Bread For The World Institute Inc

TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS AND EDUCATION ON HUNGER ISSUES IN THE U.S. AND AROUND THE WORLD.

PUBLIC EDUCATION:DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE. THE INSTITUTE WROTE A FIVE-PART SERIES ON HUNGER IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS AND HOW DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE CAN ENABLE PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THEIR FOOD SECURITY. THE THIRD PART IN THE SERIES, FRAGILITY AND HUNGER IN THE SAHEL, WAS PUBLISHED IN LATE MARCH, AND THE FOURTH, FRAGILITY AND HUNGER IN VENEZUELA, IN MID-APRIL. THE SERIES WRAPPED UP IN MAY WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW TO MOVE FORWARD IN TRANSFORMING ASSISTANCE TO HELP END HUNGER IN FRAGILE CONTEXTS.(TO BE CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC EDUCATION:CLIMATE CHANGE. BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE HAS BEEN EDUCATING OUR NETWORK ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUNGER SINCE THE 2010 HUNGER REPORT. IN 2021, THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED "CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE TO END HUNGER," WHICH SAYS THAT POLICIES THAT CAN HELP REDUCE THE HUMAN COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND COVID-19 FALL INTO TWO MAIN AREAS. THE FIRST IS ENSURING FOOD AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION BY BETTER PREPARING FARMERS AND THE LAND TO ADAPT TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE-A GROUP OF ACTIONS WE CAN SUM UP AS CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE. THE SECOND IS ENSURING FOOD ACCESSIBILITY AND STABILITY BY ESTABLISHING WELL-FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS OF SOCIAL PROTECTION THAT SAVE LIVES AND CREATE LIVELIHOODS, EVEN IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INSTITUTE WORKED WITH COALITION PARTNERS TO ADVOCATE FOR ROBUST U.S. ENGAGEMENT IN KEY OPPORTUNITIES -THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER AND THE CLIMATE SUMMIT IN DECEMBER - TO TRANSFORM FOOD SYSTEMS TO DELIVER BETTER NUTRITION IN MORE SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT WAYS. THE INSTITUTE ENGAGED MULTIPLE AUDIENCES IN CLIMATE-AND-HUNGER CONVERSATIONS DURING APRIL FOR EARTH MONTH, INCLUDING HOSTING AN INSTAGRAM LIVE, "A MILLENNIAL CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE & HUNGER, AND HOSTING AN INTERACTIVE WEBINAR, "HOW DIETS SHAPE THE WORLD AND YOU." BOTH EVENTS AIMED TO EDUCATE BREAD MEMBERS ABOUT HEALTHY DIETS FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND PLANET. THE INSTITUTE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE 2021 ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS, THEMED IMAGINE! GOD'S EARTH AND PEOPLE RESTORED. NEARLY 900 REGISTRANTS WERE INVITED TO SEVERAL WORKSHOPS LED BY INSTITUTE STAFF ON CLIMATE JUSTICE, FORCED MIGRATION, SOCIAL AND PRINT MEDIA, AND AGROECOLOGY. THE INSTITUTE PRODUCED A SERIES OF FACT SHEETS-DEBUTED DURING ECUMENICAL ADVOCACY DAYS-ON CLIMATE, RACIAL EQUITY, AND HUNGER. THE FACT SHEETS EDUCATE BREAD MEMBERS AND PARTNERS ON ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH A CLIMATE JUSTICE APPROACH IN ORDER TO COMBAT HUNGER IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, AND LATINO/A COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE ALSO PUBLISHED A SET OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUNGER PRINCIPLES TO GUIDE OUR WORK ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND CLIMATE JUSTICE: -FOOD SYSTEM REFORMS ARE CRUCIAL TO PUTTING THE WORLD ON A SUSTAINABLE PATH TO ENDING HUNGER IN WAYS THAT ARE HEALTHY FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.-CENTERING RACE, GENDER, AND CLASS EQUITY IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING CLIMATE JUSTICE AND LEAVING NO ONE BEHIND.-SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS ENABLE PEOPLE TO BETTER WITHSTAND CLIMATE SHOCKS. SOCIAL PROTECTION CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF MALNOURISHED CHILDREN AND PREVENT FAMILIES FROM FALLING INTO HUNGER OR EXTREME POVERTY.GENDER AND RACIAL EQUITY. BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO EDUCATE OUR NETWORK ABOUT THE POLICIES AND STRUCTURAL ISSUES THAT PERPETUATE HUNGER AND POVERTY AT DISPROPORTIONATE RATES IN AFRICAN AMERICAN/PAN AFRICAN, LATINO, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. IN 2020, BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE LAUNCHED THE RACIAL EQUITY AND HUNGER NATIONAL NETWORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SHARE OUR STRENGTH AND ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN LOS ANGELES AND LITTLE ROCK. SINCE IT WAS LAUNCHED, THE NETWORK HAS ATTRACTED MORE THAN 1,000 PARTICIPANTS COMMITTED TO APPLYING A RACIAL EQUITY LENS TO THEIR ANTI-HUNGER WORK. THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO CO-LEAD AND SUPPORT THE NETWORK. IN FEBRUARY 2021, THE INSTITUTE INTRODUCED THE RACIAL EQUITY AND HUNGER NATIONAL LEARNING NETWORK TO OUR RACIAL EQUITY SCORECARD AND PROVIDED TRAINING FOR HOW TO USE IT TO ASSESS HUNGER-RELATED POLICIES. NETWORK MEMBERS ARE TAKING THE SCORECARD BACK TO BE USED AT THEIR OWN ORGANIZATIONS.THE INSTITUTE ALSO PUBLISHED A REPORT THAT DISCUSSES THE UNIQUE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 AND FACTORS THAT INCREASE HUNGER IN BLACK COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF ANTI-BLACK RACISM.THE INSTITUTE'S RACIAL WEALTH GAP LEARNING SIMULATION CONTINUES TO BE A POPULAR RESOURCE. VIRTUAL HANDBOOKS FOR THE RACIAL WEALTH GAP SIMULATION ARE NOW ONLINE. STAFF CONTINUE TO CONDUCT SIMULATIONS AND PROVIDE MATERIALS TO CONGREGATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATIONS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.

