Help tackle hunger and food waste in Vietnam
A life-changing project making a tangible impact on vulnerable people on the streets of Hanoi “Since having support from VietHarvest, our vulnerable people have bigger dinners. We take as much as possible to feed children and the elderly on the streets around Hanoi.” Since mid-2022 Action on Poverty has supported social enterprise VietHarvest’s mission to feed people in need, alleviate hunger and poverty, and innovate for social impact in Vietnam. As you will know, income shock and food insecurity have been major economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in both developing and developed nations around the world. And in Vietnam the pandemic has delayed poverty reduction progress and increased inequality. Household food security is tenuous in Vietnam. Although Vietnam made advances in poverty alleviation in the years before the pandemic, a 2022 World Bank report found a large group of the population remains economically vulnerable, with around one in fi...