International Hunger Program 

International hunger programs supported in the past have included:

• Mbujimayi Christian Health and Nutrition Center- $22,000

The Christian Health and Nutrition Center, located in Mbujimayi, Republic of the Congo, a city of over two million inhabitants who have very limited access to medical services, provides many health and nutritional services to the city’s population. Services to the population include minimal fee medical care, a vaccination program, a program to restore severely malnourished children to health, pre-natal and post-natal counseling, and nutritional programs.

• Cormiers Watershed Project- $15,000

The Cormiers Watershed Project is a program designed to help residents of the Cormiers Watershed area near Leogane, Haiti learn and practice soil conversation efforts. The Cormiers Watershed is home to many subsistence farmers that scratch out a living on small plots (generally around 1.5 acres) that are difficult to farm and prone to erosion. Because of the project, soil erosion in the area has been significantly reduced and the program is now going to be expanded to other watershed areas in the region.

• Community Development Resource Agency- $15,000

The Community Development Resource Agency (CDRA) program supports efforts for land reform and rural agricultural development in South Africa. The CDRA program addresses hunger-related issues in South Africa in several ways. They have established community agriculture support groups whose purpose is to enhance the agricultural output of the rural population. CDRA also provides a platform and forum for rural people to express their needs for rural development and, thereby, place rural development and poverty on the national agenda. A third initiative of CDRA is to provide educational resources and training to the less privileged so they can make meaningful contributions to their communities.

Programs supported in the past have included:

• Emergency Food Program- Henderson, NC

The Emergency Food Program provides food assistance to needy residents of Vance County. Residents aided through this program include the elderly, single-family households, and low-income families.

The Society of St. Andrew is a project that gleans millions of pounds of fresh produce from North Carolina fields that would otherwise go to waste. Since 1992, the program has distributed over thirty-two million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to waste in North Carolina fields.

The Tarboro Community Outreach program operates a food pantry and soup kitchen to assist those in need of nourishment. In addition to food, the program also dispenses hospitality, kindness, and understanding.

The Wake Interfaith Hospitality Network sponsors a nutrition program that provides breakfast, hot lunch and an afternoon snack for frail elders and disabled adults. The center’s nutrition program is especially important since many of the participants have a range of health conditions for which proper nutrition is a necessary component of adequate care.

The United Church Ministries program provides assistance to those in need of food. Food bags are prepared and distributed to individuals in need throughout the community. Over 70,000 persons have benefited from this program since its inception in 1983.

This program of Housing for Hope will provide nutritional supplements such as Resource and Isomil to persons with high-risk health needs. This program is one of many services that is provided by Housing for New Hope to those in need in the Durham area.

The RCS Hunger Ministry serves those in need in the New Bern Community. The program includes a soup kitchen as well as the distribution of groceries and prepared foods to needy individuals. The program provided over 100,000 meals last year in the form of grocery orders for at-home preparation.

The Eagle’s Wings program distributes food to needy residents of Beaufort County. Recipients include infants and the elderly who are provided with food that will suit their special nutritional requirements. The program has served over 5,000 persons in the past year.

The Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action program addresses emergency food needs of the homeless and families and individuals who have sickness, job loss, or other family emergencies.

The Inter-Church Outreach program provides pantry foods to the homeless, the elderly, and in-crisis families in the Lenoir County area.

The Edenton/Chowan Food Pantry program supplements the food needs of families in crisis and individuals at risk in Chowan County.