WHEN EMPTY STOMACHS AREN'T THE WHOLE STORY
Food insecurity is more than just hunger. It’s about the inability to get enough healthy food to lead a full and active life.
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Understanding the Crisis
Explore the Four Dimensions of Food Security and the Persistent Challenges of Food Insecurity in the Philippines
Explore the Cause:
Understanding Food Insecurity
What is Food Insecurity?
Food insecurity is the lack of access to enough safe, nutritious food for a healthy, and active life. (FAO, 2018)
What are the Causes?
Food insecurity directly affects the poor by limiting their access to nutritious food, which impacts their health and productivity.
Who are Affected?
Food insecurity directly affects the poor by limiting their access to nutritious food, which impacts their health and productivity.
How can we help Solve?
Tackling this issue needs united action through policy, education, and community support.
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Explore the Cause:
Understanding Food Insecurity
What is Food Insecurity?
Food insecurity is the lack of access to enough safe, nutritious food for a healthy, and active life. (FAO, 2018)
What are the Causes?
Food insecurity directly affects the poor by limiting their access to nutritious food, which impacts their health and productivity.
Who are Affected?
Food insecurity directly affects the poor by limiting their access to nutritious food, which impacts their health and productivity.
How can we help Solve?
Tackling this issue needs united action through policy, education, and community support.
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FEEDING OF HOPE: THE KAWA PILIPINAS STORY
Learn about the advocacy of Kawa Pilipinas.
Kawa Pilipinas is a community kitchen dedicated to combating hunger in the Philippines by providing hot, nutritious meals to homeless individuals and to those in need. Founded in August 2020 by advocate and activist Mae Paner, the organization has served over 370,000 meals to date. Kawa Pilipinas operates with the belief that food is a powerful expression of love, aiming to nourish both the body and soul of its beneficiaries, whom they affectionately call “beloveds.” Through partnerships with organizations like the Jollibee Group Foundation and De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde, Kawa Pilipinas continues to expand its reach and impact in addressing food insecurity.