Help us End Starvation
Zaryab Waheed, Dromo Ocquaye & Mercedes Jimenez
Event Information
Protest To End starvation
Join us in a march to end world hunger by protesting at the White House. We will demand change in the laws to allow the excess food that America produces to be sent to those in need.
When?
Friday, Feb 19, 2016, 05:00 AM
Where?
White House, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, United States
Why Should You Care?
We cannot stand by and act like innocent bystanders when a travesty is happening on a daily basis worldwide. If your neighbor was starving you would help them wouldn't you? the same should apply for people across the world!
Statistics
35 thousand children die each day from hunger and hunger related illnesses. These 13 million annual deaths can end, if society initiates already known solutions to the issues of ending hunger.
South East Asia
Hunger continues to take its largest toll in Southeast Asia, which includes the countries of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The estimate of 276 million chronically undernourished people in 2014-16.
Sub Saharan Africa
The prevalence of undernourished in Sub-Saharan Africa declined from 33.2% in 1990 to 23.2% in 2014-16 although the number of undernourished people has actually increased.
Afghanistan
7.6 million people, roughly 1/3 of the population are food insecure, and a further 14% are considered to be borderline food insecure.
Testimonial
Tony was a victim of child hunger. He was born into a poor family of 7 and typically didn't eat much . His family never had sufficient food. Scientists all around the world can agree that hunger can be stopped if we started managing our resources effectively and cut down on waste.