Epson Sponsors Onigiri Action 2023 to Provide Children in Africa and Asia with School Meals

05 October 2023: Seiko Epson Corporation has announced that it will sponsor Onigiri Action 2023 as an official partner. Onigiri Action 2023, which will run from 4th October to 17th November, is an initiative of TABLE FOR TWO (TFT), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting world hunger.

According to estimates by several United Nations agencies, as many as 783 million people globally faced hunger in 2022. Hunger remains significantly above pre-COVID pandemic levels, with over 122 million more people facing hunger now than in 2019. Epson aspires to achieve sustainability and enrich communities through social programs in areas such as environment, society and economics. Epson is working to redistribute stable economic value and correct gender, regional and other disparities. Epson endorses Onigiri Action’s commitment to social cooperation and balancing social responsibility and economic viability. Epson isproud to be a new sponsor of this social initiative aimed at addressing the growing problem of global hunger.

Under the Onigiri Action scheme, each photo of onigiri, a Japanese rice ball, posted to the campaign website or on social media (Instagram, X [formerly Twitter], Facebook) with the hashtag #OnigiriAction helps provide five school meals to children in need in Africa and Asia through TFT.

Onigiri Action campaign site: https://onigiri-action.com/en/