OUTREACH & ADVOCACY:INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE STAFF CO-CHAIRS A COALITION TO EDUCATE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND THEIR STAFF TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (IFIS)/MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS (THE WORLD BANK, THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK, AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT). THESE INSTITUTIONS PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED FUNDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FOOD SECURITY. THROUGH THE COALITION, THE INSTITUTE HELPED ENGAGE TREASURY (TO BE CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)OUTREACH & ADVOCACY:AND THE RELEVANT CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES THROUGH MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. IN FEBRUARY, THE INSTITUTE SENT A LETTER TO TREASURY SECRETARY JANET YELLEN EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND URGING TREASURY INCREASE THE U.S. COMMITMENT AT THE UPCOMING PLEDGING SESSION. ON FEBRUARY 16, THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT IT INCREASED THE U.S. COMMITMENT BY 40% TO $129 MILLION. THESE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT'S WORK TO HELP SMALLHOLDER FARMERS BUILD RESILIENCE AND MOVE OUT OF POVERTY. IN FEBRUARY, THE INSTITUTE AND GLOBAL CITIZEN HOSTED A VIRTUAL BRIEFING FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF IN ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE PANDEMIC AND SOLUTIONS FOR SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COUNTRIES, PARTICULARLY SPECIAL DRAWING RIGHTS, WHICH THE INSTITUTE HAS ADVOCATED AS AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN FUNDING A GLOBAL RECOVERY. THE INSTITUTE PRODUCED EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO USE WITH HILL AUDIENCES: KEY IFI APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNTS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS RESPOND TO GLOBAL HUNGER CRISIS. IN MAY, THE INSTITUTE CO-HOSTED A CONGRESSIONAL ROUNDTABLE WITH THE IFI WORKING GROUP TO EDUCATE KEY CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES ABOUT THE UNPRECEDENTED MOVE TO ACCELERATE THE REPLENISHMENT OF IDA20, WHAT THIS MEANS FOR FIGHTING GLOBAL HUNGER, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONGRESSIONAL ACTION. THE U.S. TREASURY REQUESTED A CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH THE IFI WORKING GROUP IN LATE MAY TO DISCUSS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S NEGOTIATIONS ON THE IDA20 POLICY AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS. IN OCTOBER, THE INSTITUTE LED A CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING ON TWO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSED ON GLOBAL HUNGER, THE GLOBAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM (GAFSP) HOUSED AT THE WORLD BANK AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD). ATTENDEES HEARD FROM COMMUNITIES WORKING WITH THESE INSTITUTIONS VIA VIDEO AND LEARNED WHAT THESE TWO IFIS ARE DOING TO COMBAT THE RISE IN GLOBAL HUNGER DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. NEARLY 70 PEOPLE REGISTERED FOR THE EVENT, INCLUDING 20 HILL STAFF FROM BIPARTISAN OFFICES AND TARGET COMMITTEES. THE INSTITUTE ALSO PUBLISHED ONLINE PIECES ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO END HUNGER. THE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN URGING THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT AN AMBITIOUS REPLENISHMENT OF THE WORLD BANK'S INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (IDA-20). IN JUNE, WE LED AN ORGANIZATIONAL SIGN-ON LETTER TO SECRETARY YELLEN ASKING THAT SHE SUPPORT A FINANCING PACKAGE FOR IDA-20 THAT EXCEEDS THAT OF THE PREVIOUS REPLENISHMENT, INCLUDING AN INCREASED U.S. CONTRIBUTION. 