Onigiri Action: Fight Against Food Insecurity

Open to the Bennington College community | Onigiri Action is an annual autumn social good campaign connecting the simple act of taking a photo with helping to feed school children in need. Through the generosity of our partner organizations, every Japanese riceball-related post on our global campaign website or your social media channel with #OnigiriAction will provide five school meals to children in need around the world. 

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World Food Day on October 16 was established by the United Nations as a day for everyone to think about food problems in the world. To celebrate World Food Day, TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) holds "Onigiri Action" with the goal to deliver 1 million meals to children in need every year. TFT first started in Japan featuring Onigiri, which celebrates rice, one of the major Japanese agricultural products, and showcases the Japanese tradition of making onigiri for loved ones.

Since its launch in 2015, the Onigiri Action campaign has provided 6.8 millions school meals. The campaign received the Deputy-Chief’s Award (by the Minister for Foreign Affairs) at the third Japan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) awards ceremony in 2019 held at the Prime Minister’s Office.

This event is hosted by Bennington College Japanese Students.