AWFW partnered with the International Fund for Africa and the Ethiopian Vegan Association to organize a one-day conference that attracted more than 100 attendees and extensive television coverage.

New volunteers also joined EVA and our training for the weekly Food Sharing Program that feeds more than 100 people every Saturday for only $60!

Complete list of 2012-1Q Summaries

Included in this round of grant distributions is the donation of electronic teaching equipment for the Vegan Youth Society in Ghana (pictured here); creation of the first veg advocacy website for the country of Laos; large screen outdoor video outreach, spring festivals, sanctuary support; and food policy expansion and animal conference in India.

The 2012 Farm Bill will allocate about $300 billion over the next five years. (It was more than $280 billion in 2008.)

Reforming the Farm Bill is one of the most important steps for creating structural change and healthy food systems.

AWFW is working with food, farm, animal, and environmental justice organizations to redirect subsidies away from factory farms and toward programs that support nutritious foods and sustainable farming.

The USDA released their new Dietary Guidelines for Americans.  This is the government's nutritional guidelines from which the MyPyramid food teaching graphic is derived. AWFW is an official MyPyramid Partner.

Compare the USDA's new recommendations to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine's new Power Plate recommendations.