I WENT HUNGRY is a global music industry initiative started by the legendary reggae band the Wailers to help eradicate hunger. Food is a human right.
The band decided to put their empathy into action upon learning that every 6 seconds a child dies of hunger, so they are enlisting their fellow musicians to go hungry by donating a portion of their tour catering to the I WENT HUNGRY campaign.
We invite our fans, fellow musicians, athletes, electricians, actors, artists, CEO's, students, mothers, fathers, and all our brethren and sistren in declaring I WENT HUNGRY! This is something that we can all impact. This is a stage that everyone can perform on. There IS enough food in the world to feed EVERYONE! 100% of all donations are being given to the World Food Program (WFP).
Here is how YOU can help: WFP is calling for a billion global citizens who have enough food to eat to take action to help feed the billion people on the planet who go to bed hungry each night.
The Billion for a Billion campaign, the first ever global citizens' campaign to end hunger, is aimed especially at the billion internet users in the world. It is based on the idea that many people doing a little can shift mountains -- or, in this case, help eradicate hunger.
As well as donating, YOU can also help fight hunger by spreading the word, using the multiple tools available to web users today.
It could be as simple as posting the Billion for a Billion video on your Facebook page or tweeting to a friend the fact that a child dies every 6 seconds of hunger-related causes.
Watch WFP on Letterman and Learn How You Can Help Haiti
Jan 22, 2010
Recently the Late Show with David Letterman featured spokesperson, Bettina Luescher of the World Food Programme (WFP). The following clip from the Late Show gives a brief background into the origin of WFP as well as the recent obstacles that have prevented the organization from being able to meet the increasing demand for food in over 70 different countries including Darfur, Somalia, Pakistan and the recently devastated Haiti.
I Went Hungry is a collaborative project with WFP that was started by the legendary reggae band the Wailers to help eradicate hunger. The I Went Hungry campaign encourages musicians, businesspeople, students and families around the world to give up one of their daily snacks or meals and instead declare I WENT HUNGRY and donate that money to feed someone else in need.
After the January 12th earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that took place in Haiti, the WFP and I Went Hungry are asking you to go hungry to benefit the people of Haiti. By clicking the image below, you will be redirected to the Friends of the World Food Programme website where you can donate to the direct relief fund for Haiti.
The band commented: "Slightly Stoopid was turned onto the World Food Program by The Wailers' I Went Hungry charity organization. In a crisis like the recent Haiti disaster, we are happy to be in the position to help those in need as well as trying to motivate our fan community to help. "
On Tuesday, January 12, a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake rattled Haiti. With the epicenter just 10 miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince, destruction throughout the impoverished nation appears to be widespread.The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is responding to the destructive earthquake, and you are an important part of our response. WFP teams are already on the scene, mobilizing emergency food assistance to families, and you and The Wailers can help us reach more families in need.
You see, WFP relies entirely on voluntary contributions, so you help determine just how many lives we can save. Every hour we wait means more lives are at risk. Please help more than 3 million hungry people with an emergency donation today.
You've probably seen the pictures showing the devastation wrought by the severity of this earthquake. We still don't know the full extent of the damage, but we do know that millions of people are without food.
When a disaster strikes, hunger is often the first emergency. WFP knows how to deliver food to the hungry quickly and effectively, and our teams are working nonstop to mobilize critical emergency supplies. But we need your support. Today you can be one of the first to respond.
Sep 18, 2009
Friends of the World Food Program are hosting their second annual Summit on Global Hunger.
When: Monday, October 6 & Tuesday, October 7, 2009. Where: Stewart Mott House, 122 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington, DC Metro: Union Station (Red Line) or Capital South (Orange and Blue Line)
SLIGHTLY STOOPID DONATES 10k to I WENT HUNGRY and feeds 40,000 children
Jul 15, 2009
Slightly Stoopid played the 91x Wrex the Halls concert on December 13th, 2008 to celebrate their #1 song of the Year "2am". The Band decided to take their pay and donate it to the United Nations World Food Program on behalf of I WENT HUNGRY. They have been an ongoing ally of I WENT HUNGRY in the fight against hunger.
We thank them for their dedication & generosity! One Love.
Emergency Operations
Jun 15, 2009
WFP assisted Maria Ereña and her family when they were displaced by severe flooding in Bolivia. Emergency Operations deal with many different crisis situations which fit into three general categories: sudden disasters, slow onset disasters, and complex emergencies. Sudden disasters refers to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, or tsunamis. Slow onset disasters includes crises such as drought and crop failure. Complex emergencies are those that arise from conflict, and social and economic disruption. Click here for more information.
In the last 20 years, the global number of natural disasters, wars and civil conflicts per year has doubled, demanding a significant portion of WFP's funding and resources. Friends of WFP gives donors the option of designating their gift to the general Disaster Relief program area, and also creates special program areas when disasters strike. Program areas have been created for emergencies such as the 2004 tsunami, the ongoing conflict in the Darfur region of Sudan, Cyclone Nargis which hit Myanmar/Burma, and the Haiti food crisis.
Relief and Rehabilitation
Jul 14, 2007
I Went Hungry | DonateFood for Training programs help poor rural farmers build a future.
In the aftermath of complex crises and natural disasters, refugee and displaced populations must rebuild their lives; damage to food production and chronic malnutrition often persist for years. WFP’s Relief and Rehabilitation projects help communities rebuild assets and long-term food production resources while assisting with immediate food needs. Food for Work, Food for Training and Food for Education programs provide critical experience as well as daily food assistance for program participants. Consequently, participants are able to provide a meal for their families during challenging transition periods, and also learn how to rebuild their local infrastructure, community and personal assets to establish self-sufficiency and buffer against future disasters. Click here for more information.
Friends of WFP does its best to send donations designated for a specific country’s relief and rehabilitation programs to that country, but this cannot be guaranteed. If we are unable to send donations to a particular country, they will be designated to the Greatest Need program area, which allows WFP to use assets where they are most needed at any given time.
Slightly Stoopid played the 91x Wrex the Halls concert on December 13th, 2008 to celebrate their #1 song of the Year "2am". The Band decided to take their pay and donate it to the United Nations World Food Program on behalf of 
WFP assisted Maria Ereña and her family when they were displaced by severe flooding in Bolivia.
I Went Hungry | DonateFood for Training programs help poor rural farmers build a future.