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

Causes of Hunger

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Over-exploitation of environment Nature/Natural Disaster War Poverty Trap Agricultural Infrastructure Economic Crisis

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Price increase of food

United Nations World Food Programme

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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

World Hunger Relief 2012

• • • 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

Did you know?

• • • • • $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