Legislative

Actions that work to change a law or have a representative or senator vote a certain way, i.e. writing letters to your senator.

Urge Congress to Cut Hunger in Half

Ask our leaders to cut through the red tape and pass a comprehensive, national strategy to fight world hunger.

Tags: Hunger, Legislative, One Minute


Ask Congress to Make Aid Work for Haiti's Poor

Urge lawmakers to overhaul our aid system and make sure more of every dollar we invest in developing nations like Haiti reaches those who need it most.

Tags: Foreign Aid, Legislative, One Minute


Volunteer with the Action Center to End World Hunger

Find out how to get further involved with the Action Center to End World Hunger. There are many ways you can volunteer to help us attract more visitors, expand our content, staff events and build a grassroots base of support for our advocacy efforts.

Tags: Activism, Donate, Hunger, Legislative, Volunteer, One Year


Tell our leaders to root out hunger now

We can and must act now to root out hunger within this generation. Urge our political leaders to support a comprehensive strategy on global hunger.

Tags: Food Crisis, Legislative, Organize, Root Out Hunger Campaign, One Minute


Keep the vultures away

Tell Congress to clip the wings of "Vulture Funds" that buy up debt of impoverished countries whose financial obligations are about to be forgiven.

Tags: Activism, Debt Relief, Legislative, One Minute


Help keep the peace

In conflict-affected states, peacekeepers from the UN, NATO, EU and African Union maintain ceasefires, protect civilians, disarm combatants and help communities recover.

Tags: Awareness, Conflict & War, Legislative, Peaceful Change, United Nations, One Minute


Urge Uncle Sam to ratify the Children's Rights Convention

To date, only the U.S. and Somalia have refused to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This important document commits each country to respect, protect and ensure children's rights, dignity and development.

Tags: Awareness, Children, Education, Legislative, Youth, One Hour


Eliminate intestinal worms for a healthy school term

Join the fight against hookworm, elephantiasis and other tropical diseases that affect some 2.7 billion of the world's poorest people.

Tags: Awareness, Education, Food/Nutrition, Health, Legislative, One Day


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