The Hunger Site launched in June of 1999. It was the brainchild of a private citizen from Indiana, with the purpose of helping to alleviate world hunger. Creative use of the internet meant that a simple daily click of the button would give funding, paid for by the site's sponsors, to the United Nations World Food Programme.
Since its launch, The Hunger Site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry and food insecure. On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each day to click the yellow "Click Here to Give - it's FREE button". Since its inception, visitors at The Hunger Site and shoppers at The Hunger Site store have given more than 856 million cups of food.
The staple food funded by clicks at The Hunger Site is paid for by site sponsors and distributed to those in need by Mercy Corps, Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest), and Millennium Promise. 100% of sponsor advertising fees go to their charitable partners. Funds are split between these organizations and go to the aid of hungry people in over 74 countries, including those in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.
More than a decade and half-a-billion clicks later, The Hunger Site remains a leader in online activism and a dynamic force in the fight to end world hunger
"Clicking the button on The Hunger Site is a way to trade a few seconds of your time to help complete strangers. Because thousands of people click daily, we are able to improve the lives of millions over time." -- €”Tim Kunin, co-owner and CEO of The Hunger Site
Eventually the site became too large for one man to manage, and in 2000 The Hunger Site was sold to GreaterGood.com, which today operates as the GreaterGood family of websites.
Since then, hundreds of millions of people from around the world have clicked and shopped to make a difference. In addition to 100 percent of sponsor advertising fees, a portion of every sale in the suite of GreaterGood stores goes to charity.
The Hunger Site continues its ambitious goal to harness the power of the Internet for good, uniting people around the world to form an online community devoted to the eradication of hunger.
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