Hunger in Zimbabwe
Did
you know that worldwide, people are starving to death? While you might be
eating a snack, a child in Zimbabwe, may be dying of hunger. No kid should have
to experience hunger. Also, about 66 million primary school-age children attend
classes hungry across the globe. Zimbabwe, a smaller country, bordering South
Africa, needs our help. Fortunately, I have received a grant from the Bill and
Melinda Gates Foundation, and with it I will start a program in Zimbabwe, and
slowly grow from there. More than 60 million people, two thirds of them in east
and southern Africa, are facing food shortages because of droughts linked to El
Niño.
63% of people who live in Zimbabwe - a country of 13.8 million people - live
below the poverty line. Even more, 27% of Zimbabwe’s population of children
have stunted growth due to hunger. Also, 5 million children die of hunger
annually in Africa; an average of ten every minute. I think this is not okay.
Again, we can help bring hunger to an end! Did you know that stunting has
reduced from 35.3% in 2008 to 26% in 2014? This might be news to you, but
that’s a big drop in stunting growth! Sadly, children still drop out of school
due to hunger. The number of under-fives who have died of hunger-related causes
in Binga Town has reached to 200 over the last 18 months, triple the usual
rate. 815 million people – one in nine – still go to bed on an empty stomach
each night. Likewise, one in three suffer from some form of malnutrition.
I want to work in Zimbabwe because drought exacerbated by El Niño, a warming of
sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, which has wilted crops, slowed
economic growth and raised food prices higher. Zimbabwe is a landlocked,
low-income, food deficit country in Southern Africa. At the peak of the 2017
lean season, 4.1 million people were estimated to be food-insecure (not have
enough food) because of drought. Most of the severely malnourished children who
receive no help are likely to die. Clearly, they need our help. El Niño ended
in May but meteorologists predict a La Nin᷃a event -which usually brings floods
to southern Africa- is likely to develop in the second half of the year. When
La Nin᷃a comes, Zimbabweans need to be ready.
Eventually La Nin᷃a will come, and we need to get Zimbabweans ready, for this
event. I will make food shelters in Zimbabwe, and slowly grow to more of
Africa. The food shelters will be put underground safe from any natural
disasters. I will store a variety of healthy foods ranging from sweet apples to
healthy eggs and cheese. I will get the food from food banks/food drives and to
get the food in the shelters there will be a door. Inside will be shelves all
the way to the top, with ladders to get up to the high shelves. I plan to make
the shelters 12 feet underground. With a hole next to the food shelter, leading
to the bottom of the shelter. But making food shelters will take time. So, in
the meantime, I will give loans to people in need of money, so they can feed
themselves and their children while waiting for the food shelters to be made. I
will do this because, one in three Zimbabweans are struggling to meet their
basic food needs.
As you can see, Zimbabweans need our help. Mothers are foraging for wild
berries and roots to feed their children, while going without food themselves
for up to five days. Some children are already dying of complications from
malnutrition. Now you know that with your help, we can make hunger go away! You
can help by donating to food shelters, or spread the word to your friends and
family; tell them to be sustainable, by buying and donating healthy and good
foods. When you help, it will bring us one step closer to the goal of Zero
Hunger by 2030.
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http://www.riseagainsthunger.org/understanding-hunger/world-hunger-facts/ 3/2/18
We need to do
something to our world
Imagine,
a small five-year-old falling to his knees. He has not eaten in two days and he
is very hungry. 815 million people are hungry worldwide, 1 in 5 children are
hungry and if something does not change that number will increase as the world
population continues to grow. Hunger is a BIG problem. It needs to be stopped.
Because I got a grant I will use it to help the United Nations achieve their
goal: to stop hunger. I will start in an area in Nicaragua and then work to the
rest of the world to stop hunger in its tracks.
There are so many people in the world that are hungry. 17 percent of kids in
Nicaragua under age 5 suffer or die from chronic malnutrition. Plus, about 800
million people suffer from hunger all around the world. Food prices are going
up as well. For example, something that costs $15 may go up to $19 in U.S.
money. Then if someone has $15 but the price rises to $19 then the person does
not have food to eat, so later at work he is hungry and does not work as hard
as he can. This would cause his job to not pay him much, then it keeps on
going, and going and going. On and on and on. That is why hunger around the
world is like a trap that takes years or months to get out of.
