NOVEMBER 2021
We Are Thankful
Today, we are faced with unique challenges in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition. The pandemic is continuing to disrupt the ways families get nourishing food. The climate crisis is threatening how communities grow, raise or even catch their next meal. And conflict is upending the progress we made.

Even so, this Thanksgiving season, there’s a lot we are thankful for. We thank all of our staff and partners around the world who are dedicated to facing these challenges to end poverty, hunger and malnutrition. We are inspired by stories of partnership, innovation and resilience as we work together to build back stronger. 

From launching the updated U.S. Government's Global Food Security Strategy and announcing a $5 billion commitment over five years to tackle hunger abroad, to announcing bold targets as part of the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE) at COP-26 – Feed the Future and its partners are rising to the challenge to end hunger. And with the Nutrition for Growth Summit kicking off in a few days, we look forward to mobilizing action to end malnutrition in all its forms.

Read on to see more of what we are thankful for this year.

For stories and updates related to Feed the Future and global food security progress, keep an eye out for our upcoming newsletter issues.



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At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP-26), USAID announced an ambitious set of targets to advance the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE). PREPARE will support more than half a billion people in developing countries adapt to and manage the impacts of climate change through locally led development by 2030.
Mobilizing investment into the world’s developing countries is the work of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Find out how the DFC is helping these countries adapt to the perils of climate change.
The 2021 Global Nutrition Report shows that poor diets and resulting malnutrition in all its forms continue to be unacceptably high across the world. This report outlines key challenges in meeting global ambitions for healthy, sustainable diets that put an end to malnutrition and preserve the planet.
Insect production has the potential to provide sustainable solutions to many challenging development problems, like food insecurity. USAID and USDA are interested in hearing from organizations that are working with this unique protein. Submit your responses by December 22, 2021.
Demographically, Rwanda has the second-highest population density in sub-Saharan Africa, among the highest in the world. While employment is a concern across the country, youth, women and persons with disabilities face the highest obstacles toward economic engagement. The Feed the Future Employment and Entrepreneurship Activity is collecting proposals to catalyze inclusive growth. Share your proposals by January 7, 2022.
Stop by the new WorkwithUSAID.org website to form and connect meaningful relationships with organizations in the international development community. The website is home to a variety of tools and resources to learn about how to best engage with USAID.
Photo Credits: Morgana Wingard for USAID and Ranelle Sykes, USAID

Feed the Future is the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.