20 ORGANIZATIONS SIGNED ON. IN OCTOBER, RIGHT BEFORE THE LAST NEGOTIATIONS ON THE FINAL FINANCING FOR IDA-20, THE INSTITUTE SENT ANOTHER LETTER TO SECRETARY YELLEN HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF IDA AS A TOOL TO FIGHT GLOBAL HUNGER AND EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR A FINAL FINANCING PACKAGE OF $100 BILLION FOR IDA-20. THE NEXT DAY, REV. EUGENE CHO WAS INVITED TO A MEETING WITH THE LEAD OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AT THE WORLD BANK. THE INSTITUTE AND THE IFI WORKING GROUP ARE ALSO FOCUSING ON FY22 AND FY23 APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE IFIS. THE INSTITUTE SIGNED LETTERS TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEES REQUESTING AT LEAST $125 MILLION FOR GAFSP AT THE WORLD BANK. THE IFI WORKING GROUP HAS HELD MEETINGS WITH KEY SENATE OFFICES TO EDUCATE HILL STAFF ON THE IMPORTANCE OF MEETING PREVIOUS U.S. PLEDGES TO IFIS. FINALLY, THE IFI WORKING GROUP MET WITH OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET OFFICIALS IN OCTOBER 2021 TO ADVOCATE FOR ROBUST BUDGET REQUESTS FOR THE IFIS IN FY23.UNITED NATIONS FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT. IN JULY, THE INSTITUTE ORGANIZED AN INDEPENDENT FOOD SYSTEMS DIALOGUE AS PART OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT. IT HIGHLIGHTED THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE NATIONAL BLACK FARMERS ASSOCIATION, THE FEDERATION OF SOUTHERN COOPERATIVES, AND THE LAND LOSS PREVENTION PROJECT. THE INPUT FROM THE DIALOGUE WAS SUBMITTED TO THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT.IN OCTOBER, THE INSTITUTE HELD A WEBINAR WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS FOUNDATION FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF BLACK FARMERS, DOMESTICALLY AND GLOBALLY, AND THEIR DIALOGUE SUBMISSIONS TO THE UN FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT. THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED SEVERAL PIECES BEFORE AND AFTER THE FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT, SHARING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SUMMIT IN FOUNDING NEW COALITIONS AIMED AT SOLVING SOME OF THE BROADEST PROBLEMS IN THE FOOD SYSTEM; HOW EVENTS LIKE THIS CAN HELP ADDRESS PROBLEMS THAT NO GOVERNMENT ACTING INDEPENDENTLY CAN SOLVE; CHILD LABOR; AND THE NEED FOR A STRONGER GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM. GLOBAL NUTRITION. BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE, INTERACTION, AND 1,000 DAYS HOSTED "THE LOOMING THREAT OF MALNUTRITION IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC" ON FEBRUARY 4. THE DISCUSSION TOUCHED ON HOW COVID-19 IS THREATENING PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST GLOBAL MALNUTRITION AND WHY U.S. LEADERSHIP ON GLOBAL NUTRITION IS VITAL TO COMBATTING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND PREVENTING CHILD DEATHS.

PUBLIC POLICY:GLOBAL NUTRITION. FOR MANY YEARS, BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE HAS ADVOCATED WITH NATIONAL PARTNERS FOR A STRONG U.S. COMMITMENT AT NUTRITION FOR GROWTH. IN 2021, BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE FORMED AND IS CO-CHAIRING A U.S. CEO COUNCIL FOR NUTRITION THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER THE HEADS OF NUTRITION-CONCERNED ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE JOINT, COORDINATED ACTION TO ADVANCE OUR NATION'S GLOBAL NUTRITION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. (TO BE CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O)PUBLIC POLICY:IN DECEMBER 2021, THE UNITED STATES COMMITTED $11 BILLION OVER THREE YEARS TO COMBAT GLOBAL MALNUTRITION. THIS COMMITMENT WAS MADE AT THE TOKYO NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT 2021, A GLOBAL PLEDGING MOMENT THAT OCCURS EVERY FOUR YEARS TO DRIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION TOWARD ENDING MALNUTRITION.NOURISH THE FUTURE. THE INSTITUTE ALONG WITH COALITION PARTNERS HAS BEEN URGING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO LAUNCH A NEW NUTRITION INITIATIVE AS PART OF A COMMITMENT AT THE NUTRITION FOR GROWTH SUMMIT. NOURISH THE FUTURE IS A BLUEPRINT TO BRING HIGH-IMPACT, COST-EFFECTIVE NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS TO SCALE IN EIGHT OF THE HIGHEST-BURDEN COUNTRIES. THE PROPOSAL COMBINES THE POWER OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT'S PROGRAMS WITH A MORE EFFECTIVE MULTILATERAL RESPONSE. WITH AN ANNUAL $500 MILLION INVESTMENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, THE U.S. GOVERNMENT CAN REDUCE CHILD MORTALITY GLOBALLY BY 12 PERCENT, PREVENT 5 MILLION CASES OF CHILD STUNTING, IMPROVE THE SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF 200 MILLION CHILDREN, AND GENERATE A MINIMUM OF $64 BILLION IN ECONOMIC RETURNS. IT WOULD COST $580 MILLION PER YEAR OVER FIVE YEARS, OR $2.9 BILLION TOTAL.