There
are three different avenues that people, organizations and governments are pursuing
to help end world hunger.
Since as many as 40,000 people die every day from hunger, the first and most urgent
way to help is to provide food for those who are hungry. Many local, national
and international organizations and agencies help deliver life-saving food supplies
around the world to those who suffer from hunger because of poverty, disasters
or war. In the United States an extensive system of food banks allows excess food,
collected from supermarkets and individuals, to be given to people in need. Many
rely on soup kitchens in community buildings and places of worship for a warm
meal. Government programs like food stamps and school breakfast and lunch programs
help prevent many families from going without meals.
The next step is to help people and their communities to find sustainable ways
to feed themselves, through education and improving agricultural practices.
The long-term
solution to the problem of hunger is to find the reasons why people are going
hungry, and to address those root causes. As the BetterWorld Movement strives
to create a more peaceful, just and sustainable world, we are working towards
creating a world without hunger.
