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On July 8, 2024, Russia launched a massive attack across Ukraine. WCK responded as quickly as possible to support impacted families and emergency services.
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Today marks two years since Russian forces launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Life has never been the same for millions of Ukrainians living under constant threat. World Central Kitchen arrived in the region soon after the initial attack and our teams have provided meals to impacted communities every day since. Alongside our local partners,…
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WCK in 2025
Explore WCK’s work in 2025.
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It has been 2 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began—since then, WCK & our local partners have served over 260 million meals. WCK’s Food Fighters are meeting the most pressing needs of Ukrainians living through the horrors of occupation. Our teams work tirelessly to ensure communities get the support they need, when they need…
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Families across Ukraine recently marked their third Easter under Russian occupation. As we have done since first responding to the conflict, World Central Kitchen teams in the country embarked on a mission to bring joy and uphold tradition by providing thousands of pasky—traditional Easter cakes—to offer a sense of home.
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World Central Kitchen’s #ChefsForUkraine team served our first bowls of borsch to families fleeing into Poland in the first days after Russia launched its full scale invasion. Since then, we have provided this classic, bright-red beet soup to people all across Ukraine as a way to offer comfort and a sense of home.
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WCK Founder José Andrés’ New Message on the IDF Strike That Killed Seven WCK Team Members
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The WCK Way in 2024
In 2024, WCK supported families impacted by conflict, hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, and other natural disasters in 20 countries, providing over 109 million meals. As of December, our teams are working on the ground in Ukraine, Gaza, Lebanon, Mayotte, Egypt, Spain, and North Carolina. Working alongside partners and volunteers, we are cooking and delivering nourishing meals…
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Before the war, Bohdan’s business focused entirely on frozen goods. His company in Poltava produced ice cream and traditional Ukrainian foods like varenyky (stuffed dumplings) and syrnyky (cottage cheese pancakes). He had never prepared hot meals, never worked in food service, and certainly never imagined he would one day be serving thousands of hot meals…
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World Central Kitchen founder José Andrés was awarded Spain’s Grand Cross of Naval Merit for his work through the organization to support communities impacted by crises. The ceremony also served as a tribute to the seven WCK team members killed in Gaza on April 1.
