STOP Hunger
As a world leader in food and management services, Sodexo serve millions of people a day, but there are many more we can't serve. Therefore Sodexo is dedicated to being a driving and creative force that contributes to a world that is free of hunger and malnutrition.
Our program, STOP Hunger, has evolved into 4 major components since its inception more than a decade ago.
(1) Volunteering
encouraging and supporting Sodexo employees’ spirit of service in support of hunger relief initiatives in their local communities
(2) Sharing Sodexo Knowledge
providing nutrition, food safety, food waste education, and job and life skills training for the unemployed and homeless
(3) Food Donations
donating perishable and non-perishable food to hunger relief organizations
(4) Financial Donations
sponsoring and supporting programs that fight hunger and malnutrition
Global initiatives
Sodexo's fight against hunger began in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, more than a decade ago. It has grown to include thousands of hunger-fighting activities each year.
We have committed to extending the success of the STOP Hunger program to Sodexo host countries around the globe. We are working community to community to fight hunger and malnutrition.
Our program includes:
- Local and corporate action plans,
- Working with major charitable organizations,
- Sponsoring programs in our host countries
How you can get involved:
Sodexo is working locally to impact hunger globally. We have organized our fight against hunger around local communities. Our employees, clients, customers, and vendors have all reached out to struggling neighbors and families. We encourage you to do the same.
Hunger facts:
- More than 840 million people in the world are malnourished. Startling facts like these are not uncommon:
- The world produces enough food to supply everyone with 2,720 calories a day
- More than 300 million children wake up hungry every day
- 6 million children under the age of 5 die each year as a result of hunger
- 1.2 billion people live on less than € 0.87 a day
- One-third of children under 5 in the world suffer from chronic malnutrition
- In developing countries, 91 children out of 1,000 die before their fifth birthday
- More than 2 million children each year have severe visual problems due to lack of Vitamin A
- Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) affects every fourth child worldwide
- Hunger is not caused by food scarcity, but by poor distribution
- One person in 5 in developing countries is undernourished
