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@WCKitchen

May 7, 2025

After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza. #ChefsForGaza (1/5)

➡️ Large-scale WCK Field Kitchens have run out of the ingredients needed to prepare daily meals.
➡️ Our mobile bakery—recently the last working bakery in Gaza—has no flour left.
➡️ More than 80% of community kitchens have run out of WCK-provided stock. Without ingredients or fuel, these kitchens cannot feed families who rely on them.
#ChefsForGaza (2/5)

WCK trucks loaded with food and cooking fuel have been ready at the Gaza border since early March. Additional food and equipment are ready to be shipped to the border from Jordan and Egypt. Our vital work cannot continue without permission from Israel for this aid to enter. #ChefsForGaza (3/5)

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World Central Kitchen

@WCKitchen

Apr 23, 2025

In Gaza, World Central Kitchen is among the last organizations still able to cook meals. The IDF has shut all crossings to shipments, including humanitarian relief. We are now nearing the end of our supplies—and the limits of what’s possible. The humanitarian crisis grows more dire each day.
#ChefsForGaza (1/6)

➡️ No fresh fruit has entered Gaza in over a month. Our last protein ingredients have already been cooked. Still, our chefs adapt. They’ve shifted from rice to stews made with canned vegetables, conserving fuel and energy wherever possible. Every ingredient is stretched. #ChefsForGaza (2/6)

➡️ Our bakery—now the only one operating in Gaza—is producing 87,000 loaves of bread daily. To keep up with demand, our mobile bakery is operating 19 hours a day and we are supplying wheat flour to a local partner bakery. Bread is precious, often substituting for meals where cooking has stopped, and we’re doing everything we can to ensure families have access.
#ChefsForGaza (3/6)

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World Central Kitchen

@WCKitchen

Apr 1, 2025

Today marks one year since Israeli military airstrikes in Gaza killed seven of our World Central Kitchen colleagues:

Saifeddin Issam Ayad Abutaha,
John Chapman,
Jacob Flickinger,
Zomi Frankcom,
Jim Henderson,
James Kirby, and
Damian Soból.

This anniversary is a solemn reminder of the deep and lasting grief we carry - not just today, but every day.

The loss of our seven brave, selfless friends and colleagues is immeasurable. The pain cuts deep.

Through our heartbreak, we stand strong in our commitment to the mission they believed in: to feed the hungry, to show up in the hardest places, and to lead with compassion. We honor their legacy by continuing to serve people in crisis around the world - and by working toward a future where humanity triumphs over division.

The April 1 airstrikes were a direct attack on our clearly marked vehicles whose movements were known to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). While the IDF has acknowledged responsibility for the strike and admitted grave errors, they have not yet completed the investigation being led by the Military Advocate General (MAG). We urge the MAG to conduct a thorough investigation that is as transparent as possible. We think it is critical that those responsible are held to account and such a tragedy never happens again.

We will not stop pressing for justice.

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World Central Kitchen

@WCKitchen

Jan 11, 2025

In the 22 days since WCK began serving meals to communities in Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, our efforts have not stopped evolving. To date, with the support of local restaurant partners, chefs, and community leaders, we have served more than 318,000 meals to families in need. (1/5)

We are working alongside 47 restaurant partners to ensure communities impacted by the storm are receiving nourishing, comforting meals. By leaning into the knowledge of local chefs, we provide culturally appropriate dishes. This process also helps restaurants reopen faster after disaster strikes. (2/5)

WCK is also supporting community kitchens in Mayotte. These nonprofits, schools, or community groups were already cooking for each other after the storm, but they were quickly running out of supplies. WCK teams deliver ingredients directly to them so they can keep cooking for their neighbors. (3/5)

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World Central Kitchen

@WCKitchen

Oct 25, 2024

In the month since #HurricaneHelene devastated Asheville and the surrounding region in North Carolina and Tennessee, WCK has provided 970,000+ meals to impacted communities. Here's what that means on-the-ground. (1/4)

We're working hand-in-hand with restaurant partners to offer free meals—team members and neighbors pitch in on delivery to get meals to hard-to-reach families. (2/4)

Water is one of the most vital components of our efforts here—in many areas, water mains were washed out with the roads and community members don't have water. We're working to close the gap and have delivered 760,000+ gallons of potable water in North Carolina. (3/4)

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World Central Kitchen

@WCKitchen

Aug 14, 2022

It’s been 1 year since Haiti was struck by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that killed over 2,200 people & destroyed 135,000+ homes. WCK’s deep roots in Haiti—since José first began working there after the devastating 2010 earthquake—allowed our team to begin cooking immediately.

In 2015, WCK partnered with the Haitian Dept of Education to create a professional culinary arts training program that, after 2 years, evolved into École des Chefs—WCK’s own culinary school. The school is run by Chef Mi-sol Chevallier, one of the most respected chefs in Haiti.

After the August 2021 earthquake, Chef Mi-sol transformed École des Chefs into a WCK Relief Kitchen, mobilizing both current & former students to deliver meals to first responders within 24 hours of the earthquake. The team went on to cook thousands of meals from this kitchen.

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