A smiling woman holds several large avocados while standing beside a young boy in her arms, who is also holding an avocado. Both are beaming with joy, standing under the shade of a tree with a bamboo fence in the background.

Our programmes

In tackling hunger, we help people to transform their lives through the following programmes.

Education

Education is at the heart of every child's development and is key to breaking the poverty cycle and improving health and opportunities for all children. Over 244 million children around the world, however, are not going to school at all and three-quarters of all primary-age children who may never set foot in school are girls. Read more

Emergencies

Our goal is to respond rapidly to save lives and reduce suffering and this is exactly what we do. In an emergency situation, we act quickly to save lives. Once the immediate crisis has passed, we remain on the ground helping to rebuild livelihoods and infrastructure so that communities are better prepared for future crises. Additionally, we advocate for changes in the way the world responds to emergency situations. Read more

Health and nutrition

We have been leading the way with sector-defining programmes that are changing people’s lives for the better. We work towards the survival and wellbeing of the world's most vulnerable communities, while ensuring they obtain the knowledge and resources to keep themselves and their families healthy and nourished. Read more

Livelihoods

Secure livelihoods offer people living in extreme poverty a pathway to forge their way out of poverty. According to the most recent figures, 736 million people in the world live on less than $1.90 a day. That equates to approximately 10% of the world’s population living below the global poverty line. Read more

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