1.3 Stop Hunger –for a hunger-free world

Stop Hunger is a global non-profit network founded by Sodexo in 1996. Stop Hunger is contributing to the UN’s goal of a world without hunger through partnerships with charitable organisations that support local organisations, empower women and respond to disasters.

Some 820 million people are affected by not having enough food. This represents 10% of the world’s population. 60% of these are women. 45 million people in 43 countries are suffering from hunger.

25,000 people die every day, of whom 10,000 are children: more victims than during the COVID-19 pandemic. But hunger isn’t inevitable, and one of the UN’s sustainability goals is to end world hunger by 2030.

In Sweden, we are working to strengthen our local efforts through the support we can provide in the form of our services – such as donating food –and through volunteering, which may involve education, innovation and food waste.

We are also doing our best to increase locally based partnerships with clients and suppliers, as well as aid organisations such as the Swedish City Missions, Matakuten, Hela människan, Verdandi and others.

Our focus areas are:

• Volunteering – where as an employer, we offer all our employees a paid day of volunteering every year.

• Donation of food/meals – primarily surplus food in order to reduce food waste.

• Empowerment of women –supporting projects that help women help themselves and their families. Fundraising and donating money.

• Servathon April–June – a service marathon with the Swedish City Missions as beneficiary.

Homepage Stop Hunger

• Using Stop Hunger ambassadors – involving customers and suppliers

Global video about Stop Hunger –Stop Hunger – Feeding The Future

Our Stop Hunger programme in Sweden has benefited around 10,000 people during the 2022 financial year.

• 6,500 meals and 1,300 kilos of food