Rise Against Hunger
Rotarian join forces with Kraft Heinz workers to fill food bags
Rise Against Hunger is driven by the vision of a world without hunger. The mission is to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilise the necessary resources.
In 1998, envisioning a world without hunger, Ray Buchanan — a United Methodist minister — founded Stop Hunger Now. In 2017, Stop Hunger Now rebranded to become Rise Against Hunger. After enlisting as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War, Ray Buchanan quickly recognized that accomplishing a mission required “commitment to something larger than yourself.”
Driving Rise Against Hunger’s work is the recognition that ending hunger is more than just feeding people, which led Rise Against Hunger to focus its feeding programmes in areas where we can have a real impact and expand its hunger-fighting programmes beyond meal packaging and distribution.
The organisation’s approach to ending hunger centres on mobilising a global network of hunger champions. Rise Against Hunger meal packaging volunteers produce millions of nutritious meals annually that are then distributed to partners in countries around the world. Those partners are best able to address the causes and effects of hunger based on their local presence and expertise. Through our thorough monitoring and evaluation process, we ensure the meals distributed by those partners are used as a tool to change lives by promoting education, improving students’ health and nutrition, addressing gender inequalities, stimulating economic growth and fighting child labor.
Another core focus of Rise Against Hunger is responding to crises–both natural and man-made. From droughts to floods, in conflict zones and transitioning political situations, food is often the most immediate need. When everyday access to food, wages, and market systems are destroyed in the wake of emergencies, Rise Against Hunger works through a network of in-country partners to address these needs. We strive to ensure aid is efficiently and effectively deployed to and received by communities when it is needed most.
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If you feel you can contribute please follow the link to our JustGiving page. Any problems just search JustGiving.com and type Wigan Rotary Club Trust Fund. Thank you for your continued support
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The generous giving by the people of Wigan meant Rotary could help many groups of people
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The organisations that benefitted from your generosity
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Over the years the hospital has loaned equipment to patients to aid their recovery and maybe now is surplus to their requirements
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Wigan Rotary Club and Golborne -Lightshaw Rotary Club combine to give a group of Young Carers a day out
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The annual competition for Primary Schools The winning Team -Aspull Our Lady’s RC Primary School
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In a joint venture with Inspiring Healthy Lifestyle cyclists took to the track for Cancer Research
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Long service certificate presented
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The winning teams pictured receiving their certificates from Peter McGhee, Principal of St John Rigby College
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Another busy month
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This is the second year the Rotary Clubs of Leigh and Wigan have combined to collect unwanted hospital equipment
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A Community Circle is a way to support someone through bringing together friends, family and neighbours with a facilitator, supporting conversations that lead to action and help people to live better, happier lives.
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The Rotary Club provides details of helplines for anyone affected
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Long service certificates
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Wigan Rotary thanked Sunshine House for their support in helping to collect unwanted hospital equipment
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Friends of Rotary Certificates presented to acknowledge the work that Metro Rod, Local Life and Westwood Motors do in supporting the work of Wigan Rotary Club in the Community.
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Many, many, thanks for the generosity of the people of Wigan in helping Rotary Club raise over £15000 for good causes. Wishing you a successful 2017
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Wigan Rotary Club and Golborne-Lightshaw Rotary Clubs jointly supported a group of young carers
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Members of Wigan Rotary joined with people across the world in remembering the victims of Holocaust and Genocide."‹
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Photographic record of visits and presentations in January and early February
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