Humanitarian chef José Andrés is one of eight distinguished change-makers to receive an honorary doctorate from Harvard University today. The World Central Kitchen founder who couldn’t attend the ceremony in person as he’s been busy co-ordinating and distributing over 20 million (yes, million!) meals to people fleeing war-torn Ukraine, was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters…
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Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Distributing Thousands of Free Meals at Ukraine-Poland Border
Chef José Andrés and his hunger relief charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) are responding to the humanitarian crisis unfolding as tens of thousands of people flee a Valdimir Putin-led Russian invasion of Ukraine. The famous chef has shared that his teams are currently on the ground on the Ukraine-Poland border, providing free meals at a train…
Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Announces $1 Billion Fund to Feed People Impacted By Climate Emergencies
World-renowned chef and philanthropist José Andrés has announced his hunger-fighting charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) is creating a $1 billion fund to help communities better respond to climate emergencies. The Climate Disaster Fund will be rolled out over the next 10 years and will not only feed people in the aftermath of extreme weather events, but…
Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen Distributes Thousands of Meals in Gaza
Chef José Andrés’ hunger relief organisation, World Central Kitchen (WCK), has begun distributing meals to the 100,000 people displaced by violence and airstrikes in Gaza. His team joined forces with Anera, a non-profit which has been helping refugees and others hurt by conflicts in the region since 1968, and the Cooperative Society for Savings and…
Harry & Meghan’s Archewell Foundation & World Central Kitchen Share Update On First Relief Centre
World Central Kitchen (WCK), the hunger relief organisation started by celebrity chef José Andres, has shared an update on their first project with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation. You might remember the two organisations announced last year they’d be teaming up to construct four Community Relief Centres in regions of the world prone…
Chef Jose Andres Delivers Thousands of Meals to First Responders In Remembrance of 9/11
This year alone we’ve seen Chef Jose Andres and his team at World Central Kitchen deliver millions of meals to people struggling through the pandemic, those impacted by wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters and the people of Beirut after a deadly explosion. As his teams continue to set up temporary kitchens and feed people across the world, today,…