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WCK teams use every part of our supplies to support communities in Gaza. We disassembled the pallets our supplies had been delivered on, making them into desks. Now, students have a comfortable place to sit during their lessons as our teams continue to support families with hot meals. #ChefsForGaza

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Only a small number of residents still remain in the village of Barvinok & they’re coming together to support one another. WCK provides food & water here because access to both is limited. When we make our deliveries, residents with cars pick up supplies for their neighbors as well. #ChefsForUkraine

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20-year-old Ali lost his father in a strike in Lebanon, leaving him without immediate family. He joined the team at WCK's Kfour kitchen, a hub of our relief efforts in Lebanon. Today, he's found a new sense of belonging as he supports our chefs and ensures the kitchen stays clean. #ChefsForMidEast

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 29/09/2026

Update from WCK’s Yasmin in Nepal📍 The flooding in Nepal washed away several bridges across the Trishuli River. We met a group of residents operating a ropeway box to ferry people across. We distributed hot meals to these volunteers to sustain them while they help their neighbors. #ChefsForNepal

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Since then, Nataliia has filled it with tomatoes, cucumbers, and greens that she plans to turn into preserves. For her, growing food is more than a harvest—it’s a way to continue something she’s loved her entire life and bring her family together around the table. #ChefsForUkraine (2/2)

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 29/09/2026

For Nataliia, a greenhouse is a way to put down roots again. She & her husband were displaced from their home in Veselianka & they are rebuilding their lives on the other side of the river in Ruchaivka. A local resident gave them a home & this spring WCK also provided her with a greenhouse. (1/2)

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 29/09/2026

Join the team at WCK’s Salam Field Kitchen as they prepare today’s meal: a hearty meat and vegetable medley packed with green beans, peppers, carrots, and more. Once the pots are filled and loaded into vans, our team distributes them to displaced families in central Gaza. #ChefsForGaza

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📍 Odesa: After strikes in residential areas, we provided meals, snacks, and water to support emergency response teams leading recovery efforts as well as impacted residents. #ChefsForUkraine (4/4)

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📍 Kharkiv: An attacks on a residential high-rise damaged several floors and injured dozens of people, including children. Our teams were on site with hot meals, sandwiches, and warm drinks as soon as search and rescue efforts were underway. (3/4)

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📍 Kyiv: Drone strikes hit the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, a medical center, and the city’s main food market. We served hot meals and drinks to residents and emergency teams, and also distributed gas stoves to people whose homes were damaged. (2/4)

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Today, Russian strikes across Ukraine damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, killed at least seven people, and injured dozens more. WCK teams were on the ground in several impacted communities to provide immediate support to families and first responders. (1/4)

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Now, he leads our team sourcing food, equipment, and other supplies as locally as possible in crisis zones across the world. He sees firsthand how buying local helps stimulate the economy in the aftermath of a disaster, helping communities get back on their feet. #ChefsForTheWorld (2/2)

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WCK’s support for families impacted by disaster goes beyond hot meals—we do whatever we can to fuel recovery. Kim joined WCK with more than 30 years of experience in global supply chains. (1/2)

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 27/09/2026

At WCK's kitchen in Baalbek, Lebanon, our teams serve meals to families with inconsistent access to food. To date, our teams at kitchens like this one have served 21 million+ meals across Lebanon—especially in regions where people have lost their homes—and we're not stopping. #ChefsForMidEast

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Each and every plate is a message that they are not alone, that someone cares. See where your support helped ensure those meals reached people in need. ⬇️ #ChefsForTheWorld (2/2)

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 27/09/2026

Thanks to your support, here’s where you made a difference around the world this week🌍 Working alongside local partners, WCK teams across the globe served hundreds of thousands of nourishing meals to families impacted by crises this week. (1/2)

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 27/09/2026

As more families evacuate from their homes in frontline areas, the city of Dnipro in eastern Ukraine remains a key destination for people fleeing their communities that are under threat of attack. It’s also where Chef Vitalii has been cooking for these evacuees since 2022. (1/2)

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Hear from Chef Chris on the important role chefs and restaurants play in their communities and, when needed, in the WCK response model. #ChefsForNepal (2/2)

