MISSION

Rise Against Hunger India is driven by the vision of a world without hunger. Their mission is to end hunger in their lifetime by providing food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable and creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.

HISTORY

In 1998, envisioning a world without hunger, Ray Buchanan — a United Methodist minister — founded Stop Hunger Now. In 2017, Stop Hunger Now rebranded to become Rise Against Hunger. After enlisting as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War, Ray Buchanan quickly recognized that accomplishing a mission required “commitment to something larger than yourself.”

INDIA PROGRAM

India program formally started in 2015 as a result of increased interest and support by corporate partners to engage in their meal packaging program. In 2013, the first meal packaging event was held in Bangalore which was facilitated by the US team, and this acted as the first step towards creating a sustained effort in India towards ending hunger. Throughout 2014, several events were held with multiple corporate partners in Bangalore packaging more than 280,000 meals. These regular meal packaging events led to the opportunity to establish a permanent program base to mobilize support and create champions for active engagement. An independent entity was created in India in 2014 which was formally registered as a Charitable Trust in October 2014. In 2017, the name was changed to Rise Against Hunger India.

Driving Rise Against Hunger India’s work is the recognition that ending hunger is more than just feeding people. Their efforts are therefore directed towards expanding the hunger-fighting programs beyond meal packaging and distribution. Through their community empowerment programs, they work with communities to be sustainably food and nutrition secure.