Our View: Kudos to mayors who committed to fight poverty, hunger

Guam is renowned for its generosity and hospitality, especially when it comes to the sharing of food. A common refrain is “come eat.” 

We encourage going back for seconds and thirds. We implore our guests to balutan, to take food home with them. We want to ensure everyone is well fed.

And yet it’s a sad reality on Guam that there are many people, including children, who don’t get enough to eat every day and often go hungry.

The G3 Commitment Badge Program, part of the islandwide Guam Green Growth initiative facilitated by the University of Guam’s Center for Island Sustainability, hopes to change that. And it has turned to our island’s mayors to make that happen.