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Senior Project Notes

http://www.thp.org/knowledge-center/know-your-world-facts-about-hunger-poverty/

1. 795 million people do not have enough food to eat.

2. World hunger is the worst in Asia, 525.6 people do not have enough to eat.
3. 98 percent of the people that do not have enough food live in developing
countries.
4. 60% of worlds hungry are women
5. 663 million people lack access to clean water
6. 50 percent of pregnant women in developing countries lack proper maternal care,
resulting in approximately 300,000 maternal deaths annually from childbirth.
7. 1 out of 6 infants are born with a low birth weight in developing countries
8. Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are attributable to undernutrition. This
translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year.
9. 22,000 children die each day due to conditions of poverty.
10. 50 percent of hungry people are farming families.
11. 2.4 billion people do not have adequate sanitation.
12. The Hunger Project works with communities to develop new water resources,
ensure clean water and improved sanitation, and implement water conservation
techniques.

http://www.worldhunger.org/2015-world-hunger-and-poverty-facts-and-statistics/
1. World hunger means the want or scarcity of food in a country
2. Poverty is the main cause of hunger
3. One in nine people are suffering from being undernourished

https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-world-hunger
1. The world produces enough food to feed all 7 billion people, but those who go
hungry either do not have land to grow food or money to purchase it.
2. 10 countries that have achieved greatest success in reducing the total number of
hungry people in proportion to their national population are Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil,
Cuba, Georgia, Ghana, Kuwait, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand and Venezuela.
3. In 2010 it was estimated that 7.6 million children, more than 20,000 a died due to
poor nutrition
4. 1 in every 15 children living in developing countries die because of lack of
nutrition
5. When a mother is undernourished during pregnancy the baby is often born
undernourished
6. Every year 17 million children are born this way due to mother's lack of nutrition
7. In Sub-Saharan Africa almost 1 in 4 people are chronically hungry.

