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What World Central Kitchen does and why the attack that killed 7 volunteers in Gaza matters (www.nbcnews.com)
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After the attack, the international relief organization suspended operations at the 68 “community kitchens” it had been operating in Gaza for the last six months.

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[–] livus@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Since then, WCK has organized food relief operations in the wake of disasters — both human-made and natural — in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, the Bahamas, Cambodia as well as Ukraine.

WCK made its U.S. debut in August 2017 by working with the American Red Cross to provide thousands of meals to survivors of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.