TeleFood: building solidarity to end world hunger
Raising awareness about the problem of hunger mobilizes energy to find a solution. In 1997, FAO launched TeleFood, a campaign of concerts, sporting events and other activities to harness the power of media, celebrities and concerned citizens to help fight hunger.
The millions of viewers who saw the week-long Groundwork concert
in Seattle, Washington, United States, in 2001, a dusk-to-dawn
solidarity concert in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002, or the seven
annual TeleFood galas in Spain, proved the power of these events.
Since its start, the campaign has generated close to US$ 19
million in donations. TeleFood has funded 2137 projects in 127
countries. Money raised through TeleFood pays for small, sustainable
projects that help small-scale farmers produce more food for their
families and communities.
TeleFood events centre around the observance of World Food Day,
marking the founding of FAO on 16 October 1945. This year's World Food
Day / TeleFood theme is Agriculture and intercultural dialogue.