http://www.worldhunger.org/hunger-in-america-2016-united-states-hunger-poverty-facts/
1. The estimated percentage of U.S. households that were food insecure
declined significantly in 2015 to 12.7 percent of U.S. households (15.8 million
households, approximately one in eight).
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2. In 2015, 5.0 percent of U.S. households (6.3 million households) had very low
food security, down from 5.6 percent in 2014.
3. The food intake of some household members was reduced and normal eating
patterns were disrupted at times during the year due to limited resources (
4. 3.0 million households were unable at times during the year to provide
adequate, nutritious food for their children
5. 59 percent of food insecure households reported that they had participated in
one or more of the three largest Federal nutrition assistance programs
6. In 2015 there were 43.1 million people in poverty
7. The poverty rate for children under 18 was 19.7 percent in 2015
8. 19.4 million Americans live in extreme poverty. This means their familys cash
income is less than half of the poverty line, or about $10,000 a year for a family of
four.
https://borgenproject.org/10-ways-stop-world-hunger/
1. Sustainable Food, Heifer International is an organization that helps transform
agriculture. They fund projects so people can provide food for themselves in a
sustainable way.
2. Food Donations is a way to help stop world hunger, donating 1-5 bucks a month
can help.
3. Organizations have raised $60 million to fight world hunger
4. Urban Farming helps, Almost one-quarter of undernourished people live in an urban
environment. Recently, there has been a big push for urban farming. Urban farming empowers
families to gain control over their own food source.
5. Education is the best weapon against poverty and hunger. It is especially powerful in
underdeveloped countries. Education means better opportunity and more access to income and
food.
6. There are programs in some countries where if students go to school they are given free
food
7. High birthrates are a problem when trying to solve world hunger so birth control education
would be helpful to stop this.
8. Empowering women to gain access to food, be providers, and lead their families has had
a major impact on food access and ability to change financial situations.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/22/world/iyw-heifer-international-pierre-ferrari/
1. about 98% of hungry people live in developing countries and the crisis will likely
get worse.
2. Over the next 12 years, the United Nations projects the global population will hit
8 billion people.
3. For nearly 70 years, Heifer International has been working with small farming
communities to raise productivity and create a surplus that can be sold or provided to
other hungry people.
4. There are 600 million small farmers and herders in the world.
5. recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
(FAO), women farmers typically have less land to farm and probably don't own that land.
They own fewer farm animals and have less access to improved seeds. In addition, they
have lower education levels than men and are less likely to get credit or insurance.
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http://www.revolutionhunger.org/the-issue
1. A person needs to consume sufficient protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and
water each day to lead a healthy life
2. When the body does not get the needed nutrition each day it will decrease your well
being and you will not be able to do things you need to because you will lack in energy and your
body will not be able to fight off illnesses
3. Almost one person of every seven does not get enough nutritious food to be healthy and
lead an active life.
4. Hunger and Malnutrition is the number one risk to health in the world.
5. 65 percent of the world's hungry live in only seven countries,India, China, Dem
Republic,Bangladesh,Indonesia,Pakistan,Ethiopia.
6. Hunger and malnutrition are all around us, but can often be out of sight.
7. It affects people in big cities, small towns and rural villages.
8. Fighting hunger and malnutrition requires improving, roads, setting up clean water
systems, getting politicians to make smart and informed policies and laws, producing healthy food
and making sure people have sustainable access to that food.
9. Nature and Natural disasters are also a cause of world hunger
10. When a tornado or tsunami hits it wipes out crops,houses, and buildings and some
places don't have enough money to bounce back so now they have limited supplies and can't
afford to get everyone food.
11. Policies influence the prices of crops and even jobs. Politicians and policies can really
impact people for the better or worse!
12. They can overprice foods which make it harder for some people to pay for food
13. Agriculture is very complex. Farmers need training, equipment and toolsplows, tractors,
fertilizer, seeds and water systemsto increase the amount and quality of food and maintain a
lower cost. All of these things are hard to do and expensive and some communities don't have the
resources so there are not enough things being planted.
14. Communities struggling to fight hunger also require clean and dry storage areas for
storing their harvests of corn, beans and rice. Not all places have the right storage spots so then
they will have bad food.
15. In poor countries around the world, more than 1.4 billion people earn less than $1.25 per
day. That is not enough for 3 meals.
16. Poor people in developing countries spend between 50% and 80% of their incomes on
food
17. Comparatively, the average American and European spends around 10% of their income
on food
18. War affects world hunger because crops and livestock get destroyed during war and
effects how much we grow.
19. When an individual's health is at risk, hunger and malnutrition can make conditions even
worse.
20. Malnourished women are more likely to be sick and have children who have health
issues or are malnourished. Malnourished children who lack food often lack the strength to grow,
survive and stay healthy.
21. When roads, bridges and other physical infrastructure are non-existent, food, water and
supplies cannot get where they are needed.
22. This impacts trade and can even stop it all together, leading to hunger issues among the
population.

