Modern Day Injustice Project

This year, nearly 9 million children younger than five years old will die needlessly, more than half from hunger-related causes

What causes chronic hunger

• Poverty
• Armed Conflict
• Environment overload
• Discrimination
• Lack of Clout

Effects of chronic hunger

• High infant mortality rates
• Increase risk of infection
• Impediments to development

Solutions to Chronic hunger are very different from hunger due to war. A way to stop this is by having programs to help those in need. (freedomfromhunger.org)

Some places that suffer a lot from chronic hunger include , Africa , Asia , and Latin America

Ways to help

• Food donations to organizations
• Urban farming
• Social changes
• Birth control education , due to high birth rates increasing hunger for those that can't gain food as easily .
• (borgenprojects.org)

More facts on world hunger include.60% of the worlds hungry are women. Every ten seconds a child dies from world hunger.

Children and people around the world also die from lack of water.Nearly 1,000 children die due to not having water

Education is the best weapon against poverty. A better education means more income and food. To me it is the most powerful.