First, I will start in Nicaragua precisely Estelí. I am
starting there because 30 percent of Nicaragua lives in or under the poverty
line and Nicaragua has about 6 million people in it. Plus, 8% of
people there survive on U.S. $1.25 a day. That is about one or two pieces of
fruit only. Finally, Nicaragua is vulnerable to hurricanes, droughts, and
floods. Why this matters is because floods and hurricanes can force people and
even families to go away from their homes where they do not have food. Or they
could be trapped inside their homes with little food. The problem with droughts
though is that crops will not grow if they do not get enough or any water then
what do the people eat? They can’t just go have cereal because that will not be
available to eat. Then they end up hungry.
Here
is how I will help: I will give a loan to Estelí and here is how it works.
First one family gets the loan and once they give it back the next family gets
it. They can use it for anything necessary. Here are some examples of what they
can use with the loan. They can buy animals such as cows, chickens, goats, and
pigs. Also, they could buy seeds and crops. Finally, they could buy tarps to
make rain catchers, so they can water crops. ( how a rain catcher works, dig a
hole and put a tarp on and around the edges of the hole, then when rain falls
it goes into the tarp so there is water later). Here is where I got this idea
(loan part), One Hen by Kate Smith. In a village in
Africa a boy named Kojo lived with his mom and his village did the loan thing
that I plan on doing. When it was Kojo and his moms turn Kojo’s mom bought what
she wanted and there was a little money left. She let Kojo get something, he
got a hen. He used the eggs and sold them, in two months he could pay back his
mom. In another two months he could buy another hen. In one year, he had 25
hens When he was an adult he had a big hen farm with lots of chickens.
In conclusion, hunger is huge but if we work together we can win the battle of
hunger. Plus, according to sustainable
development goals hunger can positively impact our economics, health,
education, equality and development. I recommend that if you agree you should
do a little bit of research and see what you can do to help Nicaragua and the
many other countries that severely need are help. (India, Burundi and many
more).
BIBLIOGRAPHY
World Food programme Web LinkWorld Food Programme - Articles on how people ...Sustainable development goals 17 goals to transform our world
National geographicNational Geographic: photo stories of hunger ...
www.nationalgeographic.com
Millway, Kate Smith.One Hen: how one small loan made a big difference. Kids can Press. 2008
Kaya
The true story of Afghanistan
Imagine
you’re suffering and begging for food, wondering if you’ll have food to eat.
Probably you can’t because you have food every day and you are not scared of
starving. But In the world, there are millions of people facing a HUGE issue
called “world hunger”. I feel like this is a serious problem that is growing
all over the world. So, that is why I am participating in a program called
“Zero Hunger Challenge” and that is for stopping world hunger. So, that is why
I am participating. I am going to stop world hunger in a country called
Afghanistan.
South
Asia is the most suffering place with world hunger. Afghanistan is the poorest
country in South Asia. In South Asia, 23% of people are dying every year
because of this issue. In the whole world, South Asia has the biggest
population of death each year! That’s why I am participating in this Zero
Hunger Challenge. South Asia has the biggest population of death each year. I’m
assuming its’s because of world hunger.
If I
received a grant from the Bill and Malinda Gates foundation and I’m planning to
spend this money on a sustainable farm. I will teach people how to start a
farm. First, I will dig a well so, that people will have a renewable water
resource. Then plant the seeds hat can be harvested each year, after you
harvest the produce. The vegetable can be eaten. The food scrap you collected
will become compost. The seed you keep for next year to plant.
Globally,
one in nine people in the world today (815 million) are undernourished. South
Asia has the biggest burden with 281 million undernourished. Afghanistan became
the poorest country in the world since the Soviet invitation in 1979, it has
been the sense of a series of conflicts that have continued for more than three
decades. And Afghanistan could not afford money to pay for all the ruins.
That’s why Afghans are sleeping in sleeping in crowded tents. Probably there
are 30 people per tent. Also, they do not have good food like us. Bad nutrition
causes nearly half (45%) of death under the age of 5. That’s over 3 million
children each year. Because of this issue, many people are getting sick. But
the worst part is they do not have enough hospitals in Afghanistan to cure
people that are in pain. So, that’s why South Asia has the biggest burden of
death each year. But, that is just South Asia. Imagine how many people are in
the whole world starving!
