International hunger charity, Action Against Hunger, announces new headline speakers for upcoming conference, Together Against Hunger. The two-day event will aim to inspire greater urgency to address the growing global hunger crisis. It will be held this coming October 12-13 in Washington, D.C. and broadcast to a wider virtual audience online. Notable speakers include Jerry Greenfield, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and brand ambassador.
“I’ve spent much of my life championing social causes, and deeply believe that ending hunger is a cause worth fighting for, since it’s a fight we can’t afford to lose,”
“I’m really honoured to engage with Action Against Hunger and inspired to see so many people come together across sectors to create new approaches to addressing the growing global hunger crisis.”
Together Against Hunger aims to spark action to end hunger by engaging non-profit practitioners, the private sector, funders, community members. The event will give stakeholders the opportunity to share past successes, co-design new strategies, and rethink approaches to funding and action on a range of hunger-related issues.
Ashwini Kakkar Chair of Action Against Hunger’s International Network said:
“We are excited that Jerry Greenfield will join us and so many others in shedding a bright light on the urgent issues surrounding global hunger.
“Jerry has long believed in the importance of shared success and helped pioneer fair trade and organic sourcing for ingredients like vanilla, cocoa, and coffee, which is just one example of the kind of action we need to achieve the UN Sustainable Development goals.
“Together the global community has proven that hunger is preventable, not inevitable, yet today hunger is on the rise again. We urgently need to reinvigorate the movement to end hunger for everyone, for good.”
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The event builds on insights from a report developed by Devex and sponsored by Action Against Hunger, which provided insights from more than 860 international NGOs, bilateral donors, corporations, private foundations, and United Nations agencies. The research found that nearly 90% of participants predict that without innovative action, global hunger will continue to rise through 2032. However, two-thirds believe achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of zero hunger by the 2030 is still possible if current approaches change.
The initial speakers for the event include:
- activists such as Mwandwe Chileshe, Global Policy Lead, Food Security and Agriculture, Global Citizen
- non-profit leaders, including Esther Lupafya, Executive Director, Soils, Food & Healthy Communities (SFHC); Nhlanhla Ndlovu “NN”, Executive Director, Centre for Economic Governance and Accountability; Nicolas Metro, Founder and CEO, Kinomé and Asma Lateef, Policy and Advocacy Lead (Agriculture), SDG2 Advocacy Hub
- academics including Rachael Bezner Kerr, Professor of Global Development, Cornell University and Daniel Maxwell, Henry J. Leir Professor in Food Security and Research, Tufts University
- government leaders, such as Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator of USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance
- private sector innovators, including Amy Guterman, Senior Director, Community Innovation, Salesforce, and many more!
The event will be broadcast live online. To register for event updates or to RSVP attend virtually, visit TogetherAgainstHunger.org
Action Against Hunger have spokespeople available for interview. Please contact [email protected] to arrange an interview