William Moore is executive director of The Eleanor Crook Foundation, a growing U.S. philanthropy committed to research, capacity building, and advocacy to end global malnutrition. Moore previously served as chief storyteller at the United Nations Millennium Campaign, where he helped coordinate UN country office engagement plans for the Sustainable Development Goals and worked to highlight the human aspect of data and development. He serves on the board of the Alliance to End Hunger and the advisory board for the Center for Innovation and Health at Concern Worldwide. Moore graduated from Columbia University with a degree in American Studies. He is a former Bread for the World intern and attends Pullen Memorial Baptist Church. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Afghanistan would be considered likely to have high rates of hunger because at least two of the major causes of global hunger affect it—armed conflict and fragile governmental institutions.
Malnutrition is responsible for nearly half of all preventable deaths among children under 5. Every year, the world loses hundreds of thousands of young children and babies to hunger-related causes.
Bread for the World is calling on the Biden-Harris administration and Congress to build a better 1,000-Days infrastructure in the United States.
“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in faith.” These words from Colossians 2:6 remind us of the faith that is active in love for our neighbors.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is designed to respond to changes in need, making it well suited to respond to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bread for the World and its partners are asking Congress to provide $200 million for global nutrition.
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