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World Hunger

Abbi Morgan & Taron Mallard

Our focus is Hunger all around the World; Hunger is the Worlds #1 health risk ("World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide"). This has been going on for many, many years, but people didn’t start to realize how bad it was until 2008 when it made headlines on the cover of a magazine. We are looking at basically Asia,Africa, and Latin American countries. Over 500 million people are living in “absolute poverty” ("The World Hunger Problem: Facts, Figures Andstatistics”). Children under the age of 12 and their families go to bed starving every night. Every year 15 million children die of hunger. 1 out of 6 infants are born with a low birth rate, due to their mothers not having enough food. 925 million people do not have food to eat. Around 183 million children weigh less than they should for their age ("The World Hunger Problem: Facts, Figures Andstatistics" ). Hunger in the world kills more people and kids than Aids, Malaria, and tuberculoses all together. The number of hungry and malnourished children keeps growing every day. Clean water is also an issue; 1.7 billion people lack access to clean water ("Know Your World: Facts About Hunger and Poverty "). The solution to this problem is a Fundraiser, Food drive, and Water drive called “Food FUN raiser”. We will hold the fundraiser at Grover C. Fields, it will cost $10 to get in, and all the money made will go to send children in all the countries food to eat, and water to drink. People will also be asked when they come to bring water and canned foods. We will put blow up rides in the field and there will be games in the gym for kids to play. We will also have horses and ponies in the back for children to ride on for $5. Our goal is $4000, or as much as we can get. $4000 would feed at least 1 million hungry children. It will be fun for all adults, and children. We will sell hot dogs, popcorn, and a drink for $3.

Works Cited

"The World Hunger Problem: Facts, Figures Andstatistics." // ThinkQuest //. Oracle Foundation. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. .

"World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide." // Hunger Stats //. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. .

Know Your World: Facts About Hunger and Poverty." // Empowering Women and Men to End Their Own Hunger //. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. .