Hacking Hunger

World Food Program USA
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Hidden, human stories about food on the front lines of hunger. Produced by World Food Program USA.

  1. Inside the High-Tech Tool That Tracks Hunger Crises and Save Lives

    2020. 07. 01.

    Inside the High-Tech Tool That Tracks Hunger Crises and Save Lives

    On this episode of Hacking Hunger, we spoke to Jonathan Rivers, who's team at the U.N. World Food Programme uses mobile technology to monitor food security in real time. He describes how this technology works, and the critical role it plays in emergency response.

    19분
  2. Creating an Anti-Poverty Movement with Clint Borgen

    2020. 06. 19.

    Creating an Anti-Poverty Movement with Clint Borgen

    A passion project that began one summer on a fishing boat, The Borgen Project is now a nationwide campaign with volunteers in 931 cities. It advocates, mobilizes and educates to improve the living conditions of people living on less than a dollar a day.   On this episode of Hacking Hunger, we talk Clint Borgen, founder and CEO, to ask him more about how an idea on a fishing boat evolved into a successful anti-poverty movement.

    17분

  3. 2020. 06. 16.

    Linking Hunger and War with Matthew Hollingworth

    Two years ago, the UN Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2417, a resolution recognizing the link between hunger and war. But two years later, too little has changed. For this episode, we sat down with Matthew Hollingworth, United Nations World Food Programme's country director in South Sudan to reflect on the significance of the resolution and discuss the impact that the new coronavirus pandemic might have on peace and security globally.

    17분
  4. Poverty, Policy and Pandemic with Johan Swinnen

    2020. 06. 11.

    Poverty, Policy and Pandemic with Johan Swinnen

    How much of an impact on developing economies will COVID-19 really have? Why will food systems change prevent dire impacts from happening in the future? On this episode of Hacking Hunger, we talk to Johan Swinnen, a top economist and currently director general of The International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC.

    20분
  5. "Everything Changed Overnight." WFP USA CEO on Navigating a Global Crisis

    2020. 05. 13.

    "Everything Changed Overnight." WFP USA CEO on Navigating a Global Crisis

    Three months after Barron Segar joined WFP USA as president and CEO, disaster struck. COVID-19 hit and uprooted life as we knew, forcing Barron and WFP USA leadership to reimagine many of their plans. Barron is no stranger to crisis, so we sat down with him to ask about his background, goals and leading in the time of COVID-19.

    19분
  6. How Innovation Can Help Solve Hunger During a Pandemic

    2020. 04. 29.

    How Innovation Can Help Solve Hunger During a Pandemic

    As the COVID-19 spreads, innovation and technology is needed more to reach people in need. In this episode of Hacking Hunger, Bernhard Kowatsch, head of WFP's Innovation Accelerator, explains how the program is working to support WFP's pandemic response.

    21분
  7. Food Tank, Food Systems and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dani Nierenberg

    2020. 04. 15.

    Food Tank, Food Systems and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dani Nierenberg

    Danielle Nierenberg is a world-renowned researcher, speaker and advocate, she's spent her career fighting for food-systems change and is an expert on all things food and ag. On this episode, we talk to Danielle about her background, her current organization, Food Tank, and how COVID-19 will affect food systems going forward.

    17분
  8. COVID-19 and the 5 Major Threats it Poses to Global Food Security

    2020. 03. 27.

    COVID-19 and the 5 Major Threats it Poses to Global Food Security

    Every major outbreak in recent memory—Ebola, SARS, MERS—has had both direct and indirect negative impacts on food security. On this episode, we speak to Chase Sova, our senior director of policy and research, to learn what the experts are saying about the likelihood and nature of such impacts from COVID-19.

    29분
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Hidden, human stories about food on the front lines of hunger. Produced by World Food Program USA.

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    World Food Program USA
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    2015년 - 2020년
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