Officers:
Mary Rideout, President
David Ananiades, Vice-President
Kathleen Preissing, Treasurer
Ayame Mei, Secretary
Corine Quinn, PR Director
Prof. Alessandro Signorini, Faculty Advisor
Statement of Purpose
UFWH is part of the international initiative, Universities Fighting World Hunger, which was started in 2004 as a partnership between the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Auburn University. As a member of this initiative, JCU’s Universities Fighting World Hunger hopes to be a catalyst within the JCU community to make fighting hunger a core value of our University.
Mission
Our Mission is to create a learning environment for the JCU community by raising awareness about global hunger and acting against it to help those in need.
Goal
The founding goal is to develop and implement an action agenda for students and faculty that encompasses:
* hunger awareness and consciousness-raising
* fundraising
* advocacy
* academic initiatives
leading to a university community that is fully engaged in the effort to eliminate world hunger.
- We have the unique opportunity to cooperate directly with the Comitato Italiano per il Programma Alimentare Mondiale (WFP).
- As a University we will aim to implement academic research on hunger-related issues.
*Below are some ways that UFWH aims to raise awareness and funds to fight world hunger:*
–Playing the RICE GAME (Here's our username: John Cabot UFWH Club; password: jcuufwh)
–Petitions
–Fundraising
–Educational Sessions
–Recruiting other Italian Universities to set up Chapters
–Field Visits
UFWH is also looking to cooperate with non-profit organizations especially through fundraising and providing marketing sustainability advice.
Our Accomplishments 2010-2011:
Networking
- 3 Internships at WFP
Volunteering
- Annual Christmas concert to benefit Pakistan (December 2010)
- Recruiting hundreds of signatures for “1 billion Hungry” UN Petition
Fundraising
- WFP products for donations in aiding hunger relief
- 2 benefit concerts, at JCU, for hunger relief raising over 1500 Euros for Haiti and Pakistan.
- Rice Game
Your help is URGENTLY needed.
Make a difference in a child’s future!
Contact us: ufwhclub@johncabot.edu
Be a part of the JCU UFWH SOLUTION!