World Food Programme
Un World Food Program:the Hunger Map
Are you studying about hunger in the world? This interactive world map with targets on 'hunger hot spots' and factual text is an excellent resource!
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Sos Children's Villages: Hunger in Africa
Hunger Crises are escalating at several hot spots: Nigeria, Yemen, South Sudan, and Somalia. These areas are suffering starvation and famine as a result of armed conflict, droughts, or torrential rains which destroys crops and kills...
BBC
Bbc News: Africa's Economy: Poverty
Provides an overview of the issue of poverty in Africa. Four maps show the levels of poverty, debt, aid, and trade for each country in Africa.
World Food Programme
Free Rice
This vocabulary and grammar site provides free quizzes. The site will donate grains of rice to the World Hunger Programme for each correct answer.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: Programs That Aim to Feed the Hungry
Many people in America and the rest of the world are currently struggling to have enough to eat. Learn about the hunger crisis, view a map of the world hunger problem and read about the work being done to help those in need.
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Stop Hunger Now
Stop Hunger Now is a non-profit, international relief organization that works to feed the hungry world wide with direct aid.
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Action Against Hunger: Acf Usa
Non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives by "eliminating hunger through prevention, detection, and treatment of malnutrition, especially during and after emergency situations of conflict, war and natural disaster".
Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Canadian Geographic: A Developing World
CIDA, in partnership with Canadian Geographic, have created a resource which allows students to investigate the quality of life in over 200 countries by examining various Human Development Index indicators. Students may search by...
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Bread for the World
"Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: October 16th Is World Food Day
Around the world, 870 million people do not have enough to eat, according to the U.N. World Food Program. Use this PBS NewsHour Extra lesson plan to help students understand the global food crisis. Support materials are provided.
eSchool Today
E School Today: World Poverty
Understand the meaning of poverty, and how widespread poverty affects communities across the world.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Hunger and Malnutrition
Learn how hunger and malnutrition affect humans around the globe.
Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: What Are Our Nation's Priorities Regarding Hunger?
Identify government funded food programs in the community. Students will consider facts about monies funded to support food for children in the United States and evaluate the ethics in organizations that give prizes to support feeding...
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Feeding America
At the online home of one of the largest hunger-relief agencies in America, find extensive reporting and analysis of the problem of hunger in the United States, along with information about its network of food banks, a quiz to test...
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Global Citizen Corps
This youth organization is committed to fighting global poverty. The site requires registration in order to access the tools it provides for young people wanting to make a difference. But there is plenty of information on issues such as...
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Columbus: Empty Bowls
In this project, participants create ceramic bowls then serve a simple meal of soup and bread. Guests choose a bowl to use that day and to keep as a reminder that there are always "empty bowls" in the world. In exchange for a meal and...
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Ima World Health
This is the homepage of the IMA World Health, whose mission is to provide essential products and services for emergency, health and development programs of interest to members, which serve people in need without regard to ethnicity,...
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Church World Service
Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance organization that works worldwide to meet human needs and foster self-reliance.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations: The Right to Adequate Food
One basic life concept is that every person has the right to adequate food. Using this interactive site, find out more about this by exploring the tabs underneath the title. The Resources section has learning resources, including...
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour Extra: Millennium Development Goals
Examine slum conditions around the world and analyze how the UN Millennium Development Goals are working with help from this excellent lesson plan.
World Food Programme
United Nations World Food Programme: Ecuador
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Ecuador.
World Food Programme
United Nations World Food Programme: Bangladesh
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Bangladesh.
World Food Programme
United Nations World Food Programme: Peru
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site covers why Peru's economic growth rate has not been sufficient to reduce poverty or food insecurity and the resultant migration...
World Food Programme
United Nations World Food Programme: Bolivia
World Food Programme is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against global hunger. This site describes the work of the United Nations in Bolivia.