WORLDWIDE: IHG Hotels & Resorts has partnered with global NGO Action Against Hunger in support of its work to combat food insecurity and hunger for millions of people around the world.
It’s estimated that one in three people globally are uncertain where their next meal is coming from, due to poverty, conflict, inefficient food systems and climate change.
Action Against Hunger has been preventing, detecting and treating hunger, with its screen, treat and sustain programme providing help across East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Asia, the Americas, Middle East and Europe.
IHG will help support and fund Action Against Hunger’s nutrition programmes, with a specific focus on screening initiatives designed to spot early signs of malnutrition in children and provide potentially lifesaving treatment through local community outreach programmes.
IHG will also seek to grow awareness with millions of guests around the world and give them the opportunity to donate IHG One Rewards points to the cause, from today.
For example, every 10,000 points donated is enough to screen approximately 124 children for malnutrition, an essential first step toward the care they need and on average, 7,500 points can support a malnourished child with nutritious food for six weeks and help “bring them back to health.”
Ashwini Kakkar, chair, Action Against Hunger International Network said: “While hunger is a widespread challenge, for the first time in human history, we have the ability to end chronic hunger for everyone, for good. Realising that vision will take bold action and we are grateful for IHG’s will, wisdom and leadership in advancing this vital cause.
“Hunger makes it harder for hundreds of millions of people around the world to learn, work, dream and realise their full potential. IHG’s generous support will help advance our work to create a world where every life is well nourished.”
Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Hotels & Resorts said: “Food sits at the heart of our hotels and hospitality, nourishing people and communities, and yet sadly we know it remains in desperately short supply for millions of people, despite enough being produced to feed everyone on the planet.
“This is a problem the world can solve if societies, organisations and businesses work together. IHG Hotels & Resorts is proud to partner with Action Against Hunger on their life saving work, in addition to the many other long-standing partnerships we have with incredible charities in local markets. Collectively we want to help create lasting change in a world where people are nourished, always welcome, and always respected. “
The work will complement existing partnerships IHG and its hotels have in local markets aimed to strengthen the food system in a community – from providing training and tools to reduce food waste, to diverting surplus food to those in need.
Existing partnerships focused on food security for IHG include local foodbanks, No Kid Hungry in the US, OzHarvest in Australia and Too Good To Go in Europe.
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