World Food Program News

World Food Program News.

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  Bush Feeds the Hungry

  By Darragh Worland | Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:32 PM ET

  Ashely Olsen with Zac Posen, Lauren Bush, niece of the 43rd president of the United States, has recently launched a new project on behalf of the UN World Food Program (WFP) to combat hunger.As a college student, Bush was approached by WFP about becoming a spokesperson for their student campaign Read More

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• Christina Aguilera Continues Her Quest To Fight World Hunger

  By Wynter Mitchell | Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:24 PM ET

  opportunity to be part of such a wonderful project and incredible team." So far, World Hunger Relief has raised $36 million for the United Nations' World Food Program and other hunger relief organizations. "One of the biggest lessons I'm taking away from this trip is the importance of health Read More

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  Help End Hunger: Feed Your Mind

  By Intent dot com | Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:05 PM ET

  play a game to improve your vocabulary.  For every word you get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to hungry people through the United Nations World Food Program.  The game is challenging, even though it is multiple-choice.  If you correctly guess the meaning of a word, you get a mor Read More

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  Fighting Hunger With Hunger

  By Ben Corbett | Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:25 AM ET

  anthems, The Wailers are now taking steps to eradicate world hunger by donating their contractual “riders,” or food allowances, to the U.N. World Food Program, hoping to inspire other artists to do the same.“We're asking other bands – actresses, actors, whoever – to give up thei Read More

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• Lazy Altruism: 6 Super-Easy Ways to Do Good and Help Others

  By Intent dot com | Wed Mar 25, 2009 12:01 PM ET

  art history, geography, mathematics, science or SAT vocabulary. Every time you get an answer right, you donate ten grains of rice through the UN World Food Program to help earn world hunger. This is especially great for high school students studying for the SATs, but a fun brain-building gam Read More

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  Clinton Global Initiative Winds Down

  By Dan Estabrook | Fri Sep 26, 2008 3:02 PM ET

  water to the developing world Yum Brands, the corporate parent of Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, unveiled a plan to donate $80 million to the U.N.'s World Food Programme, aimed at providing 200 million meals for school children around the world The Seva Foundation announced the launch of the S Read More

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