A major humanitarian partnership between a leading American anti-hunger organization and India-focused social welfare groups is set to expand school nutrition initiatives across India and several developing countries. The collaboration aims to address child hunger through stronger international cooperation, with leaders describing the issue as a challenge that can be solved through collective action.
The initiative was showcased during a special gathering in Washington hosted by Share Our Strength and One World One Family Mission. The event brought together philanthropists, entrepreneurs, chefs, and social impact leaders to discuss innovative ways to improve access to nutritious meals for children and strengthen school feeding programs globally.
Billy Shore, founder and executive chair of Share Our Strength, highlighted the organization’s rapid growth in India over the past few years. According to Shore, the initiative has already reached nearly 600,000 children and distributed approximately 30 million meals in the country within a relatively short period.
He explained that the organization’s involvement in India has evolved from offering limited grants to building broader partnerships that include advocacy, culinary engagement, and long-term support systems. Shore also noted that India’s strong government-backed school meal programs, expanding culinary industry, and growing economy made the country an ideal partner for large-scale nutrition initiatives.
The event featured participation from Madhusudan Sai, founder of One World One Family Mission, along with Rahul Vinod, co-founder of restaurant chain Rasa DC, and award-winning chef Erik Bruner-Yang of Maketto. Discussions focused on the importance of collaboration between governments, businesses, and local communities in eliminating hunger.
Sai emphasized that solving child hunger requires active participation from ordinary people rather than depending solely on governments or large institutions. He also encouraged stronger partnerships with Indian state governments to help scale nutrition and school meal programs more effectively across the country.
During the discussions, Share Our Strength announced plans to establish a separate international-focused organization named “Strength Global” over the next 18 months. The new entity will focus on expanding global partnerships and initiatives in India and other countries, while the parent organization continues its anti-hunger work within the United States.
According to official information shared at the event, One World One Family Mission currently operates healthcare, nutrition, and education projects in nearly 100 countries. Its Annapoorna Breakfast Program provides free morning meals to more than 10 million schoolchildren across over 150,000 schools in India spanning 25 states and four Union Territories.
Founded in 1984 during the Ethiopian famine crisis, Share Our Strength is widely recognized in the United States for its “No Kid Hungry” campaign, which supports child nutrition and school meal access nationwide.
