Recently Brazil's minister of social development and the fight against hunger, Patrus Ananais visited Toronto. While meeting with activists and academics, the former Belo Horizonte mayor spoke of the poverty facing Brazil and the myriad of creative programs that exist to address it. As part of its Zero Hunger by 2015 commitment, the government by law is required to provide all people with food that is "environmentally, culturally, economically and socially sustainable." Many of the food programs have personal responsibility at the core, a phenomena Wayne Roberts terms a "hand up rather than hand out." Close, respectful partnerships between government, community groups and the people could foster the social solidarity necessary to create long lasting, effective change. Please click here to access the article.