Microenterprises help address the root causes of hunger beyond just distributing food. The idea is to look at why people are hungry and give them a hand up rather than just a handout. In many cases, food insecurity is directly related to income shortages. Simply put, families cannot make enough money to procure food.
An entrepreneurial or microenterprise program looks to attack the food shortage problem where it intersects income shortages. Participants are equipped to develop small micro-sized businesses that help them earn income, which they can then use to purchase the food and supplies their families needs to survive, helping to break the generational cycle of poverty.