Giada De Laurentiis

Hi there, my name is Giada.

Food is important to me not only as a mother, a wife, and a chef, but also as someone who understands the importance of food to all of us. Food nourishes us and our families, but there are so many of us who face enormous challenges in simply putting food on the table. To a billion people around the world who try surviving on just a dollar a day, the question "what are we going to eat tonight" becomes more about life and death, than about recipes. The struggle of poor people around the world has weighed on me heavily, now that I am a mother more than ever.

So I have joined Oxfam, a global organization that works to find long-lasting solutions to poverty around the world. And I hope you join us too.

Sincerely,

Giada De Laurentiis
Oxfam Ambassador

About Giada

Giada De Laurentiis has become a household name. With an impressive background of culinary training and a unique personable charm, she is a globally revered celebrity chef who continues to prove her skill and accessibility not only with her expanding presence beyond Food Network but also with the great success of her cookbooks, brand alliances, newly launched food products and recurring role on the "Today Show." To learn more about Giada and her work, visit her Web site at GiadaDeLaurentiis.com.

What you can do

• Donate to the Global Food Crisis Fund
• Take action: Host an Oxfam America Hunger Banquet^® event! It's a powerful way to engage your school, community, faith congregation or business around issues of chronic hunger and food security. Download and order free materials to help you get started!
• Learn more. Check out Oxfam's Fact Sheet on the crisis.
• More ideas for action: Get resources and information to help you do more to make a difference in times of humanitarian crises.
• Read more from Giada: From "The Hill": We must invest more in local agriculture to help the hungry.