ARK Solves

ARK is an award-winning social impact innovator that co-invests with rural communities who want to secure their food, health, income, and a sustainable future. ARKs flagship program was originally the ARK Lunch, a P2.50 (5-cent) school-based lunch program that solves hunger and malnutrition for rural kids while creating income for their families. Since the pandemic, it has pivoted to Feed Back, a community-based vegetable exchange that solves for local food supply and leads communities towards new markets. Feed Back creates a self-sustainable path for families by enabling them to create productive backyard gardens, exchange and share excess produce with their neighbors, and discover markets. It gets communities to work together, invest in themselves, solve hunger, and help build a more equitable food system. On top of these food security solutions, ARK also supports its partner communities through emergency relief programs, scholarships, infrastructure builds, and other program...