The 2019 edition of restaurants against hunger, the organization's Action Against Hunger initiative, which aims to raise funds to combat child malnutrition, officially kicks off
Even the restaurants and pizzerias of Italy take to the field to help fight the food crisis which still today harshly affects millions and millions of people around the world. The humanitarian organization Action against Hunger has decided to rekindle the spotlight on this still dramatically concrete and current emergency, presenting the fifth edition of Restaurants against Hunger: a wonderful initiative that actively involves fundraising in some of the most virtuous brands in our country; and their customers, that until December 31st they will have the opportunity to support the project not only with small private donations, but also by choosing from the menu a series of special solidarity dishes.
Hunger, an extremely dangerous enemy
In 2018, the problem of the food crisis at international level concerned the appalling figure of 113 million people. Of these, 74 million still live today in 21 nations plagued by war: especially in Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Afghanistan, where the need for food resources remains incredibly urgent. Yes, because the violence it is in effect the main cause of global problems linked to hunger: mass displacements due to conflicts lead to crop losses, destruction of markets, roads and water infrastructure; not to mention that at the same time, in those realities already shaken by the war, the control of food, productive and natural resources can in turn become a source of further clashes.
The numbers of Restaurants against Hunger
The Action against Hunger initiative involves not only Italy, but also Spain and the United Kingdom, where to date the greatest successes have been recorded, and again France, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Guatemala. As for the national territory, over 600 restaurants have joined these five editions over the years, for a total of around 350 thousand euros collected and 12 thousand children who were able to benefit from the life-saving treatments that the project intends to finance. Important milestones that push the organization – 40 years after its foundation – to want to do even more, in an increasingly incisive way, as you recall Simone Garroni, director general of Action against Hunger Italy: "We are excited that in all of our country so many great restaurants and chefs are mobilizing for a common goal. Together we can really contribute to putting an end to the unacceptable scourge of child malnutrition ".
The 2019 edition
I am currently 170 the locals who throughout Italy have decided to join the initiative, which will continue until the end of the year. There are basically two ways to participate in the fundraising campaign: restaurants can decide to offer special customers solidarity dishes or menus, ordering which it will be possible to allocate 2 euros per Action against Hunger; alternatively the customer can decide to request the meal at the end of the meal chocolate of happiness created ad hoc by the chocolate maker The Pearl of Turin, always against a donation of 2 euros. The complete list of activities participating in the project is available on the official portal of Restaurants against Hunger. Among these, for example, is the Terrazza Triennale – Osteria con Vista in Milan, where the chef Stefano Cerveni has transformed its Spaghetti di Gragnano, San Marzano tomato … with a view on the solidarity dish in favor of the initiative. But also the prestigious Antica Osteria Cera, two Michelin stars: here, in that of Lughetto di Campagna Lupia, in the province of Venice, the chef Lionello Cera has decided to tie the fundraiser to its famous plate of raw colors of the sea. To combine haute cuisine, excellent raw materials and a tasty pinch of solidarity.
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