Giving Compass' Take:

• At Forbes, Charles E. Owubah encourages leaders to take note of the current pandemic a reason for passionate leadership towards a world without hunger.

• What would happen if leaders and communities mobilized to create a world without hunger in the same way they've worked to eradicate COVID-19? How are you dedicating your resources to those with less access to food resources?

• Learn more about how to be a leader in the fight for a world without hunger.

The world needs a better way to deal with hunger, including strong nonprofit leadership and collaboration across sectors. For example, over the past 30 years, the global community has cut the proportion of malnourished children by half. But half was never good enough.

Leaders of every organization should be concerned with ending hunger, which would unlock human potential to address so many other issues of concern.

I’d like to share hard-won lessons that may allow us to rise to the judgment of future generations.

1. Stay focused on the future.

My organization works to end life-threatening hunger by working on the front lines, treating severe malnutrition across more than 45 countries. Every day, more than 5,000 children may live or die depending on our response.

That is why, even during COVID-19, we’re working to maintain programs that prevent hunger by lifting up local leaders and building community resilience to shocks such as floods, droughts and even plagues of locusts. Nonprofit leaders should focus on the future, even if current times are hard.

2. Put evidence before ego.

In spite of the world’s astounding technological advancements, there are mammoth challenges in providing even basic human rights. A hunger-free world, for example, is possible only if leaders scale evidence-based projects and practices.

3. Lead with passion.

When our passion becomes infectious, we draw people toward our cause and increase the likelihood that we’ll achieve our goal together.

4. Take time to reflect.

If you passionately believe in a cause, then you must seek candid feedback, analyze the input you receive and look for ways to improve.

5. Be bold.

In this time of crisis, people are rethinking long-held assumptions. It is up to us to put these leadership principles into practice.

Read the full article about creating a world without hunger by Charles E. Owubah at Forbes.