Starvation
by Erica Walker
1. Sources Used
1.1. "World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide." Who Are the Hungry? Web. 21 Oct. 2014. http://www.wfp.org/hunger/who-are
1.2. "The Cost to End World Hunger - The Borgen Project." The Borgen Project RSS2. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. http://borgenproject.org/the-cost-to-end-world-hunger/
1.3. "10 Ways to Stop World Hunger - The Borgen Project." The Borgen Project RSS2. Web. 22 Oct. 2014. http://borgenproject.org/10-ways-stop-world-hunger/
2. Issue & Problem
2.1. This year, nearly 9 million children younger than five years old will die, more than half from hunger causes.
2.2. Chronic hunger affects more than 925 million people in the world and is a deadly condition.
2.3. Pregnant women who breastfeed their kids are the most at risk of undernourishment, or starvation.
2.4. A lack of food can stunt growth, slow thinking, take up energy, slow down development and contribute to mental retardation.
3. Chronic Hunger Disease
3.1. Chronic hunger affects over 925 million people in the world and is very deadly.
3.2. 15.7 million of the world's hungry live in developed countries. The rest live in developing nations, where more poverty exist.
3.3. Top 3 Countries with Chronic Hunger Disease
3.3.1. 526 million- Asia and the Pacific
3.3.2. 227 million- Africa
3.3.3. 37 million- Latin America and Caribbean
4. A Solution
4.1. Make Cash Donations
4.1.1. A price has been set and estimated by the United Nations to solve this crisis. $30 billion a year.
4.1.2. That may seem like a lot, but the US defense budget in 2012 was $737 billion a year. Now does $30 billion seem more attainable?
4.2. Make Food Donations
4.2.1. Many people in the US will send food down to countries in need. If we could increase the amount of people that do this, there could definitely be a difference made.