WORLD HUNGER

FACTS

• 21,000 people die everyday of hunger or hunger related causes
• Approximately 1.3 billion tons of food goes to waste each year
• Approximately 21 days is the longest one can survive without food
• A child dies every 10 seconds of hunger
• Asia contains the highest number of people who suffer from hunger, 525.6 million

MORE FACTS

• 240,000 maternal deaths annually from childbirth due to lack of care
• 146 million children in developing countries are underweight, result of chronic hunger
• up to 17 million children are born underweight annually
• 315,000 women die annually from hemorrhage at childbirth

ORGANIZATIONS

• World Food Program
• Stop Hunger Now
• Action Against Hunger
• Kids Against Hunger
• Save the Children

WHAT WE CAN DO TO FIGHT IT

• Volunteer with one of the organizations
• Raise awareness
• Raise money to donate
• Collect food