Did you know that 1 in 10 people are undernourished? Or that Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine has caused food prices to skyrocket, especially in African countries? The world is experiencing a global hunger crisis, but how much do you really know about it? Here are 5 facts you need to know. 1 in 10 people are undernourished Yes, you read that right – 1 in 10 people on the planet are undernourished. That‘s roughly 800 million people who don‘t have enough food. Every person...
Globally, people are experiencing hunger every day. And we’ve seen how crises like climate change and the war in Ukraine are making that worse.  That’s why this year for Mandela Day, the Nelson Mandela Foundation called on global activists to explore sustainable solutions to both food security and the climate crisis.  Add your voice to our petition urging world leaders to end the hunger crisis. ONE Champions Nyombi Morris and climate activist, Sipasi Olalekan are weighing in.  Nyombi on the journey to food...
Every day, almost 20 million people in South Africa go to bed hungry. And every month, 30 million people don’t have enough money, leaving them vulnerable to food insecurity. In Cape Town, community gardens and nonprofits are fighting this food insecurity by rescuing food waste, encouraging people to grow their own gardens at home, and fostering the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs. On this World Food Day, here’s a closer look at their work. Bo-Kaap Helpers Garden: Building garden communities during COVID-19 Between...
Megan Gieske is a storyteller and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. A 1-hour drive from Johannesburg, rolling amber hills replace the concrete and skyscrapers of downtown. This is Tarlton. Here Vutlhari Chauke, the woman behind the agricultural business VT Harvest, is fighting against gender stereotypes and disempowerment, and she is bringing other women along with her. Down a long dirt road, 10 greenhouses stand out against the slanting light of the afternoon sun. Women bend over crops of rocket, mint,...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter here, and read on rising cases, variants, and vaccines — plus why vaccine policy is climate policy. Top news “Aid for climate change should be given separately and not be part of official development assistance.” — Cyril Ramaphosa at the Leaders Climate Summit Africa’s youngest president: Idriss Déby was reportedly wounded and killed in the line of fire...
A roundup of the latest news, stats, and analysis of COVID-19’s impact in Africa. View our data tracker and sign up for our weekly newsletter here, and read on for ONE’s updated COVID-19 Tracker, who’s taking over the US global pandemic response efforts, and the world’s economic outlook. Top news Torn in two: The IMF projects a stronger recovery for the global economy compared to its January forecast, with growth expected to be 6% in 2021. Upward revisions are mainly due...
Facts from our Africa COVID-19 Tracker Total population: 44,269,594 Percentage of population living in extreme poverty: 41.5% Food inflation: -1.2% (latest: 30 January 2021) People with insufficient food intake: 34.1% (latest: 25 Feb 2021) Children (under 5) with chronic malnutrition: 28.9% Economy Uganda is a low-income country with a fast-growing population. 68% of the population work in the agriculture sector, 7% in industry, and 20% in services. Like many African nations, the future of the Ugandan economy is dependent on the...
Nearly 690 million people are undernourished, according to a recent report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and this figure has been rising steadily since 2014. In 2019, close to 750 million were exposed to severe levels of food insecurity. Sub-Saharan Africa remains the region with the highest rate of malnutrition, affecting 22% of the population, or 239 million people. While food insecurity is a complex problem that requires a range of policy interventions, one way to tackle...
Megan Gieske is a storyteller and photographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. On Steve Biko Street, taxi horns blare and horse carts trot down Gugulethu’s busy main road. But over a high wall, a woman has grown an oasis of green in the highly-developed, urban landscape of Gugulethu, where almost 100,000 share just 6.42²km (or 2.5² miles) of land. It’s here in Gugulethu where Nomonde Kweza, or “Mama Nomonde,” is reclaiming her agricultural heritage, and teaching her community to support...
Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated each year on 18 July to honour the legacy of one of the greatest campaigners of our time. The day is a global call to action for every individual to use their power to change the world. Madiba is recognised as a symbol of global solidarity and a fierce advocate for social justice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the call for justice has never been stronger. “Freedom is meaningless if people cannot put food in...