World Humanitarian Day
The World Food Programme (WFP) is joining other organizations and agencies around the globe in advance of World Humanitarian Day on 19 August to bring attention to the heroes who risk their lives every day to help people in need.
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On 19 August, take a moment to think about all the efforts provided by Nutrition Heroes in the fight against hunger.
Haiti’s earthquake left its communications network destroyed. Dane led the team that had humanitarian workers back in contact within 24 hours, making sure life-saving help didn't stop moving.
Making high risk missions in Syria seem like a family gatherings. Having the patience and tenacity to negotiate for days and nights if it meant we could rescue someone or have access to feed the hungry. A life-loving role model who reminds us of both the immense value and the enormous fun in what we do. RIP Ayman Omar, our friend and hero.
Amidst conflict and upheaval, Fidele provides the meals that feed hungry children today while inspiring hope for tomorrow.
Gervais spends his days driving aid workers in one of the world’s most dangerous places. When his home was attacked and looted, he got his family to safety and spent five months away from them – living out of a WFP compound so he could help others.
Driver at the Siuna Field Office, Henry Lopez gets involved in many ways to show his care for the local communities we support. He says the highlight of his job is getting food to the people who need it most but he goes above and beyond his driving duties to make sure they get the best we can offer. He’s often found checking food quality and helping with pest control in the food store too.
To feed the hungry, we need to reach the most isolated communities in the most inaccessible places on the planet. Ivano and Byron make sure we do.
Every day, with empathy and understanding, Mutinta and Keiko work to make a better life for women and girls in Afghanistan.
Super Typhoon Haiyan was the deadliest natural disaster to ever hit the Philippines. In the aftermath, Samir leapt into action, coordinating a massive response despite the devastating conditions on the ground. Within 30 days, WFP had reached three million people with vital help.
These smiling schoolchildren in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are testimony to the efforts of Sarah and her team, after donations raised enough for a steady supply of school meals.
