World Food Program USA receives $32 million for global food crisis
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a $32 million gift to World Food Program USA to help address the global food crisis.
The gift will support the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in providing food and other critical assistance to 1.6 million of the most vulnerable people in Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen. Since 2014, the church has partnered with WFP, most recently working together to fill hunger gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are so grateful to collaborate with the World Food Programme because we know they will get food to those who need it most,” said Bishop L. Todd Budge. “And we thank Latter-day Saints and friends of the faith whose financial sacrifices have made this gift possible. Such giving makes God’s children a little happier and all of us a little holier.”
“This extraordinary donation from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints could not come at a more critical time,” said WFP executive director David Beasley. “With millions of people starving today, WFP is working hard to deliver food, help and hope–and this lifesaving contribution allows us to do just that.”
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