A Canada-based Nigerian pastor, Tinuola Babafemi, has concluded plans to establish a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Nigeria to tackle the menace of hunger in the country.
Babafemi pastors the House of Praise and Prayer Ministry.
HOPAP has been at the forefront of tackling the menace of hunger in some parts of the world.
Babafemi said that the 2022 statistics from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), indicate that 811 million people still go to bed hungry each night.
“I want to make sure that no one is hungry in the World.
“The report said after steadily declining for a decade, world hunger is on the rise, affecting 9.9 percent of people globally. From 2019 to 2020, the number of undernourished people grew by as many as 161 million; a crisis is driven even largely by conflict, climate change, and the COVID-19 pandemic.
He observed that insecurity and other factors have contributed to the high rate of hunger in Nigeria, saying FAO has emphasised the need for bold action against hunger before things get out of hand.
“Unless bold actions are taken to accelerate progress, especially actions to address major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition and the inequalities affecting the access of millions to food, hunger will not be eradicated by 2030.”
Babafemi disclosed that through HOPAP’s ‘Project Feed 5000,’ the ministry would be reaching out to as many as possible, especially, the less privileged with her food bank, making sure that no household goes hungry. “With these moves, HOPAP is on its way of supporting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, goal three of Zero Hunger.”