https://www.freedomfromhunger.org/world-hunger-facts
1. This year, nearly 9 million children younger than five years old will die needlessly, more
than half from hunger-related causes.
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2. Few of these deaths are related to outright starvation, but rather to common illnesses
(such as diarrhea, malaria and measles) that move in on vulnerable children whose bodies have
been weakened by hunger.
3. Freedom from Hunger concentrates its services in the world's poorest nations, where an
overwhelming 32% are moderately to severely stuntedseriously below normal height for one's
age.
4. In the developing world, more than 1.4 billion people currently live below the international
poverty line, earning less than $1.25 per day
5. Among this group of poor people, many have problems obtaining adequate, nutritious
food for themselves and their families. As a result, 1.02 billion people in the developing world are
undernourished. They consume less than the minimum amount of calories essential for sound
health and growth
6. Undernourishment negatively affects peoples health, productivity, sense of hope and
overall well-being. A lack of food can stunt growth, slow thinking, sap energy, hinder fetal
development and contribute to mental retardation
7. Pregnant women and new mothers who breastfeed infants and children are among the
most at risk of undernourishment.
8. Poverty: Poor people do not have the resourceswhether land, tools or money
needed to grow or buy food on a consistent basis.
9. Armed Conflict: War disrupts agricultural production, and governments often spend
more on arms than on social programs.
10. Environmental Overload: Over-consumption by wealthy nations and rapid population
growth in poor nations strain natural resources and make it harder for poor people to feed
themselves.
11. Discrimination: Lack of access to education, credit and employmenta recipe for
hungeris often the result of racial, gender or ethnic discrimination.
12. Lack of Clout: In the final analysis, chronic hunger is caused by powerlessness. People
who don't have power to protect their own interests are hungry. The burden of this condition falls
most acutely on children, women and elderly people.
13. More than two million children die every year from dehydration caused by diarrhea. A
malnourished child often lacks the strength to survive a severe case of diarrhea.
14. A malnourished child has a weakened immune system, making the child more vulnerable
to infection.
15. Infections cause lack of appetite and further compromise the child's ability to fight off
recurrent and lingering infections.
16. Malnourished women are more likely to be sick, have smaller babies, and die earlier,
resulting in high levels of infant mortality in areas where chronic hunger is a problem.

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1. Since 2005 there has been a mild decline of people struggling with being
undernourished, dropped from 15 percent to 11 percent
2. U.N.s goal is to end world hunger by 2030
3. Undernourishment is going down because of increased agricultural productivity
and economical growth.

Interview Questions
1. How important is this topic to you? Extremely important, millions of people are
dying because of lack of food and water that's unbelievable.
2. Do you know how many people are affected by this? Not really, just know that it
is a lot
3. Have you participated in a food drive before? Yes at a Food Bank
4. What are some ways you believe you can help end world hunger? The little
things such as donating, and food drives
5. Do you think it is a problem worth fixing?yes there are too many hungry people
6. Will World Hunger ever end? No, not enough resources and money it will take a
long time and everyone's help
7. What is the greatest cause of World Hunger? Lack of money leading to lack of
food

Works Cited

10 Ways to Stop World Hunger. The Borgen Project, 31 May 2016,

borgenproject.org/10-ways-stop-world-hunger/. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.

11 Facts About World Hunger. DoSomething.org | Volunteer for Social Change,

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www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-world-hunger. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.

Ferrari, Pierre. How to End World Hunger. CNN, Cable News Network,

www.cnn.com/2013/10/22/world/iyw-heifer-international-pierre-ferrari/. Accessed 15

Mar. 2017.

The Issue. The Issue - Revolution Hunger, www.revolutionhunger.org/the-issue.

Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.

Know Your World: Facts About World Hunger & Poverty. The Hunger Project,

www.thp.org/knowledge-center/know-your-world-facts-about-hunger-poverty/. Accessed

15 Mar. 2017.

United States Hunger Facts, Poverty Facts 2016. World Hunger News,

www.worldhunger.org/hunger-in-america-2016-united-states-hunger-poverty-facts/.

Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.

World Hunger Facts. Freedom from Hunger, 19 Feb. 2013,

www.freedomfromhunger.org/world-hunger-facts. Accessed 15 Mar. 2017.

World Hunger, Poverty Facts, Statistics 2016. World Hunger News,

www.worldhunger.org/2015-world-hunger-and-poverty-facts-and-statistics/. Accessed 15

Mar. 2017.

Printed Source:

Lauren, Lauren Bush. "Lauren Bush Lauren: Follow These Clear Steps and We Can End

World Hunger; Every day, roughly one in nine people around the world do not know

where their next meal is coming from." Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2017. Student Edition,

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%7CA477345818&it=r&asid=c246350426112956501ccdfce03714d6. Accessed 15 Mar.

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2017.

Interview

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