Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation
Kickstart your Enactus year with an incredible opportunity to gain valuable funding and mentoring for your project. Sodexo believe that Quality of Life begins when an individual's basic needs are met. As the number of individuals living in poverty continues to rise in the UK and Ireland, the inequality gap worsens too, with disadvantaged people being at greater risk than ever of facing food insecurity. The Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation want to support your project ideas to alleviate food insecurity in your local community.
What is Stop Hunger?
Stop Hunger is a Sodexo initiative active in over 40 countries around the world and was created in 1996 by US Sodexo colleagues who witnessed children going to school hungry. In the UK & Ireland, we work with national and local charities to donate time, skills and money to tackle food insecurity and its root causes, and help empower women – who represent the biggest opportunity in eliminating hunger. Thanks to the financial support of Sodexo, 100% of the donations made to Stop Hunger go directly to financing activities and sustainable solutions for disadvantaged communities to exit food insecurity.
Competition Overview
Sodexo are looking for student projects which:
"Demonstrate innovative and practical solutions that aim to tackle food insecurity and the root causes of Food Poverty in the United Kingdom & Ireland."
To be considered, projects should tackle food insecurity and / or empower women by giving them the tools they need to become food secure. Whether it’s developing entrepreneurial initiatives to improve livelihoods, creating scalable projects that maximise positive impact, or addressing community needs in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way.
The competition is only open to non-final year students and projects that will continue into 2026/27.
Key Judging Criteria
Your project will be judged on:
Innovation: How unique and forward-thinking is the solution?
Impact: How significant is the potential positive environmental impact?
Sustainability: Does the project create long-term, scalable impact?
Feasibility: Is the project practical and capable of being implemented successfully?
What will you gain?
Prizes and Recognition
Winning teams will receive:
Grant Funding to help bring your project to life.
Mentorship from Sodexo experts and industry leaders.
FAQs
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This competition is open to non-final year Enactus students whose projects will continue into the 2026/27 Enactus year.
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“Demonstrate innovative and practical solutions that aim to tackle food insecurity and the root causes of Food Poverty in the United Kingdom & Ireland."
To be considered, projects should tackle food insecurity and / or empower women by giving them the tools they need to become food secure. Whether it’s developing entrepreneurial initiatives to improve livelihoods, creating scalable projects that maximise positive impact, or addressing community needs in an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable way.
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To participate, fill out the short application form, where you'll share details about your project.
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The top 5 selected projects will be invited to pitch at an exclusive virtual event where you'll present your project to a panel of judges from SAP. This is your opportunity to accelerate your project with the support of SAP and Enactus.
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Submit your application by TBC.
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The final pitch event will take place on TBC.
How to Apply
Submit your application by XXX date.
This competition is open to UK & Irish early stage projects which have not made impact.