Fight Against Hunger

Fight Against Hunger : 

“There are people in the world so hungry, that god cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.” Fight Against Hunger

Acknowledgement : 

Acknowledgement I’m really thankful to everyone who all supported me, for I have completed my project effectively and moreover on time. I’m am also grateful to my computer teacher who gave to the opportunity to make this project. I thank her for her overall support. Last but not the least, I would like to thank my parents and friends who helped me a lot in gathering a lot of different information and ideas to make this project unique.

Contents : 

Contents Introduction Broader View Causes Effects What can we do? Spread Awareness Donate Make the change

Introduction : 

Introduction Hunger is an uneasy feeling for the need to eat It is also the social condition of people who experience this feeling It is the most extreme manifestation of poverty and human deprivation It is an infringement of the most basic of human rights: the right to adequate food

Introduction : 

Introduction This video shows the current condition of world hunger which is getting worse day by day!

Broader View : 

Broader View In the world today: 852 million people are undernourished 300 million children daily go to bed hungry Everyday 25,000 people die due hunger out of which 66% are children One child dies due to hunger every 3.6 seconds All malnourished people live under $1 a day

Broader View : 

Broader View Percentage of population affected by under nutrition by country, according to United Nations statistics.

Broader View : 

Broader View This graph compares 3 countries, affected by hunger.

Causes : 

Causes

Population Growth : 

Population Growth When production match the demand of food caused by growth of population, it leads to subsistence crisis

Rising Food Prices : 

Rising Food Prices Rise in the food inflation is a major cause for hunger as the poor can’t afford food.

Unbalanced Food Consumption : 

Unbalanced Food Consumption On one hand people are suffering from hunger whereas the others waste!

Drought : 

Drought Drought can affect the production of crops which further would lead to food shortage in an area.

Lack Of Rights : 

Lack Of Rights In countries where there is no democracy, inequality divides the food unequally.

Effects : 

Effects

Malnutrition : 

Malnutrition It is the imbalanced consumption of nutrients It further lead to 2 consequences: Illness Mortality Malnutrition is said to be the worst threat to world health Orange Ribbon: Awareness Ribbon for malnutrition

Malnutrition : 

Malnutrition There were 923 million malnourished people in the world in 2000, an increase of 80 million since 1990.

Nutrient Deficiency : 

Nutrient Deficiency Nutrient deficiency is absence or insufficiency of some factor needed for: Normal growth Development of body Lack of nutrients cause deficiency diseases which lead to growth problems If continues, leads to starvation

Starvation : 

Starvation It is the state of severe reduction of nutrients It is the most extreme form of malnutrition If starvation is prolonged, it leads to: Organ Damage Death

What can we do? : 

What can we do?

Donate : 

Donate Even a $1 contribution is worth a million. Help those in need through the following sites: actionagainsthunger.org standagainstpoverty.org youtube.com/nonprofits

Create Social Awareness : 

Create Social Awareness Social networking sites like facebook.com and twitter.com can be used for spreading facts about world hunger and the means to help. Sites like: blogger.com and youtube.com are one of the best ways to speak your opinion.

Make the change : 

Make the change This a video by ‘action against hunger’ which guides us with the ways of helping.

Bibliography : 

Bibliography The content of presentation was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger Awareness videos from YouTube The images were taken from the domain: images.google.com Photoshop elements The videos were taken from youtube.com

Thank You : 

Name: Pranav Suri Class: X-E Roll No. 42 Thank You