Bread for the World
Current donation: $125,000
Donations to date: $475,000
Bread for the World (Bread) is an advocacy organization that urges decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Our donation will allow Bread to scale up their advocacy efforts and raise awareness in our government of how climate change makes more people hungry, which, in turn, makes our world less stable.
Why They're Climate Smart
Climate change has become a major cause of world hunger, and the US government is no longer playing a leadership role in dealing with the problem. The vast majority of Americans believe that climate change is a serious threat to the US and protecting the environment should be a top priority for the president and Congress. Working through churches, campuses, and other organizations, Bread's nationwide network of concerned citizens will urge members of Congress to take action.
Why They Receive Our Continued Support
In 2022, Bread achieved broad support in Congress for climate-smart investments in agriculture and climate adaptation for smallholder farmers with the Global Food Security Act (GFSA). The act, which passed the US House of Representatives in 2022 and was approved by the Senate in 2023, will strengthen the US response to the global food security crisis in 20 target countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. In addition, Bread was successful in getting $500 million in appropriations for the UN Green Climate Fund.
Going forward, Bread will educate the incoming Congress on a climate-smart approach to eliminate global hunger and continue to advocate for climate-smart policies that enhance food security, promote sustainability, and expand proven climate-smart technology.