Menu For Hope is an annual fund raising event organized by Pim Techamuanvivit @ Chez Pim.

Last year, this effort by the food blogging community raised $62,925.12 for the United Nations World Food Programme. Collectively with our fellow bloggers and our readers, we hope to surpass last year’s effort. Bee of Rasa Malaysia is co-ordinating the U.S. West Coast effort.

Menu For Hope began in the aftermath of the devastating tsunami in South and Southeast Asia. Now in its fourth year, it has earmarked this year’s donation for the U.N. World Food Programme’s school lunch program in Lesotho, Africa.

As Adlai Stevenson poined out, “A hungry man is not a free man.”

Providing food for the children not only keeps them alive, but helps them stay in school so that they learn the skills to feed themselves in the future.

The program in Lesotho is a model in local procurement - buying food locally to support local farmers and the local economy. Instead of shipping surplus corn across the ocean, the WFP is buying directly from local subsistent farmers who practice conservation farming methods in Lesotho to feed the children there.

Ten dollars can change a child’s life in Lesotho. It will also offer you the chance to participate in a raffle, towards which we, at Jugalbandi, are offering two prizes. Donations will be accepted between today and December 21. The raffle results will be announced on January 9. Details on how to donate below.

Let us reach out to those whose lives can change drastically with a tiny effort on our parts.

This is the latest version of the hugely popular digital photography manual by Ben Long that covers everything from the inner workings of the camera to the subtle intricacies of image editing software. More about it HERE.

Shipping for this book within the continental U.S. only.

An autographed copy of Modern Indian Cooking. This prize is offered by authors and renowned chefs Hari Nayak and Vikas Khanna .

This beautiful book strives to bring traditional Indian cuisine to simplified levels fit for modern living and entertaining.

In the authors’ words,

More about the book HERE.

Sample recipes HERE.

We are grateful to chefs Hari Nayak and Vikas Khanna for their generosity.

Shipping for this book within the continental U.S. only.

TO MAKE YOUR DONATION

** Go to the Menu for Hope site and make a donation between now and December 21.

** Please specify which prize you’d like in the ‘Personal Message’ section in the donation form when confirming your donation. You must write-in how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize codes UW01 for Complete Digital Photography and UW02 for Modern Indian Cooking.

** Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for UW01 and 3 tickets for UW02. Please write 2xUW01, 3xUW02. (Shipping for both prizes within the continental U.S. only.)

** If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.

** Please check the box to allow us to see your email address so that we could contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.

** Check back @ Chez Pim on Wednesday January 9 for the results of the raffle.

We are grateful to Bee of Rasa Malaysia for co-ordinating the U.S. West Coast effort for Menu For Hope.

Check out the complete list of prizes @ Chez Pim

- Jai and Bee

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