This is a big challenge: 

1. In Canada, food prices are up by over 10% - and some staples like pasta cost up to 40% more than this time last year. This especially affects families in remote Indigenous communities, who already pay 2.5 times more for groceries.
   
   
2. It’s even worse globally. This year, global food prices rose by up to 80%.
   
   
3. In Ethiopia, it’s estimated that 13 million people are severely food insecure because of conflict and drought. That’s one third of the population of Canada.
   
   
4. Food prices are rising faster than inflation.  

This high inflation means it costs more to provide the same number of meals as before, and it’s now extremely difficult for families to afford food. It's not just affecting how much can be bought at stores, but it’s also affecting how far donations can stretch, especially when it comes to delivering food.  

That’s why, with four more weeks to go before this year ends, we are doing everything we can to ensure that children around the world can access their right to regular, nutritious food. And we hope you'll join us.

Already, we have seen how donor support this year has made it possible for families to feed their children regular, nutritious meals.

Affini, a maize farmer and mother who lives in Ghana, has said that donor support means “no more skipping meals,” for her family of eight. Nusurah in Uganda, whose daughter Zaina receives daily school meals, told us that those meals have saved the family so much money on food costs that “we have never looked back.”