Gift for Life, the gift and home industry charitable organization that support hunger-relief cause World Central Kitchen issued a statement following news that World Central Kitchen workers were killed during hunger relief operations in Gaza.
“We were shocked and saddened by (the) news that seven World Central Kitchen relief workers were killed by Israeli airstrikes while delivering much needed aid to Gaza,” the Gift for Life statement reads. “WCK sends teams and aid where they are desperately needed, which is quite often into harm’s way, so while this type of danger is not unknown to WCK, Chef Jose Andres has announced the suspension of WCK’s relief efforts in Gaza. Since 2019, our industry has united to support WCK’s efforts to feed communities impacted by crisis, climate and conflict around the globe, and we stand united with Chef Andres, the WCK team and the families who lost loved ones. We also offer our hope for a swift return to peace that will allow their humanitarian efforts to resume.”
Gift for Life has updated the homepage of its website, www.giftforlife.org, with a banner honoring the WCK team members killed in Gaza. The banner includes a link to WCK’s webpage with a list of the seven individuals’ names, photographs, countries of origin and WCK roles.
Gift for Life since 2021 raised funds for World Central Kitchen’s crisis, climate and conflict-related hunger relief. With the industry’s help, WCK has provided nearly 100,000 hot, nutritious meals have been delivered to impacted communities. Donations can be made to WCK’s general fund at https://donate.wck.org/giftforlife2024; or to one of Gift for Life’s current WCK campaigns through www.giftforlife.org/donate.
