Partners in Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger
The Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger project has been initiated by a group of international and non-governmental organizations that have joined forces to help eradicate hunger and malnutrition through education. The partners believe that by bringing together their individual efforts and expertise, a world free from hunger can be achieved more quickly and successfully than by working alone.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
The American Federation of Teachers is a trade union representing more than 1 million members in the fields of K-12 education (teachers and paraprofessionals), state governments, higher education and nursing and health professions. Founded in 1916, AFT continues to be known for its democratic ideals and cutting-edge work on behalf of its members, exerting strong influence on the standards and professional practices in the members' workplaces.
Mailing address:
555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001-2079, USA
Contact Person: Barbara Van Blake, Director
Human Rights and Community Relations
Tel.: +1 202 879 4490
Fax: +1 202 393 8648
Web: www.aft.org
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
FAO was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to improve the condition of rural populations. With a worldwide staff and 180 Member Nations and the European Community (EC), FAO works to alleviate poverty and hunger by promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of food security - access by all people at all times to the food they need for an active and healthy life.
Mailing address:
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 57051
Fax: +39 06 5705 3152
Web site: www.fao.org
Tel.: +39 06 5705 4292
Fax: +39 06 5705 4593
Email: fmfh@fao.org
Future Harvest
Future Harvest is committed to creating a world with less poverty, a healthier human family, well-nourished children, and a better environment by raising awareness and support for international agricultural research. Future Harvest supports scientific research, helps bring the results of research to rural communities in developing countries, and works to educate children and adults about the importance of feeding the world and protecting the Earth.Mailing address:
PMB 238, 2020 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006-1846, USATel.: +1 202 473 3553
Web site: www.futureharvest.org
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
IFPRI's mission is to identify and analyse alternative national and international strategies and policies for meeting the food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-income countries, poor people and sound management of the natural resource base that supports agriculture.
Mailing address:
2033 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-1002, USA
Tel.: +1 202 862 5600
Web site: www.ifpri.org
List server: www.ifpri.cgiar.org/new/newatifpri.htm
International Education and Resource Network (I*EARN)
I*EARN is a global educational telecommunications network linking schools and youth groups in more than 90 countries in order to enable students to use Internet technologies for collaborative project-based learning on projects that address local, national and international issues.
Mailing address:
I*EARN-USA
475 Riverside Drive, #540, New York, NY 10115, USA
Tel.: +1 212 870 2693
Fax: +1 212 870 2672
Web site: www.iearn.org
National Peace Corps Association (NPCA)
The National Peace Corps Association is the non-profit membership organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers, former staff and other friends of the Peace Corps. The NPCA's programming focuses on "bringing the world back home" through global education, peace-building, service and global advocacy.
Mailing address:
1900 L Street NW, Suite 205, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Tel.: +1 202 293 7728
Fax: +1 202 293 7554
Web site: www.rpcv.org
Newsweek Education Program (NEP)
NEP's mission is to promote student participation in issues of the day. The programme seeks to improve students' public policy analysis skills and increase their civic participation. NEP provides class sets of Newsweek Magazine for secondary and college classes in English, Social Studies, Economics and ESL. Special low student rates apply to dozens of supplemental resources, including maps, quizzes, teacher guides, resource booklets and skills builders.
Mailing address:
PO Box 919, Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046, USA
Tel./Fax: within the United States: +1 800 526 2595
Tel./Fax: outside the United States: +1 212 445 5032
Web site: www.schoolnewsweek.com
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
UNESCO promotes collaboration among nations through education, science, culture and communication in order to further respect for justice, for the rule of law and for the human rights and fundamental freedoms affirmed by the Charter of the United Nations. UNESCO works with educators at all levels and with partner organisations to integrate scientific and cultural knowledge and to help learners explore their environment, their social and personal choices and the conditions leading to sustainable development.
Mailing address:
7 Place de Fontenoy, Paris 07 SP, France, 75352
Contact: Anna-Maria Hoffman-Barthes
Fax: +33 1 4568 5622
Web site: www.unesco.org
United States National Committee for the World Food Day
World Food Day is an annual worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-round, long-term action on the complex issue of ensuring security for all. The United States National Committee is a coalition of 450 national, non-profit, private voluntary organizations based in the United States.
Mailing address:
2175 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20437, USA
Contact Person: Patricia Young, National Coordinator
Tel.: 1 202 653 2404
Fax: 1 202 6535760
Web site: www.worldfooddayusa.org
World Bank
The World Bank is the world's largest source of development assistance provides, on average, US$ 20 billion in loans annually to its client countries. The Bank uses its financial resources, its highly trained staff, and its extensive knowledge base to help each developing country on to a path of stable, sustainable and equitable growth. The main focus is on helping the poorest people and the poorest countries. In rural development, this is done by helping to: 1) increase agricultural productivity, employment and food security in rural areas; 2) develop infrastructure such as roads, water wells, schools and hospitals, and provide social services for rural people; and 3) promote environmentally friendly rural development.
