Her grandson David is one of the 39 million children affected by school closures in Nigeria. For David, missing school also means missing out on a daily meal.
Photo: WFP/Damilola Onafuwa
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One less worry for this grandmother in Lagos, Nigeria. Alice Tinsheme is a 50 year old fish trader living in Makoko, the world’s largest floating slum.
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Photo: WFP/Damilola Onafuwa
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They don’t look any different, they don’t behave any differently, they’re not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that’s it. - Mario Batali
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The Foodbank Alliance Initiative is aimed at helping communities sustain their livelihoods. With the help of our private partners, we will continue to push towards achieving this goal.
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Starvation and malnutrition are big issues the world is fighting against. Despite the challenges we are facing, our goal remains to help as many beneficiaries of our programme as we can.
We believe in making a difference in the lives of our beneficiaries and the individual impact we make brings about a collective change to our communities.
My motto in life is ‘If you think it, you can do it’ and if we all apply that thought we can end hunger the world over.
- Dionne Warwick
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A goal we always have in mind as we distribute meals to the beneficiaries of the Foodbank Initiative is to teach them about the various ways they can preserve their cooked meals and maintain a steady food supply.
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A major food provider for mankind is being faced with the threat of extinction but it is up to us to protect our means of food supply by educating everyone.
Our aim at the Foodbank Alliance Initiative is to channel all our efforts towards change by tackling the food security challenges facing our communities.
We strongly believe that together we can do more.
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Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction. It claims millions of victims each year.
- Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil
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So many communities in Lagos still live in abject poverty with little or no access to essential amenities. These communities would benefit immensely from policies that encourage better standards of living.
As we give out meals to beneficiaries in various communities, we also take time to educate them on food safety and sustainability.
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Having a meal to eat shouldn’t be the only collective goal as a community, we should also strive to keep our meals safe as it benefits us in various ways.