ShareTheMeal FAQs

Change or cancel your monthly donation at any time by clicking the link in the footer of your email receipts.

To update your payment method in the website, simply tap Payment methods in the upper right hand corner > Payment details > Change.

Your monthly donations will show up on your app on your "Profile" and "Transaction history".

To cancel your subscription, tap Home > Profile > Settings > Subscription management > Cancel subscription.

To update your payment method in the app, simply tap Home > Profile > Settings > Subscription management > Payment details > Change.

The starting point for ShareTheMeal is that it is very inexpensive to feed one child for a day. We believe even more people would be willing to help if there was a simple and straightforward way of doing so. This is where the ShareTheMeal app comes in! Sebastian Stricker and Bernhard Kowatsch founded ShareTheMeal in April 2014 in Berlin during a sabbatical. A large number of voluntary supporters were essential to the further development of ShareTheMeal. ShareTheMeal is now an innovation project within WFP. The team is located in Berlin, Germany. We’d love to hear from you – drop us an email at support@sharethemeal.org. You can also find out more about ShareTheMeal at https://sharethemeal.org/.

Our mission is to feed the poorest people on earth and to fight global hunger in the most efficient and effective way possible. The vast majority of the world's hungry people live in developing countries.

Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organisation saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Food assistance provided by the World Food Programme varies depending on the situation and the specific needs of the community being helped. Where there is plenty of food in the marketplace but people can't afford to buy it, cash transfers, vouchers or cash are given to families to help them purchase food. In emergencies, WFP often provides high-energy biscuits, hot meals and food packages. WFP is also the largest provider of school meals to children around the world. Visit goals in the app to see the specific type of assistance being given.

Yes, you can give monthly to help feed a child in need. Tap "Monthly" at the top of the donation screen, then select how many children you want to help monthly. You will be notified via email each month when your payment is collected.

Donations are tax-deductible in several countries including the United States, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, France and South Korea. You will find more details on the respective donation receipt or yearly donation summary, e.g.: In the United States, we are working together with WFP USA, who is is a 501c (3) tax-exempt organization to ensure the tax deductibility of your donations. The Federal Identification (EIN) Number is 13-3843435. In Germany, we are working together with the Maecenata Foundation (tax id 143/235/55436), who are forwarding the donations to WFP. Where tax-deductibility of donations is not currently possible, the donation is considered a personal gift.

If not stated otherwise, the funds raised will be equally divided and allocated to the countries named in the fundraising goal (for example 200,000 meals to Kenya and 200,000 meals to Ethiopia). You can learn more about the programmes and funds usage in the goal details.

At this time, we do not accept direct cryptocurrency donations to ShareTheMeal. Additional payment methods may be supported in the future. Please also note that there are no official ShareTheMeal cryptocurrency or meme coins; any such claims are not affiliated with us.

Your security is of utmost importance to us. Our app is based on modern security standards and we take your security and privacy very seriously, going above and beyond to ensure that your payment information is safe. All payment data is processed by our partners Braintree/Paypal/Stripe. Our infrastructure is served via HTTPS, so that your browser or smartphone only communicates with our server over a secure channel. Your financial information is managed securely on our behalf by Braintree, a PayPal company and Stripe Inc., both globally trusted (Level 1 DSS PCI compliant) payment companies. The app does not retrieve any additional payment data. All communication is end-to-end encoded (SHA-256 with RSA-encryption). Unintentional donations will be returned immediately. Should you have a question about your online payment, please contact us at support@sharethemeal.org.

Credit card companies and banks decline cards for many reasons. To ensure your financial information remains secure, ShareTheMeal does not receive details about why your card was declined. Unfortunately, this means we cannot resolve the problem for you. If your card is declined, please contact your credit card company or bank for help completing your payment.

Some card issuers may request additional steps to verify your identity. These steps depend on your bank and may include fingerprint, text message or an additional password. The ShareTheMeal app will help you navigate through these steps.

Challenges are a way for you to fight hunger together with friends, family or colleagues! You can give to someone else's Challenge or create one of your own to celebrate a special occasion, an event or just because! Share your Challenge with others to encourage them to join you and have an even greater impact.

Visit the Community section of the app to check out featured Challenges, your Challenges or Challenges you've supported. At this time, you're not able to search for a specific Challenge but can access it via a link shared by the Challenge creator.

To create a Challenge, visit the Community section of the app > Just for you > Create. After you create your Challenge, you can share a link to it with friends and family by clicking the sharing icon on the Challenge description page.