode 38 of Hacking Hunger, we sat down with Max Costa, head of ShareTheMeal, and Nishkam Mehta, a super user, to learn what’s in store for its future.

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Photo: WFP/Jacques David Hacking Hunger - Episode 37: The Ebola Epidemic is Back. This is How Food Can Help End it.

When Ebola spread through Western Africa in 2014, it killed more than 11,000 people. Now it’s back – and the Democratic Republic of Congo is at its epicenter in a critical phase. We spoke to Jacques David, WFP communications officer, about how WFP is helping fight ebola with food.

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Photo: WFP/Francisco Fion Hacking Hunger - Episode 36: Hunger and Rain: The Story of The Dry Corridor

In this podcast, we speak with Elio Rujano,who has witnessed firsthand the impact climate change is having on families in the Dry Corridor who are already struggling to survive.

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See Why Millions Are at War With Hunger

Hunger is on the rise, and we know why. Violence, war, persecution...no matter what you call it, conflict drives more people into hunger than any other cause on the planet.

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What Causes Hunger?

For the fourth year in a row, hunger is on the rise – 820 million people across the globe are hungry. In a world of such abundance, how can that be?

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The power of hermetic storage bags in Malawi to minimize food loss

Ready for Storage! With hermetic bags, smallholder farmers retain more than 98 % of their harvest! In Malawi, WFP has trained 61,000 members of farmer organizations, 49 percent of whom were women, in post-harvest handling so they can #StopThe Waste and make more money.

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Infographic: How Extreme Weather Causes Extreme Hunger

Climate change is the second leading cause of global hunger. Click, swipe and scroll your way through our interactive infographic to see the whole story.

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Infographic: How and Why Women Face Higher Rates of Hunger

Of the 821 million people who are food insecure in the world right now, 60% are women and girls. Click, swipe and scroll your way through our interactive infographic to see the whole story.

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Infographic: What's the Difference Between Food Waste and Food Loss?

Nearly 30% of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. But how does that happen? This infographic has the answer.

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WFP Provides Food Assistance in Yemen

WFP is providing food assistance for those most urgently in need of support in what has emerged as one of the world’s worst hunger crises. In 2019, WFP aims to provide 12 million people with food and nutrition assistance with 100% rations across Yemen.

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SCOPE System in Yemen

WFP is currently registering beneficiaries on the SCOPE system in Yemen. Registering beneficiaries on the SCOPE system allows WFP to expand the cash transfer program.

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Living in a Tent in Yemen

Saleh’s family live inside this tent. When they cannot afford breakfast they only have tea to drink. Saleh and his family fled from Bani Hassan due to the recent fighting in the area.

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