
MeeMaken donation proceeds for The Hunger Project NL 2024!
17-01-2025
During the 2024 Christmas donation campaign, we once again committed ourselves to The Hunger Project NL, an organization working tirelessly for a world without hunger. All colleagues within the MeeMaken group of The Netherlands were given the opportunity to donate a self-selected amount, or given the option not to receive their 2024 Christmas package and donate the total value to this charity. This resulted in proceeds of €2,285!
To increase the impact of our contribution, the MeeMaken holding doubled this amount, bringing us to a donation proceeds of €4,570. This entire amount will be used directly for the restoration of the Gewocha Forest in Ethiopia.
The Gewocha Forest in Ethiopia
The Hunger Project works with village communities in Ethiopia on various development projects, including improving farmland. Due to recurring droughts, the country faces severe food shortages. More than 22.2% of the population is malnourished, and 59% live in food insecurity.
The Hunger Project provides training to men and women in these regions to combat these problems. One of the projects is to restore depleted farmland. Our donation directly benefits the rebuilding of the Gewocha Forest, whose original primary forest has almost completely disappeared. Together with local people, The Hunger Project is working to make Gewocha green again, focusing on three goals:
🌱 Restoring 10,000 acres of land.
🌲 Establishing 925 hectares of food forest.
💪 Continuously strengthening the self-reliance, climate resilience, income and forest management of local communities.
MeeMaken’s contribution to this important goal aligns with our commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – ‘Zero Hunger’. We believe in the power of Stronger Through Collaboration, and we are proud to support the valuable work of The Hunger Project NL in this way!
