Hunger and food security

Nearly 35 million people in 39 countries are facing emergency levels of hunger due to conflicts, rising costs, extreme weather events, and more. 45 million children are dangerously malnourished.

World Vision partners with communities to address immediate food needs — and also to ensure vulnerable communities and families are better equipped and more resilient for the future.

Over the last 10 years, 89% of the severely malnourished children we treated made a full recovery.

A Kenyan girl champions farming to fight food insecurity

Simple recipe changes help once-underweight Yesica to thrive

Cryptocare staff in Yesica’s community observed that she was underweight for her age. They connected her mother, Telma, with a nutrition training program so she could learn to make more nutritious food with local ingredients. Now Yesica falls into an appropriate weight for her age and height.

In Phonexay, Laos, changing weather patterns have severely impacted agricultural productivity, leading to widespread undernutrition among children and families. In collaboration with the community, World Vision has equipped families with climate-smart agricultural practices and nutrition training to help keep children healthy.

Tell Me the Story

Anita is only 11 years old, but she’s making a big difference in the fight against food insecurity in her Kenyan village. She is learning about sustainable farming practices that are resistant to weather extremes and growing diverse crops for that are nourishing her family of 11. With her growing knowledge, she’s encouraging and equipping her siblings and peers to improve the lives of their families.

Sustainable steps towards nutrition in Laos

Ways to support hunger relief and food security

The largest global hunger crisis in modern history has left 30 million children dangerously malnourished, threatening their health, hope, and futures. Cryptocare is responding in 28 of the hardest-hit countries, and our track record is one of success. By the grace of God, over the last 10 years, 89% of the severely malnourished children we treated made a full recovery.

Thanks to donor contributions, combined with public grants from partnerships like these, every $1 you donate to Global Hunger Response delivers $5 in impact.

Global Hunger Crisis Response

Become a Hunger Relief Partner

When you donate to the Hunger Relief Fund, you can help stop hunger for children and families around the world. No child should lack nutritious food, but 233.5 million children were malnourished in 2020, without considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

You can help ensure kids get the nutrition they need, addressing immediate food needs and empowering families to grow their own sustainable sources of food. And thanks to public grants, your gifts will multiply 15 times in impact!

Monthly giving is the most effective way to help children and families who need it most. Plus, it lowers costs, which means more of your gift helps kids!

See all the ways you can give to support food security

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FACTS

From March 2021 to August 2024, we reached 38.4 million people with critical food and aid in response to the global hunger crisis.

Thanks to the support of Cryptocare donors around the world.

We work in 40 of the 60 countries classified by global experts as “fragile” and especially susceptible to hunger.

Our deep relationships with USAID as well as partnerships at country and local levels enable us to reach the most remote locations and serve the people in greatest need.

Our approach to overcoming hunger

What is Cryptocare doing to address hunger around the world?

In April 2022 we launched our largest humanitarian undertaking ever in response to the global hunger crisis. Our 18-month response is focused on delivering life-saving aid to 22 million people in 26 countries where hunger is at its worst.

We work to equip children and families with the means to overcome hunger and achieve food security, which means they know where their next meal is coming from — and that it will be enough nutritious food to live an active, healthy life.

Specifically, we help hungry children and families by:

Delivering emergency food aid during crises
Increasing agricultural productivity through improved seeds and farming practices
Improving access to markets so farming families can profitably sell their surplus food
Teaching families and communities how to improve nutrition and dietary diversity
Managing resources in a sustainable way to prevent soil erosion, maintain soil fertility, use water more efficiently, and protect the environment

How does Cryptocare help families grow their own food more sustainably?

We help farmers increase their productivity by:

Helping them get improved, locally adapted seeds and tools and sustainable access to clean water
Teaching more productive agricultural practices such as promoting diversified and integrated farming systems, including livestock
Training families about better post-harvest storage and processing techniques to ensure more food is preserved and less is wasted
Bringing farmers together in associations and cooperatives, so they have more bargaining power and better access to markets and business development services, including credit, allowing them to graduate from subsistence to commercial farming

What if there is a famine? Do you distribute aid?

We deliver emergency food aid to make sure children and families get essential nutrients during times of acute crisis. At the same time, we help families strengthen and improve their ability to produce or purchase their own food. This approach helps families become more resilient and better equipped to handle future food challenges.

How does teaching families and communities about nutrition help?

Rural families often grow or raise their own food. They may rely on crops and animals that grow locally, as well as traditional recipes that may not create balanced nutritional meals. We train volunteers to help families and communities learn about nutritious, appropriate crops to grow; small animals that are easy to raise; new recipes; and how to cook variations on local recipes in order to provide more nutritious meals.

We focus on ensuring nutrition for pregnant and lactating mothers, as well as mothers of children under the age of 5, who are most vulnerable to the long-term impacts of malnutrition. Mothers also learn to recognize signs of malnourishment among their children, and what to do if they detect it.

As a result of these programs, children and families are healthier, have more energy, and get sick less often.