I’ve got this friend. He’s from Pakistan, recently categorized as a “least developed” country on the Human Development Index (HDI). When we first met, I was sure he was American. His English was perfect, and he seemed to know all the ins and outs of US pop culture — even holding his own in a

Our friends at Bread for the World share an awesome opportunity for young religious leaders: We live in one of the world’s wealthiest nations, yet more than one in five children lives in households that struggle to put food on the table. Around the world, nearly 16,000 children die from hunger-related causes every day. Proverbs

I attended a local Bread for the World event in Naperville, Illinois last week. It was a gathering of an interesting group of three generations of dedicated Bread volunteers. There were people involved with Bread for more than 30 years and others whose first event was that night. Folks had traveled for more than an

Briefing at the National Press Club With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the Bread for the World Institute released its timely 2011 Hunger Report, with an event Monday at the National Press Club, featuring USAID administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah and recent World Food Prize winner and Bread for the World President David Beckman. As American

The Huffington Post just did a great interview with David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and winner of this year’s World Food Prize. Mr. Beckmann is truly a modern-day Renaissance man (he’s a Lutheran minister, an economist and author of “Exodus from Hunger“), so it’s great to get to read a bit more

It has been a good October for David Beckmann, head of Bread for the World (and my former boss) personally, and for we anti-hunger advocates generally. Last week, David — anti-hunger activist, Lutheran pastor and president of Bread for the World — received the 2010 World Food Prize (the Nobel Prize equivalent for food and

Election raises concerns about suppression of rights – Rwandan president, Paul Kagame, is set to win another term Tuesday in an election marred by killings, a lack of credible political opponents and censorship. Critics are calling the leader the continent’s latest strongman, suppressing human rights to deepen his grip on power. (Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post)

Please welcome Nathan Cole, who’s interning with our Policy Team and will be contributing frequently to the ONE Blog: As you may have read from the blog post last week, two of our partners, David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International, were awarded the World Food Prize. We would

In case you missed it, yesterday was a big day for two of our partners: David Beckmann of Bread for the World and Jo Luck of Heifer International were announced as this year’s World Food Prize winners. This is an enormous honor (some say it’s like winning the Nobel Prize) and we’re excited to congratulate

Big news this morning! Just moments ago, David Beckmann and Jo Luck were named this year’s winners of the World Food Prize, a huge international award given each year to individuals who have improved the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. As most of you already know, both winners are key partners

In early April I had the honor to be part of a delegation traveling to Ethiopia at the invitation of Bread for the World and the Protestant Development Service (EED). We saw some amazing projects and had numerous discussions about the development opportunities and challenges in Ethiopia. On the flight back I had a long

It’s almost summer here in Washington, DC—and you know what that means? Time to sign-up for national conferences! Several of our partners are hosting events and advocacy workshops in Washington, DC from May through July, and we hope you’ll be able to join them. Find out more and RSVP by clicking the links below—and don’t

Check out this post from our partners at Bread for the World about founder Rev. Art Simon’s new book The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger. “We began with a tiny seed of an idea, but the seed had life and, when planted, God gave it growth.” -Rev. Art

Check out this great opportunity courtesy of Jennifer Coulter Stapleton of Bread for the World. As a former Hunger Justice leader myself, I highly recommend it: ONE partner Bread for the World is looking for the best and brightest 20- to 30-year-old advocates to join their next class of Hunger Justice Leaders. Selected participants will

Here are a few more updates today from our partners and friends on the effort underway in Haiti: American Red Cross: “We are humbled and thankful for the outpouring of support from our blog visitors offering their services to help those in need in Haiti. We committed $200,000 last night, and increased that amount this