group of children waiting for food
Have you ever been so hungry but you knew that you could easily just head to your fridge and grab something to eat? Well imagine being double as hungry and not having anything to eat and that being your everyday reality. Well for 795 million people that is how they live. Many are experiencing malnutrition, and malnutrition and hunger are the number one risk to health care. There is enough food in the world to feed everyone, but there's nothing being done to spread that food around to the countries that need it.
Hunger is a very dangerous and serious issue because some people get severely hungry and die, and hunger kills more people each year than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Many children who don’t eat enough become hungry and die at young ages. If children get good nutrition for at least the first 3 years of their life helps them have a better mental health and helps them achieve well in academics. Many of these children dont go to school because they can't focus during class, or they have to support their family.
sources-
feedingamerica.org
Wfp.org
theguardian.com
"you cant build a peacful world on empty stomachs and human misery"
Dr Norman Ernest Borlaug