Did you know that twenty-five thousand people die of malnutrition each day? It’s true and it’s unconscionable. Our world’s so-called “food crisis” is not, in fact, the result of food shortage. Rather, it stems from a deep flaw in our global economy that prevents food from reaching everyone — what we call a food insecurity crisis. How can we fix this?

American Jewish World Service (AJWS) recently launched Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up, a campaign to mobilize the Jewish community to help end global hunger. By treating food as a human right and not just another commodity, AJWS is helping to address the underlying causes of hunger while supporting the work of 80 grassroots organizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas that are creating long-term sustainable solutions to food insecurity — teaching farmers to grow food by using agro-ecological farming techniques, endowing communities with seed banks and empowering indigenous populations to advocate for their land and water rights.

In conjunction with this campaign, AJWS has launched a blog! It’s called From the Ground and explores the challenges and complexities of food injustice around the globe, shares innovative solutions to global problems and offers some snapshots of grassroots organizations that are addressing food insecurity with the support of AJWS.

In the upcoming weeks and months, you’ll be hearing more from us. As a start, test your knowledge of global hunger by taking AJWS’s Hunger Quiz!