Around 850 million people around the world go hungry every day, according to a 2017 study by the United Nations.
Fortunately, there are ways that you can take action, and help solve the global hunger crisis. To make it easier for you, BuzzFeed Health did some research and came up with a list of high-impact organizations, including Action Against Hunger, that all received three or more stars on Charity Navigator, a charity watchdog organization, or had a rating of gold or higher on GuideStar, a nonprofit ranking organization.
All of them could use your support right now — whether it’s through donations, fundraising, volunteering, or taking other action.
We fight hunger by focusing on the approach that saves the most lives: treating severely malnourished children and preventing children from becoming malnourished in the first place.
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Power determines who eats and who goes hungry, who lives and who dies.
The climate crisis is driving hunger and malnutrition around the world.
Seventy-five percent of the world’s malnourished people live in conflict zones.
Humanitarian emergencies disrupt and destroy livelihoods for millions of people.
Extreme poverty, lack of sufficient food, and hunger are inextricably linked.
Without clean water, illnesses like diarrhea, parasites, and intestinal inflammation can prevent children from absorbing key nutrients and make them more susceptible to malnutrition.
These countries need immediate life-saving help.
