Foodbanks: Food and Hope

Do you know the story of the secret airplane squadron that helped to defeat the Nazis? Listen to Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward talk about the brave deeds of the Night Witches of World War Two. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/the-night-witches/Download our app for An ...  Show more

A famous art museum, an unsolved crime, a ten-million-dollar reward, and decades later, Andrew Devis and Megan Nollet discuss the theft of multiple paintings on St. Patrick’s Day in Boston. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/stealing-rembrandt/Download our app for Android ...  Show more

Food banks have operated for decades in North America and Europe. They are generally operated as non profits, connecting food businesses that have waste with individuals, families and charities that need food. In 2006 there was just one African food bank in Egypt. A second opened ...  Show more

Every day, with the UK on 'lock-down' as part of government measures to halt the spread of Covid-19, we're hearing inspirational tales of community groups and volunteer services springing up to help others - very often, through food. Over the course of this programme, Sheila Dill ...  Show more

Global food insecurity is putting millions of people at risk, and during hunger crises women are more vulnerable to the effects of malnutrition. Rukia Yacoub is the World Food Programme’s deputy regional director in East Africa. A nutritionist by trade, Rukia currently ov ...

Soaring food prices mean putting food on the table is a daily struggle. This is the grim reality for millions around the world. But hunger, so long a feature in lower-income countries, is becoming a familiar picture in richer ones too. James Gallagher reports from the UK, one of ...  Show more