Fumi Tosu – Ashoka U https://ashokau.org Catalyzing social innovation in higher education Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:15:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Change the World, One Healthy Meal at a Time: Launch TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) On Your College Campus! https://ashokau.org/blog/change-the-world-one-healthy-meal-at-a-time-launch-table-for-two-tft-on-your-college-campus/ Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:38:30 +0000 http://ashokau.org/?p=5676 Did you know that the average American consumes over 3,800 calories a day? Imagine if you could take some of those excess calories and transport them halfway across the world, to a remote village in rural Tanzania…

That’s essentially what TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) does. There are approximately 1 billion people in the world who don’t have access to adequate food and nutrition. On the other hand, a roughly equal number suffer from issues related to overconsumption (e.g. diabetes, obesity, and other “lifestyle-related diseases”).

TFT simultaneously addresses these opposing issues through a simple meal. TFT partners with corporate cafeterias, university dining halls and restaurants, designating a healthy TFT meal. 25 cents of the proceeds is used to provide one school meal in sub-Saharan Africa. So by choosing the TFT option, you benefit from the healthy meal while at the same time providing the gift of a warm meal to a child halfway across the world.

What You Can Do
TFT is launching its “100 Campuses in 100 Days” campaign on January 17th, with a webinar at 6pm. Email infoUS@tablefor2.org to sign up and get call-in details. There will also be a special guest speaker that is scheduled join.

If you can’t make the webinar, just email infoUS@tablefor2.org and a staff member will give you all the updates.