In
conclusion, therefore hunger is a serious problem. So, if you agree that
everyone in Afghanistan should have food in their hands every morning, lunch
and dinner please use money for helping people who need food. And not on house
hold items or car decorations or toys. Those can wait but, people around the
world who are starving cannot wait any longer for your help. So please help me
and the world, end world hunger once in for all.
Bibliography
Why India and other countries need our
help
Have
you experienced how hungry you are after a
workout? You can just walk to your bag and pick out your snack.
That’s not the same for everyone. 1 out of 9 people in the
whole world don't have enough to eat. World hunger is becoming a huge problem
and it's time to fix it.
Many
people around the world are suffering or dying from
hunger. Some watching their family member expiring from
the world. People can only live 3 weeks before dying of
hunger. That’s the limited time before you starve to
death. That’s how serious this is becoming. Many countries
become less fortunate and lack food because it is too dry for plants and
foods to grow, the country is landlocked, or it is in the middle of a
war. The United Nation has a goal of achieving zero hunger
by 2030. That’s 12 years away and I'm going to make
it happen.
Fortunately, I got
a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help achieve this goal.
To make this happen I'm going to work in India. With the population
of 1.324 billion, 21% of the people
live on less than US $1.90 a day!
India is home to ¼ of the worlds undernourished people, and 1 in 4 children
are malnourished. 3,000 children everyday die from poor diet related
illness. Many of the causes of poverty and hunger
in India is the high level of population growth rate and
that leads to not being able
to buy food because of poverty. This further
leads to high level of illiteracy, poor health care facilities and lack of
access to financial resources. It is also because of the heat. The heat in
India makes it hard to grow crops. With this condition, the prices of the
food go up and the number of people able to buy food goes down. Then many
families become hungry and it isn't their fault.
Across
India, millions of children suffer from starvation — making malnutrition
more common in the Asian country than in sub-Saharan Africa, Al Jazeera
reports. Every second a child under the age of 3 is underfed, according to
the network. One tiny girl, Roshan, age 9 grew up on a diet
of 600 calories per day, not even half as much as a child her age should
receive. “Six days I would eat, then the
next six days I wouldn’t eat at all,” Roshan says. India does
have welfare systems aimed to aid millions of the hungry; school meals
theoretically feed poor children across the country, and the Anganwadi services
provide support to mothers in every district. Yet the services are plagued by
mismanagement and corruption. School meals carry worms and insects in them,
children told Al Jazeera, and the Aganwadi centers are often closed
and dysfunctional.
In the
Indian province of Madhya Pradesh, 60 percent of children are malnourished —
the highest percentage in the world. According to Al Jazeera, many villages
survive on roots and grass. In one of the towns the network visited, children
fed themselves on seeds found in cow manure. “They just wash the cow dung
and get the seeds out of it,” says legal advocate Sachin Jain. “They can’t find these seeds fresh in the
forest.” Jain blames government Negle for the chronic hunger.
With the
money I got I will create an organization that
creates jobs to work in a giant garden. The garden will be big
enough for hundreds of people to work. I will also build wells
that can use solar panels and the heat outside to boil and filter
the water. That way there is clean water for the plants
and people. Also, near the garden there will be a
big farm. The farm will have chickens and cows. With the
food that this land produces, we will sell it in the market for a
cheap price. Therefore, the families
that can't afford food can buy organic and nutritious food for their
kids and families. I will build multiple farms
and gardens, so they spread across the
country providing thousands of jobs, so they can help their family. After helping
India, I will let people that I know are reliable to take over. That way the
act will be sustainable while I go to other countries that
need help. Pretty soon all places around the world
will be helping each other making the goal
of ending hunger achievable by 2030.
Every human
on this planet deserves a good life and not die because of
malnutrition and starving to death. Countries that are rich and
fortunate aren't helpful. Even if the countries
donate money, the governments of poor
countries might use it for something
else. I think helping less fortunate people all over the world
will make people realize how hunger is affecting people on this planet.
Just remember that one little thing helps, and some people need as much
help as they can get. That is why India
and other countries need our help.
BIBLIOGRAPHY March
6, 2018
World Hunger
I never
realized how many hungry people there are in the world. One in nine people die every
day due to hunger. Imagine you had so little food you did not have the strength
to speak. I believe that some people in the world do not get enough food. Right
now, our oceans soil freshwaters are being rapidly degraded. Climate change is
putting even more pressure on the resources we depend on. First, I would like
to help Ethiopia achieve zero hunger then I would like to make it
sustainable.
