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facts for you to digest: 

  • 1.02 billion people in the developing world are undernourished. -Grameen foundation (Freedom From Hunger)

  • 9 million children younger than five years old will die needlessly, more than half from hunger-related causes -Grameen foundation (Freedom From Hunger)

  • Undernourishment negatively affects people’s health, productivity, sense of hope and overall well-being - Grameen foundation (Freedom From Hunger)

  • A lack of food can stunt growth, slow thinking, sap energy, hinder fetal development and contribute to mental retardation - Grameen foundation (Freedom From Hunger)

  • Chronic Hunger leads to increased vulnerability to infection and illness, impediments to development, and high infant mortality rates - Grameen foundation (Freedom From Hunger)

  • It costs as little as 25 US cents a day to feed a hungry child - WFP

  • Nearly half of all deaths in children under 5 are attributable to under-nutrition, about 3 million young lives a year- The Hunger Project

  • Every 10 seconds, a child dies from hunger-related diseases- the hunger project

  • 1 out of 6 infants are born with a low birth weight in developing countries.- The Hunger Project

  • By 2050, the world’s population will reach 9 billion and the demand for food will double - WWF

  • 795 million chronically hungry people in the world-world vision

    • 795 million people – one in nine – still go to bed on an empty stomach each night - WFP

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