Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt)

Bread for the World (Brot für die Welt) is the globally active development and relief agency of the Protestant Churches in Germany. In more than 90 countries all across the globe, we empower the poor and marginalised to improve their living conditions.

Key issues of our work are food security, the promotion of health and education, the access to water, the strengthening of democracy, respecting human rights, keeping peace and the integrity of creation. Bread for the World takes steps to make sure that there is enough food for everyone, especially now that fighting hunger has become increasingly important amid climate change and ever scarcer resources.

Our work is rooted in the faith that bears witness to the world as God’s creation and in the hope that acts in accordance with God’s will in expectation of a just world. We seek the cooperation with churches and church agencies throughout the world and assume our responsibility in ecumenical networks.

The work of Bread for the World primarily focuses on the support of projects in the countries of the Global South. Through lobbying, public relations, and education in Germany and Europe we seek to influence political decisions in favour of the poor.