Title

Engaged Organizations: United Methodist Church and Sustainable Agriculture

Description

The United Methodist Committee on Relief is a non-profit organization that aims to alleviate human suffering around the world. They are a ministry through the General Board of Global Ministries that believe all people have God-given worth. They advocate for hope and healing in more than 80 countries around the globe. One of their initiatives is to work towards sustainable agriculture and food security.

This program focuses on partnering with organizations that empower families and communities to create self-help and sustainable solutions to food security. They are currently partnering with eighteen organizations to implement food security projects in twenty-two countries including the United States. Their key priorities include:

Providing resources and technical support rural families need to grow or buy enough food to maintain a healthy and productive life.

Building the capacity of farmers, pastoralists and fishermen to reverse the trend of poor land and water resource management.

Strengthening the impact of agricultural projects by improving household health and nutrition behaviors with a specific focus on pregnant women and children under age 5.

Supporting the introduction and use of appropriate agricultural technology that is suitable to the knowledge, skills, capacities, interest, and economics of people and communities.

In conjunction with these priorities, the UMCOR places a focus on nutrition. Through their sustainable agriculture and food security program, they educate farmers, raise awareness of global undernutrition, and urge governments in developing nations to support sustainable agriculture. Additionally, they endorse the Scale up Nutrition framework which works to improve nutrition around the globe, especially in young children. Their initiative, called the 1,000 Days Movement, works to improve the nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child’s life which can have an exponential impact on the future of these lives. The UMCOR encourages faith communities to support and work with the Scale Up Nutrition movement and assist in the end of undernutrition through sustainable agriculture.

https://www.umcmission.org/umcor

https://www.umcmission.org/

https://scalingupnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/SUN_Framework.pdf

https://thousanddays.org/

Denomination

Christian

Sub-Tradition

Mainline Protestant

SubSub-Tradition

Methodist

Resources For Action

Advocacy

Relation

Engaged Organizations: General Board of Global Ministries

Engaged Organizations: Scaling Up Nutrition

Engaged Organizations: 1,000 Days

Website Url

The United Methodist Committee on Relief: umcor.org