World Food Day falls during the “Week of Action” for Caritas’ 18-month “One Human Family, Food for All” campaign. From 12 to 19 October, Caritas supporters around the globe held initiatives to fight hunger in their countries and abroad.
Caritas organisations around the world are taking part in a “Week of Action” to end hunger by 2025. Highlights of the week include a video message from Pope Francis calling on Catholics to get behind the Caritas One Human Family, Food for All campaign.
Severe hunger affects every part of a person’s body, and children are especially vulnerable. Caritas spoke with two nurses—one in Malawi and one in Senegal—to learn more about their experiences with hungry children. Hover your mouse over this child’s hair, arm and more to see the nurses’ words about how lack of food impacts the…
. Based on an ancient story about hunger and sharing, this animated video is part of Caritas’ “One Human Family, Food for All” campaign. The “allegory of the long spoons” teaches us that when we struggle to feed only ourselves, everyone goes hungry. But when we focus on our neighbour’s hunger, we discover there are…
Interview with Caritas Japan: “By using this container, we not only take home leftover food, but also become aware of wasting food, and of the globally-skewed distribution of food.”
The violence that has gripped South Sudan since December 2013 has sent waves of people fleeing for their lives. Leaving homes, farms and livestock behind, families have no source of food or income. Father Biong Kwol, a priest who coordinates Caritas aid on the country’s northern border, talks about the growing hunger crisis. What is the…