World Central Kitchen
Not-for-profit NGO providing disaster food aid / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization that provides food relief. It was founded in 2010 by Spanish American chef and restaurateur José Andrés following the earthquake in Haiti,[1][2] and has subsequently responded to Hurricane Harvey, the 2018 lower Puna eruption, 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, and the ongoing Gaza humanitarian crisis.
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Abbreviation | WCK |
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Formation | 2010 (2010) |
Founder | José Andrés |
Type | Not-for-profit non-governmental organization |
Purpose | Food security |
Headquarters | Washington, DC, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Website | wck |
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The organization has suffered casualties in areas of armed conflict, including one volunteer in Kharkiv in 2023 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[3] and seven aid workers during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.[4]