The Alliance to End Hunger

The idea of universities becoming more engaged in the issue of hunger was sparked by a partnership between the World Food Program and Auburn University. Together, they created Universities Fighting World Hunger and began working to address the pressing issues of world hunger and malnutrition. In less than four years, the UFWH movement has spread to more than 60 campuses across the country. The goal of the University Hunger Summit is to mobilize universities to fight world hunger and malnutrition through a grassroots student movement, scholarly service and institutional change. The Alliance to End Hunger is proud to support the University Hunger Summit as part its work to build the public and political will to end hunger in the United States and around the world.

April 2008 – Alliance Board Member Chosen as Distinguished Lecturer
Alliance Board Member David Lambert was the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s 2008 E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer. A distinguished anti-hunger advocate and former counselor to the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture, David is actively involved in engaging universities and students in the fight against hunger. He has been a featured speaker at each University Hunger Summit, worked with Auburn student interns at WFP and created and taught a graduate-level curriculum on the international politics of hunger and food for Catholic University. To read excerpts of David’s E.T. York Lecture remarks, “A World Free of Child Hunger: An Imperative for All,” click here.

March 2008 – Location Set for 2009 University Hunger Summit
The George Washington University will again play host to the University Hunger Summit in 2009. The fourth annual summit will be hosted by the Alliance to End Hunger, Auburn University, George Washington University Center for Global Health and the World Food Program. Watch the UHS website for details (www.universityhungersummit.org) or email hungersummit@gmail.com for more information.

February 29 to March 2 – 2008 University Hunger Summit Draws International Hunger Leaders
The Third Annual University Hunger Summit engaged more than 150 students, faculty and key experts in thinking about how universities and students can make an impact in the fight against hunger. The Summit was hosted by the Alliance to End Hunger and its members – Auburn University and the George Washington University Center for Global Health. Participants had the opportunity to engage top experts and leaders in the field through plenary and breakout sessions focusing on Nutrition Science, Policy, and Advocacy: Innovative Partnerships and New Developments and Creating an Urgent Response. For the full story, click here.