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Here is a list of our favorite links about World Hunger. The United Nations estimates that the cost to end World Hunger, along with diseases realted to hunger and poverty, is about $200 billion per year. So far, 22 countries have joined together to raise this money by contributing 0.7% of their national income. If you would like to see how these countries are contributing, go to http://www.poverty.com/internationalaid.html . If you have suggestions about other sites to include, send email to comments@airsworld.com |
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www.ricebowls.com Rice Bowls is one of the easiest and most effective ways to have an impact on helpins orphans around the world. The small rice bowls are provided at no cost to be filled with change and returned to designated centers. |
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www.heifer.org fights world hunger. Families around the world becomes self-reliant through your gift of livestock |
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www.freerice.com has two goals: - Provide English vocabulary to everyone for free.
- Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
This is made possible by the sponsors who advertise on this site.Perhaps even greater is the investment your donated rice makes in hungry human beings, enabling them to function and be productive. Somewhere in the world, a person is eating rice that you helped provide. |
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Global Impact is dedicated to helping the poorest people on Earth. It touches more than 400 million lives worldwide through disaster relief, education, health training and economic programs that promote self-sufficiency.
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www.poverty.com Poverty.com was created for all people around the world who want to end poverty. It was in January 2007 by a private individual (John Breen) and has no political, religious, or corporate affiliation. |
World Hunger facts - Hunger and poverty claim 25,000 lives every day
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
- 854 million people do not have enough to eat - more than the populations of USA, Canada and the European Union
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
- 820 million people in developing countries alone are hungry - one in four lives in sub-Saharan Africa
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
- In the 1990s, global poverty dropped by 20 percent. The number of hungry people increased by 18 million
Source: Food as Aid: Trends, Needs and Challenges in the 21st Century
- 524 million of the world's hungry live in South Asia - more than the populations of Australia and USA
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
- More than 60 percent of chronically hungry people are women
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
- The number of chronically hungry people worldwide is growing by an average of four million per year at current trends
Source: FAO & The State of Food Insecurity in the World, 2006
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