332: The challenge of getting food aid to those most in need

<div>Millions of people around the world go to bed hungry every night.<br> <br> It is an appalling fact, especially in a world where billions of tonnes of food is wasted every year.<br> <br> There are few places on Earth, if any, were hunger is more of a critical issue than in Somalia, East <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/article/how-africa-strengthen-fragile-food-system/">Africa</a>.<br> <br> Malnutrition is rife in the country, which has been beset by drought and conflict. Government officials warn Somalia is on the brink of famine.<br> <br> In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we meet the people who are working tirelessly to stop hunger, in Somalia and elsewhere in the world.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/our-impact/where-we-work">Action Against Hunger</a> works in more than 50 countries around the world, providing life-saving programmes and helping millions of people.<br> <br> But how does an organisation like this go about helping so many people?<br> <br> <strong>The Love Food Give Food Campaign<br> </strong><br> Action Against Hunger UK’s Love Food Give Food campaign brings together the food and hospitality industry and their customers to take action against hunger. Through our shared love of food, we can fight the hunger crisis and help vulnerable communities to build a brighter future.<br> <br> Just £1 can provide a mother with a day’s worth of life saving therapeutic food to treat a malnourished child. In September and October, you can support our life-saving work by donating on Action Against Hunger’s website or at one of the restaurants participating in the campaign.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.actionagainsthunger.org.uk/get-involved/love-food-give-food">Click here to find out more<br> </a><br> What work goes into getting the right help, to the right people, at the right time?<br> <br> We are joined from Mogadishu by <a href="https://foodmatterslive.com/brand/action-against-hunger/">Action Against Hunger</a>'s Country Director in Somalia, Ahmed Khalif, det