IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, is
proud to announce a new multi-year partnership with global NGO Action Against Hunger in support of its invaluable work to combat food
insecurity and hunger for millions of people around the world.
It’s estimated that one in three people globally are uncertain
where their next meal is coming from, due to poverty, conflict, inefficient
food systems and climate change. Through
thousands of hotels in communities across more than 100 countries, IHG has long
supported efforts to improve food security, alongside supporting disaster
relief efforts and providing skills training, as part of a pledge to improve
the lives of 30 million people in its Journey to Tomorrow responsible business
plan.
For decades, Action Against Hunger has been preventing, detecting and treating hunger, with its world-renowned screen, treat and sustain programme providing help across East Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, Asia, the Americas, Middle East and Europe. IHG will help support and fund Action Against Hunger’s nutrition programmes, with a specific focus on screening initiatives designed to spot early signs of malnutrition in children and provide potentially lifesaving treatment through local community outreach programmes. IHG will also seek to grow awareness of this critical issue with millions of guests around the world and give them the opportunity to donate IHG One Rewards points to the cause*, starting today. For example, every 10,000 points donated is enough to screen approximately 124 children for malnutrition, an essential first step toward the care they need and on average, 7,500 points can support a malnourished child with nutritious food for six weeks and help bring them back to health.
Elie Maalouf, CEO, IHG Hotels & Resorts,
said “Food
sits at the heart of our hotels and hospitality, nourishing people and
communities, and yet sadly we know it remains in desperately short supply for
millions of people, despite enough being produced to feed everyone on the
planet.
This is a problem the world can solve if
societies, organisations and businesses work together. IHG Hotels & Resorts
is proud to partner with Action Against Hunger on their life saving work, in
addition to the many other long-standing partnerships we have with incredible
charities in local markets. Collectively we want to help create lasting change
in a world where people are nourished, always welcome, and always
respected.
Ashwini Kakkar, Chair, Action Against Hunger International
Network, said, “While
hunger is a widespread challenge, for the first time in human history, we have
the ability to end chronic hunger for everyone, for good. Realising that vision
will take bold action and we are grateful for
IHG’s will, wisdom and leadership in advancing this vital
cause. Hunger makes it harder for hundreds of millions of people around the
world to learn, work, dream and realise their full
potential. IHG’s generous support will help advance our
work to create a world where every life is well nourished.”
As part of IHG’s purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good,
this work will complement existing partnerships IHG and its hotels have in many
local markets that together aim to strengthen the food system in a community –
from providing training and tools to reduce food waste, to diverting surplus
food to those in need. Existing partnerships focused on food security for IHG
include local foodbanks, No Kid Hungry in the US, OzHarvest in Australia,
VietHarvest in Vietnam and Too Good To Go in Europe.
*Donations will go to Action Against Hunger’s
England and Wales charity, number 1047501
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About Action Against Hunger
Action
Against Hunger is a nonprofit leader in the global fight to end hunger for
everyone, for good. With a 45-year track record of innovation, it has shaped
how the world addresses malnutrition and stops life-threatening hunger in its
tracks. Action Against Hunger collaborates with local communities and
governments to promote food security and livelihoods; strengthen health systems
and ensure quality nutrition; enable access to clean water and sanitation;
respond to emergencies and advocate for lasting change.
A
trusted partner to the UN, governments, and companies around the world, Action
Against Hunger is effective and efficient, earning 4-star Charity Navigator
rating for 17 years in a row. With unbeatable knowledge and unstoppable
determination, Action Against Hunger’s dedicated staff go where others don’t,
operating in 59 countries – including the world’s hunger hotspots – and
reaching millions of people each year. To learn more, visit www.ActionAgainstHunger.org.
England
and Wales charity number: 1047501