Hunger
is a big problem because it takes thousands of lives every day. If we don’t fix
this now it will only get bigger. I cannot stand by as hunger pick off people
like a tornado. There are 795 million starving people in the word. “66
million primary school-age children attend classes hungry across the developing
world, with 23 million in Africa alone.” One in four kids are stunted
because of hunger. One in six children (about 100millon) in developing
countries are under weight. Poor Nutrition causes 45% of deaths in children
under 5. This is why we must work towards ending hunger.
I would
like to help Ethiopia first. We can fix Ethiopian hunger if you donate just a
little bit of money. You might save a family's life with the little money that
you give. 10 million people in Ethiopia urgently need food. A kid in Ethiopia
sadly weighs less than 10 pounds. Her name is Bizunesh Her name sadly means
plentiful. She is three but still cannot speak. There are a lot of kids like
that in Ethiopia. How would you feel being this little girl? 125,000 kids in Ethiopia
urgently needs food. A lot of children die before reaching the age of five.
I plan to make zero hunger
sustainable in Ethiopia by planting trees and other plant that provide food
that can live in the environment of Ethiopia. Some examples of the trees I will
plant are: mango, avocado, pineapple and grape. I will make sure everyone gets
a equal amount of food. This will help all Ethiopians get food no matter how
rich or poor. As Ethiopia is growing its trees are disappearing. This is a
problem because trees fertilize the soil. If there are no trees it is a lot
harder for farmers to farm. Also, trees provide firewood. But if we had enough
trees the farmers could farm more, and people could gather firewood. Plus, there
would be fruit on the trees and that’s even more food! This will defiantly help
Ethiopians with hunger.
In
conclusion, I think all hungry people should have food. If you think Ethiopia
needs food, go online now and donate. Even a little bit of money could save a
family's life. I never realized how many
hungry people there are in the world but now that I do I want to make a
difference. I hope millions of people in the world also want to make a
difference. If the whole world pitches in, we can make a difference. We can
achieve zero hunger.
Sources:
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/24731042/ns/world_news-africa/t/once-again-children-are-starving-ethiopia/#.WpnCjmyovIU March 2, 2018
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/ March 2, 2018
http://www1.wfp.org/countries/ethiopia March 2, 2018
Zero hunger
People are very hungry in places and many people like Kristen Hanh
and her grandmother must go to a soup kitchen to get good food. Like Kristen,
imagine waking up and not thinking about school or work or where ever you are
going that day, but thinking about whether you will have food that day in the
first place. Sadly, out there. there are many people who think exactly that
every morning hunger is a big problem in the world. Luckily, I have received a
grant from the bill and Melinda gates foundation, so I can make a start on
achieving zero hunger by 2030. I chose Mali.
Hunger can cause death or suffering. Sadly, there are many people in the world
who experience just that. Just in Africa about 232.5 million people are hungry
compared to 800 million people world-wide who are hungry. This is very bad. and
needs to be stopped.
I wanted
to help Mali because it is one of the poorest countries in the world. Most
people there are living on about $1.25 U.S dollars a day. and major droughts
and poor harvesting practices have made food scarce there. Also, 43.6% of their
17.6 million population is below the poverty line. and they feed from communal
bowls that can spred ,germs,desises, and worse.
So, what I will do is build farm ponds, health clinics and education. And a
farm pond is, where a big tarp is covered over 30 to 60-foot-wide hole. Then is
stamped down to fit the hole. Then it collects rain for the locals to use for
their crops. Thus, stopping the problem with drying up crops. And causing this
all is global warming. With the rising tempters in the already hot Mali it is
making rain scarcer and scarcer. But farm ponds can provide an easy reliable
water source. In addition, health clinics will give people in Mali a doctor, and
teach them how to more sanitary. The education will teach farmers how to get
more food out of their land.
In conclusion hunger is a big problem that needs to be stopped. Mali and many
other places need help so let's save the 800 million people who are hungry. And
I’m trying to help, and you should to! So, help us build resources like farm
pounds and much more, and make a difference! And by 2030 hopefully we will have
ended hunger!
http://www1.wfp.org/countries/mali 2018 march
http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/hunger/ 2018 march
https://www.one.org/international/issues/agriculture/ 2018 march
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/hunger/ 2018 march
https://www.world-affairs.org/programs/global-classroom/world-citizen-essay-contest/ 2018 march
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