It's said that food has a way of bringing people together- not just to eat, but to share, connect and belong. As the world marked 80 years of the Food and Agriculture Organization, the call to action was clear: work together to build fair and sustainable food systems. Because when we share the responsibility, we do more than feed people. We help every community access nutritious meals and the dignity that comes with them.
This year, Ghana’s food creators truly answered the call to action in a meaningful way. Chef Lifestyle introduced the Cook & Share Community Kitchen, a space where children learned to prepare healthy meals with ingredients sourced from local farms, then sat down together to enjoy what they made.
This was practical and a hands-on experience where they cooked, learned new skills, and saw the value of local produce in real time. A simple reminder that learning about food can start right from the kitchen.
Elsewhere in the city, Chef Abby hosted the Big Street Feast, an effort that, according to multiple reports, fed more than 15,000 people across Accra on World Food Day. It was a striking example of what happens when creativity and influence are used for something bigger than recognition. Though we weren’t directly involved, we can't help but applaud the scale and spirit of the initiative. Again, a reminder that food at its best brings people together and restores dignity in the simplest, most human way.
In a social-media-driven world, we need this reminder: real influence isn’t about how many people you reach, but how responsibly you use that reach.
For our part, WopeCar helped transport Chef Lifestyle's volunteers, ingredients, and supplies across the city to make this feast possible. We weren’t the ones cooking, but we were glad to keep the movement moving, supporting the effort that good food and goodwill brought to so many, especially children - connecting people, places and purpose along the way. Logistics rarely make headlines, but they often decide whether a community effort reaches more people or hits a wall.
When creators step up for the public good, our job is to remove friction so the mission moves.
Why this matters
World Food Day is more than a global observance; it’s a measure of how we value each other. From Rome to Accra, the message was consistent: ending hunger is possible when we work together, strengthen local systems and put people first.
Thank you to Leaders and changemakers like Chef Lifestyle, Chef Abby, the countless volunteers, and farmers who made this effort real and visible. Each played a part in showing that progress doesn't always come in grand gestures; sometimes it's quietly built one meal and service at a time.
For WopeCar, being part of the movement meant keeping things and people moving- helping people and supplies reach where they were needed the most. Because impact looks like showing up right on time so others can do what truly matters, and that's what we are built on.
