Drew Barrymore is the newest UN Ambassador Against Hunger.

“I am honored and humbled to accept this challenging and rewarding assignment. I can’t think of any issue that is more important than working to see that no schoolchild in this world goes hungry,” says the thirty-two year old “ET” star.

Drew recently toured WFP school meal projects in Kenya. She recently to lobby the US Congress about passing draft legislation to increase the budget for school meals from $100 million per year to about $300 million.

“Feeding a child at school is such a simple thing – but it works miracles….School feeding not only fills stomachs, but has a proven track record of boosting enrollment, attendance and academic performance. For just pennies a day per child, this program changes lives – and ultimately can impact the futures of poor countries around the world in a profound way.”