Organizations Fighting Hunger

Description:

USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. The United States has a long history of extending a helping hand to people overseas struggling to make a better life. U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America's interests while improving lives in the developing world.

Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to: Promote broadly shared economic prosperity; Strengthen democracy and good governance; Protect human rights; Improve global health, Advance food security and agriculture; Improve environmental sustainability; Further education; Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts; and Provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters.

USAID partners with a variety of organizations – from small businesses and local in-country organizations to universities and international NGOs – to support and implement a wide range of development programs around the world.

How to Help:

There are a variety of ways to partner with USAID. Through Global Development Alliances, USAID works with companies large and small, foundations, NGOs and implementing partners, diaspora groups, universities, and other donor agencies to address jointly defined objectives. In support of Feed the Future, USAID builds partnerships in a number of areas that advance food security and agricultural development, including increasing productivity in key agricultural value chains, increasing incomes and market access of smallholder farmers, and catalyzing private sector investment for sustainable agricultural development.

USAID invites individuals and organizations to share their ideas and/or apply for funding through their Development Innovations Ventures or Grand Challenges for Development programs, or to submit unsolicited proposals and grant applications.

Programs for individuals include the Farmer to Farmer program, which connects volunteer experts from the U.S. to respond to the local needs of host-country farmers and organizations. More opportunities to get involved with USAID are listed online.

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