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Chef Chris Miller, WCK’s US Culinary Manager, was one of the first members of the WCK team to reach Nepal after the floods. Since he arrived, he’s been working shoulder to shoulder with local restaurant partners, chefs, and community organizations to support impacted families. (1/2)

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In Nepal, residents and community organizations fuel WCK's work. Our partners at Nepal Scouts are visiting our kitchen at Chandi Basic School, which has been repurposed as a community center after the recent flooding. There, they cooked, served meals, and connected with families. #ChefsForNepal

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As a new school year begins, WCK teams in Gaza are helping welcome students back to their classrooms. We’re repurposing wooden pallets from our kitchens & transforming them into desks. Instead of being discarded, the pallets are being given a new life—because nothing goes to waste. #ChefsForGaza

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Wherever the strikes hit, our teams were already moving—ready to support Ukrainians in need across the country. #ChefsForUkraine (3/3)

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We were also on site after strikes in Odesa, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, and Kryvyi Rih to support residents and first responders. Alongside all this, our support for evacuees experiencing train delays due to damage from ongoing attacks. (2/3)

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This week was one of the heaviest five-day stretches for WCK’s Emergency Response Teams in Ukraine as Russian strikes continued. We were active in Kyiv almost every day, delivering hot meals to families displaced by attacks in residential areas. (1/3)

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Nepalese families are beginning the long road to recovery after the recent flooding devastated the Nuwakot region. Whether through hot meals, water, or ingredients, WCK teams are there to support them, working side by side with local partners to provide what communities ask for. #ChefsForNepal

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One simple question: what does food mean to you? We asked five members of WCK’s team in Lebanon to share their answers. Hear what food means to them, in their own words. #ChefsForMidEast

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And while the finished jars are important, the process of making them is too because it helps bring families and communities together.

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This preparation is especially important as war continues to disrupt energy, transportation, storage, and food logistics across Ukraine. Having food prepared and stored gives people another layer of readiness for the months ahead.

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For Ukrainians living through the ongoing stress and uncertainty of war, ordinary moments matter. That's the inspiration behind WCK's Preservation Project, which is helping Ukrainians in five regions prepare and store beloved traditional vegetables from the fall harvest. ⬇️ #ChefsForUkraine

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Families from Ukraine’s Kharkiv region are fleeing their homes every day & entire communities have evacuated as Russian attacks continue. There are 2 transit centers operating in the region to support people on their journeys, and WCK is there to distribute hot meals, food kits & drinks. (1/2)

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From the devastating DANA floods in Valencia to flooding across Central Europe and more recent emergencies in Spain, WCK has worked alongside local partners to provide fresh food to communities after disaster strikes. Learn more: wck.org/news/europe-... #ChefsForTheWorld

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Everyone is part of the World Central Kitchen community. It’s donors like you that make our work possible and keep us ready to respond when people need us most. (1/2)

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When WCK teams learned that families in Swara Valley, Nepal, had to travel across dangerous terrain to access fresh water, we decided to bring the water to them. With our local partners, we laid flexible pipes to bring water to the families living in tents after the recent landslides. #ChefsForNepal

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The local government and other organizations have provided dry goods for Nani and her neighbors, and our teams are providing fruit, vegetables, and eggs to fill the gaps in fresh food that are still difficult for these remote communities to access. #ChefsForNepal (2/2)

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Nani has lived in Mastaban Bairini, Nepal, for 30 years and was inside her home when the flash flooding swept through her community. She told WCK that her brother, who lives next door, warned her that the flood was coming just in time for her and her goats to get to higher ground. (1/2)

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When WCK teams were delivering meals to displaced families, children drew pictures of their favorite fruits. From apples to bananas to strawberries, each drawing tells the story of small things that have become out of reach. #ChefsForGaza (2/2)

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A simple drawing can tell a whole story. Fresh produce is incredibly difficult to access in Gaza, and many families have gone without it for months. For children, this means not being able to enjoy some of their favorite snacks. (1/2)

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Nina fled from her home in Novoselivka, Ukraine as Russian forces advanced on it. When she finally returned, her home had been destroyed. Today, WCK brought Nina a food kit. These kits are stocked with ingredients she can use to cook for herself again, a step toward rebuilding. #ChefsForUkraine

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“The best part of my day is knowing that the work I do helps provide hot meals to people in need,” says Chef Reina. #ChefsForMidEast (2/2)

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