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World Hunger. Where World Hunger is Now. 870 million undernourished people in the world today One out of eight people do not receive enough food to lead a healthy and active life Hunger & Malnutrition is the #1 health risk in the world
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Where World Hunger is Now 870 million undernourished people in the world today One out of eight people do not receive enough food to lead a healthy and active life Hunger & Malnutrition is the #1 health risk in the world In the last 20 years(’90-’92) there has been a 6% decrease in world hunger
Over-exploitation of environment • Nature/Natural Disaster • War • Poverty Trap • Agricultural Infrastructure • Economic Crisis • Price increase of food Causes of Hunger
WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger. 5 OBJECTIVES • Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies • Prepare for emergencies • Restore and rebuild lives after emergencies • Reduce chronic hunger and under nutrition • Strengthen the capacity of countries to reduce hunger United Nations World Food Programme
Worlds largest private sector hunger relief effort • In more than 120 coutries • Nearly 38,000 KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants and over 1 million employees • Main Objectives • Volunteer • Raise Awareness • Raise funds • All towards WFP World Hunger Relief 2012
$1 dollar a day can provide a meal to 4 children • $25 feeds a child in school for half the year • $50 feeds one child in school for the entire academic year • $70-$100 per child provides supplementary food to a child under 2 years of age for 18 months • $1,000 feeds 100 school children for one year Did you know?