Who cares kid? I am Hunger, the most powerful villain on the planet. I can hurt one in nine people on the planet each and every day.
Systemic Inequality and Economic Disparity
Get up kid! You have work to do! My job is to keep the cycle of hunger going and going!
The planet does produce enough food to feed all seven billion people. I make sure it is not evenly distributed.
Causes of Hunger
I create conflict and insecurity, climate change, and disasters so people stay hungry.
My power extends beyond just limiting people's access to food.
I can trap generations of people into poverty!
An estimated 821 million people were malnourished in 2017. 98% of the world's hungry live in developing countries. 500 million live in Asia and the Pacific and 243 live in sub-Saharan Africa.
Enter Demeter, the goddess of agriculture and harvest
World hunger is a dangerous foe! Lucky for the world I have my utility belt which is our only hope stopping world hunger.
149 million children under the age of five are chronically undernourished.
Access to Credit
This credit card will help get you loan so you can create an industry like a farm. Access to credit is a way out of poverty.
People in poverty spend 60-80% of their income on food. This often forces the to prioritize feeding their family over basic needs or long-term goals like education. Conflict and insecurity is a primary driver of hunger. Climate change creates weather shocks that also impacts hunger. Soaring temperatures and shifting patterns in rainfall have a negative effect on crops and livestock, which in turn affects food security and nutrition.
Food Donations
Change doesn't happen overnight. Here is some food to keep you going until I combat the other underlying causes of hunger.
Farmers need to learn techniques that do not hurt the land, decrease agricultural run-off, save water, prevent pollution of rivers and lakes, and maintain soil fertility. We also need to encourage them to plant more nutritious crops that include fruits and vegetables.
Here is a seed. It will teach you sustainable farming techniques.
Transitioning
World hunger tries to trap people into cycles of poverty. I can help you transition from poverty to independence.
Urban Farming
Many have been led to believe that hunger just affects developing countries.
In reality, urban environments are also affected by hunger.
Access to Education
Here is a book from my utility belt. It is one of my biggest weapons because education is the key to breaking the cycle of hunger.
Social Change
Government Intervention
Even though I am a goddess, I do have weaknesses. I am still just one person.
Empowering Women
Social change comes from communities coming together to stop systemic injustices.
This one is the hardest one and I don't have a tool on my tool belt to fix this problem.
People need to convince government institutions to intervene and provide programs to help the undernourished.
There is a direct correlation between hunger and gender inequality.
We need to change patriarchal societies that do not allow women to provide and earn money.Women need access to resources.
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