Welthungerhilfe is a private, non-profit-making, politically independent and non-denominational relief organisation, promoting food security for all people, rural development and the preservation of natural resurces. Welthungerhilfe provides help from one set of hands: from immediate emergency aid to long-term projects carried out in cooperation with local partners. The organisation helps people in developing countries to provide for themselves now and in the future. As part of the political activities, Welthungerhilfe fights to change the conditions that lead to hunger and poverty. Welthungerhilfe programmes are funded by private donations and public funds.