D.C. CROP Hunger Walk represents a time for people of all faiths to act
“… Globally, 925 million people are hungry. Simply put, roughly 1 in 7 people worldwide will go to bed hungry tonight, and half of them are children. Malnutrition leads to nearly one-third of all childhood deaths before the age of 5. Hunger kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined…”
Whether you’re in the food industry or simply have an interest in food and cooking, we can’t escape the reality that there are people… and sometimes even in our own neighbourhoods… who regularly go without food due to poverty.
So if you’ve ever wondered how a food banks work, then watch this video.
Britain has seen a sharp rise in the number of people receiving food handouts, according to a charity.
FareShare, which redistributes surplus food from major manufacturers and supermarkets to social care charities, said its donations now go to 35,000 people a day, an increase from 29,000 last year.
It follows the largest ever yearly rise in the number of charities asking for help from FareShare - from 600 to 700.
Of the charities surveyed by the organisation, 42% reported an increase in demand for food in the past year…
If
this blog makes
you hungry,
then why not visit
The Hunger Site
at www.
thehungersite.
com where you can
"click to give FREE food
with a single
click of your mouse"
... and it won't cost you
a single penny...
... and it won't even cost you
your email address!
For
over 40 years
ReSurge
(formerly known as
Interplast)
have been putting smiles
on children's faces.
Wanna know more?
Then visit www.
resurge.org
The
Teenage
Cancer Trust
is a charity devoted
to improving the lives
of teenagers
and young adults
with cancer.
Check out what they do
over at www.
teenagecancertrust.
org
Mary's
Meals runs school feeding projects in countries where poverty
and hunger prevent children from getting an education.
Visit www.marysmeals.org
“Ironic
isn’t it? Millions
of people in the world
are starving while millions of others
are overindulging in too much
of wrong and unhealthy foods.”
