The World Food Programme (WFP) Centre of Excellence Against Hunger in Brazil participated in the Pact Against Hunger Awards ceremony in São Paulo on 4 November, supporting the selection process for the winning initiatives.
During the event, Director Daniel Balaban highlighted the importance of strengthening local initiatives and expanding coordination between sectors to accelerate sustainable solutions in the fight against hunger.
“This award represents more than recognition: it is a stimulus for collective action to guarantee the human right to food and to ensure that good Brazilian initiatives are strengthened and replicated. Hunger cannot be combated in isolation; it requires commitment, continuity and collaboration,” he said.
The Pact Against Hunger Award recognises initiatives that promote food security and the reduction or reversal of food waste throughout Brazil.
Award winners
In the 2025 edition, three initiatives were awarded in the Promotion of Food and Nutritional Security category: the Sabores do Quilombo project, developed by the Associação Mulheres Quilombolas em Ação Dandara dos Palmares (Association of Quilombo Women in Action Dandara dos Palmares) in Salvador (BA); Agentes Populares da Alimentação (Popular Food Agents), from the Centro de Estudos Apolônio de Carvalho (Apolônio de Carvalho Study Centre) in São Paulo (SP); and Gastronomia Periférica (Peripheral Gastronomy), also based in São Paulo (SP).
In the category of Food Waste Reduction and/or Reversal, the winners were Angu das Artes, organised by the Casa Amarela Social Institute in Recife (PE); Ajeum, organised by the Bantu Cultural Institute in Salvador (BA); and the Alimento de Axé Project, developed by the Terreiro Sustentável Institute in Rio de Janeiro (RJ).