Mailing address:
1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA
Contact Person: Lynn R. Brown, MC5110
Tel.: +1 202 458 8175
Fax: +1 202 522 3307
Web site:www.worldbank.org
Special Partnerships
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger and Food Force
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) are joining forces to educate young people around the world about hunger and malnutrition and to motivate them to become actively involved in the fight against hunger. The FAO Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger education initiative and the WFP Food Force educational video game are important tools for preparing and encouraging young people to work together to help create a world free from hunger.
Mailing Address:
World Food Programme – Food Force
Via Cesare Giulio Viola 68/70
Parco de' Medici, 00148 Rome, Italy
Contact Person: Mr. Justin Roche
Tel: + 39 066513 2430
Fax: + 39 066513 2840
E-mail: justin.roche@wfp.org
Website: www.food-force.com, www.wfp.org
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger and kNOw Hunger
Feeding Minds, Fighting Hunger has joined forces with kNOw Hunger, a high school curriculum developed by the key academic authority on hunger in America - the Center on Hunger and Poverty at Brandeis University. With both initiatives already in use in many schools in the U.S. and worldwide, the partnership increases the outreach and implementation of both programmes and enriches the content through providing an expanded set of materials, resources and training to educators and youth around the world.
Mailing Address:
Director, Hunger Education Center on Hunger and Poverty
Heller School, Brandeis University
Waltham, MA 02454
U.S.A.
Website: http://www.centeronhunger.org/projects.html
Contact Person: David Sharken, Director
Tel:++ 01 781 736-8885
Collaborator List
Global Nomads Group
Full Name: | Christopher Plutte |
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Title: | Director of Operations |
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Full Mailing Address: | 29 East 7th Street #5E |
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Phone number: | +1- 917-821-2456 |
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Website: | http://www.gng.org/ |
Arab Nutrition Society
Full Name: | Dr. Abdulrahman O. Musaiger |
Title: | Director, Environmental & Nutrition Programme |
Full Mailing Address: | Bahrain Centre for Studies and Research |
Phone number: | +973-754948 |
Fax number: | +973-715289/754822 |
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Asia-Pacific Network For Food and Nutrition
Full Name: | c/o Dr. Biplab Nandi |
Title: | FAO Regional Nutrition Officer |
Full Mailing Address: | FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific |
Phone number: | +66-2-647-4143 |
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Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Full Name: | Jimaima Schultz or Wendy Snowdon |
Title: | Lifestyle Health Section |
Full Mailing Address: | SPC, BP D5, Noumea Cedex 98848, |
Phone number: | +687-262000 |
Fax number : | +687-263818 |
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Federación Latinoamericana de Asociaciones Académicas de Nutrición y Dietética
Full Name: | Sra. Delfina López |
Title: | Presidenta de la Federación Latinoamericana |
Full Mailing Address: | Independencia 1027, Santiago, Chile |
Phone number: | +56-2-6786285/6786085 |
Fax number: | +56-2-6786085 |
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Colegio de Profesores de Chile
Full Name: | Sra. Olimpia Riveros |
Title: | Integrante del Directorio Nacional |
Full Mailing Address: | Moneda # 2394, Santiago, Chile |
Phone number: | +56-2-6881400, anexo 246 |
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Fundación de Vida Rural de la Pontificia, Universidad Católica de Chile
Full Name: | Sra. Ana María Philippi |
Title: | Directora Ejecutiva de la Fundación |
Full Mailing Address: | Jaime Eyzaguirre n.9, of. 44, Santiago, Chile |
Phone number: | +56-2-6354913 |
Fax number: | +56-2-6354957 |
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International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Full Name: | David Mowbray |
Title: | Communications and Information |
Full Mailing Address: | PMB 5320 Ibadan |
Phone number: | +234-2-241-2626 |
Fax: | +234-2-241-2221 |
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Kenya Coalition for Action in Nutrition
Full Name: | Prof. Ruth K. Oniang'o |
Title: | Prof. of Food Science and Nutrition |
Company: | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & |
Full Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 62000 |
Phone number: | +254 (02) 632220/249799 |
Business Fax: | +254 (02) 631200/+254 (151) 21764 |
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Southern Africa Teachers' Organisation
Full Name: | Mr Peter Mabande |
Title: | Chief Executive |
Full Mailing Address: | P. O. Box 1440, Harare, Zimbabwe |
Fax: | +263 04 791042 |
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Società Italiana di Nutrizione Umana
Full Name: | Prof. Nino Carlo Battistini |
Title: | Presidente SINU |
Full Mailing Address: | Alimentazione e Nutrizione Umana |
Tel: | +39.5920.55350 |
Fax: | +39.5920.55483 |
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European Food Information Council
Full Name: | Ms. Annette Jung |
Full Mailing Address: | EUFIC |
Phone number: | +32-2-50689 89 |
Fax number: | +32-2-506 89 80 |
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World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts
Full Name: | Ms. Charlotte Barran |
Title: | Head of Communications |
Full Mailing Address: | Olave Centre |
Phone number: | + 44 (0171) 794-1181 |
Fax: | + 44 (0171) 431-3764 |
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SEE HEALTH (South Eastern Europe Health Promotion Network)
Full Name: |
Ms. Anastasia Baou |
Title: |
FMFH Assistant Project Coordinator |
Full Mailing Address: |
124 b Vasilissis Sofias |
Phone number: |
+30-210-775-7121 |
Fax: |
+30-210-775-1170 |
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