Making sacrifices is an unavoidable part of daily life for impoverished people, but many families will do whatever it takes to not give up a beloved tradition.
Across the globe, 805 million people struggle with hunger, but when poor families manage to scrape some food together, many make a point of sharing it only when all members of the clan can gather around the table.
To demonstrate how committed underserved families are to this ritual –- and that hunger can be eliminated in “our lifetime” — the World Food Program (WFP) asked people across the globe to share images that capture loved ones breaking bread together. The aid organization, which has partnered with the EU to help feed people in need, received photos from 32 countries, and tasked celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, photographer Chris Terry and the general public with selecting their favorites.
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“The winning contributions raise awareness of the everyday reality of mothers and fathers in humanitarian crises, struggling to provide food for their families,” Christos Stylianides, European commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management, said in a statement. “While they have temporarily lost the ability to provide enough food to remain healthy and enable their children to grow to their full potential, the EU-WFP partnership has been able to help them.”
Learn more about the World Food Program’s “Family Meal” photo series and how you can get involved with helping hungry families here.
