Fight Hunger, Eat Out

Every five seconds a child dies of hunger. Shocking isn’t it? This October, you can make a real difference to fighting hunger, when you eat out. Over 500 restaurateurs and chefs throughout the UK have joined forces to take part in Restaurants Against Hunger this October 2008. From the 1st – 31st October (to coincide with World Food Day on the 16th), restaurants, cafes and gastro pubs will be donating a part of their takings to the charity, adding a small optional donation to their bills or hosting special events.

To get involved, all you have to do is pop along to a participating eatery and enjoy a great meal knowing that you have helped people in some of the world’s poorest countries feed their families. Supporters of Restaurants Against Hunger include chefs Michel Roux Jr, Raymond Blanc (OBE), Giorgio Locatelli and Antonio Carluccio whilst restaurants signed up to date range from groups such as Carluccio’s to fine dining establishments including Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, The Cinnamon Club, Restaurant Sat Bains, Saf, Pied a Terre and The French Horn and gastropubs like The Gun and White Swan. For a full list of participating venues around the country, please visit: http://www.restaurantsagainsthunger.org.

Rick Stein puts the case simply, “I believe it is important to take positive action. Together we can work towards a hunger free world; a world where everybody can have enough food to eat and access to safe drinking water; a world where no child goes to sleep hungry.”

Last year saw the Restaurants Against Hunger campaign in the UK raise over £300,000, with all funds going directly to support the vital work of Action Against Hunger. This year, why not give the campaign a special 10th birthday present by helping them to reach their target of £450,000. Action Against Hunger works in 43 of the world’s poorest countries including Burma, Darfur, Chad and Somalia. Its vocation is to save lives, especially those of malnourished children and to work with vulnerable populations to restore and preserve their livelihoods with dignity. With the current world food crisis looking likely to worsen and 55 million people worldwide already suffering from acute malnutrition, the charity needs support more than ever.

To help out by eating out, visit: http://www.restaurantsagainsthunger.org for more information.