The Hunger Report

Bread for the World Institute staff is extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to this report.

These include Dan Abbott, Greg Adams, Jean Basinger, Paula Bertolin, Malik Chaka, Marc Cohen, Ken Crossley, Meaza Demissie, Ron DeWerd, Neneh Diallo, Paul Guenette, Karen Hansen-Kuhn, Sheila Herrling, Julie Howard, Brandon Hunt, Michael Klosson, Cheryl Morden, Michaela Oldfield, Emmy Simmons, Sue Schram, Roger Sullivan, Andra Tamburro, Ann Tutweiler, Bruce White, and Jamie Zimmerman.

In June and July 2008, we held consultations with several colleagues to review draft chapters of the report. Those who participated include Nancy Arnison, Marv Baldwin, Jean Beil, Alan Berg, Desmond Brown, Sandra Bunch, Ben Campbell, Joanne Carter, Lucreda Cobbs, Elizabeth Denlinger, Derek Duncan, Bob Francis, Tony Gambino, David Gartner, Ted Greiner, Candy Hill, George Ingram, Phil Jones, Julie Justus, Daniel Karanja, David Kauck, Homi Kharas, Jodie Levin-Epstein, Jeremy Lewis, Kristen Lewis, Felipe Manteiga, Paul O’ Brien, Bill O’ Keefe, Lee Paddock, Tom Pesek, Daniel Petrie, Tom Prevost, Robert Radtke, Joan Rosenhauer, Kathy Saile, Caroline Sargeant, John Sauer, Maureen Shea, Dennis Shin, Randy Tift, Noam Unger, Leslie Woods, and Bob Zachritz.

In August 2008, we visited Ethiopia and Kenya and met with several people who spoke with us about the effects of rising food prices, hunger and poverty more generally, and U.S. development assistance. These include Karen Austrian, Steve Collins, Bud Crandall, Elizabeth Demissie, Joe DeVries, Brother Tony Dolan, Nancy Estes, Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, Alan Fleming, Kimberly Flowers, John Gicharu, Alem Greiling, Stanley Guantal, Rose Heraniah, Jolanda Hogenkamp, Carol Jenkins, Moses Kembe, Sylvester Kimaiyo, John King’au, Alice Kirambi, Edgar Lumbasio, Joe Mamlin, Paula Maingi, Genet Mengistu, Carol Miller, Brother David Muchemi, Gabriel Muswali, Lydia Nderitu, Ben Onyango, Stephen Okello Oguwa, Sam Okara, Lisa Parrott, Mohammed Qassim, Fran Quigley, David Spielman, Titus Syengo, Gutu Tesso, Assefa Tewodros, Makeda Tsegaye, Angela Vance, Lisa Whitley, Sonali Wickrema, Catharine Wilkins, Abebe Zerihun, and the sisters of the St. Bakhita community. We visited many sites throughout both countries and met with many families who were either recipients of U.S. development assistance or stood to benefit greatly from it.

For writing articles that appear in this report, we are especially grateful to Noora-Lisa Aberman, James F. Bednar, Sandra Bunch, Kimberly Burge, Eva Clayton, Marc J. Cohen, Beth DeGraff, Max Finberg, Buddhima Lokuge, Beth Lownik, Kathryn Mahoney, John W. Mellor, Sophie Milam, Jim Morris, Larry Nowels, Kevin Phelan, Susan E. Rice, Zarmina Said, Art Simon, and Jennifer Wilmore.

Our colleagues at Bread for the World and the Alliance to End Hunger are always tremendously supportive. Members of Bread for the World’s Government Relations department deserve special mention for reviewing drafts of the report: Emily Byers, Rachel Black, Erin Kolodjeski, Sophie Milam, and Monica Mills.