“We ensure that high levels of professionalism, accountability
The annual event normally marked in honor of the date of the
and transparency are upheld during Caritas works and
founding of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
interventions throughout the country,” he affirms adding that
in 1945 is celebrated widely by many other organizations
the works of Caritas Kenya demonstrates charity of the Catholic
concerned with food security, including the World Food
Church in the face of diverse situations such as poverty.
Programme and the International Fund for Agricultural
According to Bread for the World a non-Governmental
Development.
organization which is a collective Christian voice advocating
The event will be under the theme “Social protection and
for a hunger free world “…hunger is the most extreme form of
Agriculture” and will be followed by another global event,
poverty, where individuals or families cannot afford to meet
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty that is annually
their most basic need for food.”
observed on October 17 to promote awareness of the need to
“Hunger manifests itself in many ways other than starvation
eradicate poverty worldwide.
and famine… poor people who battle hunger deal with
As Mr Kitutu explains, the Church in Kenya will not be left
chronic undernourishment and vitamin or mineral deficiencies,
behind in the celebrations.
which result in stunted growth, weakness and heightened
susceptibility to illness.”
“Caritas Plans on celebrating the World Food Day through
special Masses that will be held in the cathedrals and the
It is for these reasons and many more that on October 16, the
homilies will seek to sensitize the community on the need to
world will come together to mark World Food Day whose main
preserve our food and to help the needy,” he states.
goal is to raise public awareness about hunger challenges and
encourage people worldwide to take action in the fight against
hunger.
“Various trainings will be held on post harvest management
to ensure that the food harvested in targeted areas can be
preserved for future use,” he adds.
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