What is global hunger? Global hunger refers to limited or unreliable access to foods that
are safe and nutritionally adequate. Some 795 million people in the world do not have enough
food to lead a healthy active life. That’s about one in nine people on earth. The vast majority of
the world’s hungry people live in developing countries, where 12.9 percent of the population is
undernourished. In the United States, 1 in 6 people in America face hunger (Coleman-Jensen et
al., 2018).
If you ever wanted to help, there’s an organization that’ll help you to get started. That
organization is called Rise Against Hunger. Every week, volunteers package millions of meals
through Rise Against Hunger’s meal packaging program. This week alone, more than 2 million
meals will be packaged around the globe.
Churches, community centers and schools are all prime locations for holding meal
packaging events and for local citizens to come together. Before each event, Rise Against
Hunger’s staff, set up supplies, recycling areas, packaging materials and weigh stations, which
takes about one hour. Once an assembly line is established and specific jobs are tailored to each
station, the packaging fun begins.
All Rise Against Hunger meals include: rice, soy protein, dehydrated vegetables, and
vitamin packets. This combination is chosen specially to ensure full quality protein,
macronutrient and micronutrient content for the receiver. Many countries will then add their own
