The Alliance to End Hunger engages diverse institutions in building the public and political will to end hunger at home and abroad.
WHO WE ARE
The Alliance to End Hunger develops innovative partnerships among our members; political commitment among our leaders; and global connections among groups working to end hunger worldwide. The Alliance has more than 60 members -- corporations, non-profit groups, universities, individuals, and Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious bodies.
HOW WE WORK
- We broker unique partnerships between our members that leverage their efforts to benefit the hungry people they serve.
- We elevate hunger on the national agenda by studying how voters think about hunger, sharing our findings with political leaders, and encouraging champions for hungry people among our elected officials.
- We represent the United States as a member of the UN International Alliance Against Hunger and partner with national alliances in Ghana, Guatemala, and Jordan to help them build food security for their citizens.
OUR IMPACT
Fostering Strategic Partnerships: The Alliance helps members effectively leverage their efforts to create real change for hungry people.
• The Alliance is making the end of hunger a focus for corporate social responsibility. With help from the Alliance, Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly, has made world hunger part of their corporate strategic plan. The Alliance brokered a partnership between Elanco and founding member Heifer International to create community veterinary kits for Heifer projects, as well as coordinate advocacy efforts.
• The Alliance works with Christian, Muslim and Jewish groups to strengthen advocacy on hunger issues in their communities. The Alliance convened roundtable gatherings for the Muslim American and Jewish communities during the Interfaith Convocation on Hunger. The Alliance also produced a resource on hunger awareness, action and advocacy for Ramadan that was distributed to more than 500,000 people.
Building Political Will : Alliance members work collectively to engage political leaders on hunger issues and elevate hunger on the national agenda.
• Since 2002, the Alliance has conducted bi-partisan public opinion research looking at how voters think about hunger and poverty. Our Hunger Message Project demonstrates to decision-makers in both parties that a majority of Americans will support political candidates who fight for these issues. Recently, 88 percent of voters said that a candidate’s position on reducing hunger is important when deciding their vote for Congress and 61 percent are more likely to support a candidate for President in 2008 who made fighting hunger and poverty in America a priority.
• Through Heroes for the Hungry, Alliance members are working together to urge some of the strongest anti-hunger leaders in Congress to take more and bolder action on behalf of hungry people. Alliance members are activating their networks to build the local political support leaders need to enable them to champion the needs of hungry and poor people on a daily basis.
Creating Global Connections: The Alliance has been recognized by the International Alliance Against Hunger as a model for similar organizations around the world.
• The Alliance has partnerships with its counterparts in Ghana, Guatemala, and Jordan. The Alliance introduces them to U.S. institutions and organizations that will help them provide food security and assists them in engaging their government and civil society to end hunger in their countries.
• In December 2007, the Alliance played a key role in the success of the Regional Forum on Hunger in the Middle East hosted by Princess Basma in Amman, Jordan. This forum was a critical step in building alliances against hunger in the Middle East. The Alliance headed a U.S. delegation that included a Jewish businessman, a Palestinian woman working in international development, a Methodist minister, and a former member of parliament from Turkey. |
