THE HUNGER PROJECT What is hunger Actually hunger

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THE HUNGER PROJECT

THE HUNGER PROJECT

What is hunger? Actually, hunger is the feeling of discomfort caused by the lack

What is hunger? Actually, hunger is the feeling of discomfort caused by the lack of food, coupled with the desire of eat.

Difference between hunger and malnutrition The difference hunger and malnutrition is that hunger is

Difference between hunger and malnutrition The difference hunger and malnutrition is that hunger is the desire or need for food whereas malnutrition is lacking the right balance and types of food to remain healthy.

Some facts about hunger… q Roughly 925 million people who go undernourished on a

Some facts about hunger… q Roughly 925 million people who go undernourished on a daily basis, consuming less than the 2, 100 calories a day. q About 13. 1 percent of the world’s population is hungry. q It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

Continue… q It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer

Continue… q It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition q The World Health Organization estimates that one-third of the world is well-fed, one-third is under-fed one-third is starving. q Every 3. 6 seconds someone dies of hunger

Continue… q Almost 1 in every 15 children in developing countries dies from hunger.

Continue… q Almost 1 in every 15 children in developing countries dies from hunger. q More than 20 percent of children in Asia and Africa are underweight for their age. q Every year 15 million children die of hunger.

kinds of hunger… There are many different kinds of hunger which include: q q

kinds of hunger… There are many different kinds of hunger which include: q q Physical hunger Caused by your body’s true physical need for nutrients and energy. Nutritional hunger: It usually occurs when after a crap meal, you’ll be hungry in hours due to your natural craving for nutrients.

 Hormonal hunger We often feel “hungry” again, soon after a big meal. Or

Hormonal hunger We often feel “hungry” again, soon after a big meal. Or we experience sudden, strong cravings, especially for sweets and carbs. q The main cause of hormonal hunger is Ghrelin, a hormone that increases appetite, and is produced in the stomach. q

Famine is … “A severe interruption in an already vulnerable area caused by natural

Famine is … “A severe interruption in an already vulnerable area caused by natural and or/man -made disaster – for example, drought, earthquake, war. . ”

Famine is “an emergency” That’s how it gets into the TV news, onto the

Famine is “an emergency” That’s how it gets into the TV news, onto the headlines, and into our minds as the main kind of severe hunger we know.

Famine accounts for less than 10% of world hunger

Famine accounts for less than 10% of world hunger

The other 90% Chronic, persistent hunger Doesn’t look anything like “famine

The other 90% Chronic, persistent hunger Doesn’t look anything like “famine

Chronic hunger Can be defined as “not enough of the right kind of food

Chronic hunger Can be defined as “not enough of the right kind of food over a long period of time” Unlike famine, chronic hunger is invisible and silent – even when you are looking right at it!!. .

How many? 854 million people roughly 1 in 7 people in our world Today

How many? 854 million people roughly 1 in 7 people in our world Today and everyday, 20, 000 will die as a consequence of chronic hunger – ¾ under 5 years old. Not from starvation, but from diarrhea, flu, and other basic illnesses that we’ve all had and survived because we were not chronically hungry.

Progress? Is world hunger better, worse or the same today as it was in

Progress? Is world hunger better, worse or the same today as it was in the 1970’s? 1977 estimate = 41, 000 deaths per day Every headline today could read: Humanity cuts hunger by half in 30 years!

Where is most chronic hunger? 29% in sub-Saharan Africa The rest in Latin America,

Where is most chronic hunger? 29% in sub-Saharan Africa The rest in Latin America, mostly amongst indigenous people, and in other parts of Asia 35% in South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal)

Famine is… Fundamentally an issue of food – food shipments delivered quickly to end

Famine is… Fundamentally an issue of food – food shipments delivered quickly to end famine.

Chronic hunger is fundamentally NOT an issue of food

Chronic hunger is fundamentally NOT an issue of food

If food is not the answer? Chronic hunger is best understood as an issue

If food is not the answer? Chronic hunger is best understood as an issue of opportunity It occurs when people lack the opportunity to translate a full day’s work into enough: Food Money Education Health Voice care in decisions affecting their lives

Question becomes: Why is this opportunity so diminished where chronic hunger persists?

Question becomes: Why is this opportunity so diminished where chronic hunger persists?

1996 study commissioned by UNICEF Asked why rates of malnutrition in South Asia were

1996 study commissioned by UNICEF Asked why rates of malnutrition in South Asia were so much higher than most African countries, even though all other indicators such as economic growth, agricultural production, infrastructure – all suggested the opposite should be true?

Conclusion: “The exceptionally high rates of malnutrition in South Asia are rooted deep in

Conclusion: “The exceptionally high rates of malnutrition in South Asia are rooted deep in the soil of inequality between men and women” Study revealed that severe discrimination against women and girls gives rise to “a cycle of malnutrition”

Ending Hunger In World This can be achieved by: Leadership Marginalization Farmers Infrastructure HIV/AIDS

Ending Hunger In World This can be achieved by: Leadership Marginalization Farmers Infrastructure HIV/AIDS of Women

Prepared by: q Abdul Rehman Adil q Ammar Gadit q Ammar Zardari q Hamza

Prepared by: q Abdul Rehman Adil q Ammar Gadit q Ammar Zardari q Hamza Ahmed