World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

[News Article In Spanish].In February 2013 the Imbabura Provincial Government published several articles in its electronic media on joint work with the World Food Programme to improve the food and nutrition security of Colombian refugees living in Imbabura and the most vulnerable Ecuadorian families in the host communities. A new modality links local purchases from small-scale farmers associations to social safety nets, including complementing school meals. These efforts are possible thanks to donations by USAID, Canada, Brazil and Luxembourg.

[News Article in Spanish] KFC joins the World Food Programme in Ecuador to fight children malnutrition in Esmeraldas. KFC hopes to raise US$120,000 in Ecuador to contribute in the fight against malnutrition in Esmeraldas, a vulnerable area. According to national data, chronic malnutrition affects 26 percent of Ecuadorian children under five years of age. Willing to do act in order to change this, KFC joined the World Hunger Relief campaign (World Food Programme) four years ago.