In this presentation I would like 8 pages of power point pages with a paragraph summary on each page that can be read out in class explaining the ideas/strategy chosen to fight hunger.  Please use some some pictures and make the presentation eye appealing.  In the notes attached the last few pages outline strategies but if there are others you think would be impactful please go forward and use it.  If you can please incorporate some of the citations with the notes documents as this is from the class .  Will need 4-6 citations.

Food + Water Module Project Choice 1: Presentation on one of the strategies for ending hunger
In this module, you learned 9 strategies for ending world hunger. For this project choice, you choose one of the strategies (or, find your own) and research it to create a presentation that is in the form of an “action plan”. In other words, someone viewing  your presentation will understand what actions need to be taken to implement the strategy. 
Things to consider:
how much will it cost      and where will funding come from for the strategy?
which government      agencies or NGOs would need to be involved?
what materials or other      resources are needed?
are there any      individual actions that could be taken?
Has this strategy      already been implemented somewhere, and if so what are the results?
FOOD AND WATER NOTES AND CIATATIONS TO INCORPORATE INTO THE FINDINGS; YOU CAN USE OTHER
ARTILCES TO SUPPORT YOU’RE ACTION PLAN BUT DEFINITELY INCORPORATE SOME OF THE ARTICLES
INCLUDED HERE IN THE NOTES:
Lesson 1: The Causes of Global Hunger
The Root Causes of Global Hunger
The planet produces enough food to feed everyone on earth. Yet more than 3
billion people can’t afford to eat a healthy diet.
Why?
Interconnected issues of poverty, inequity, conflict, climate change, gender
discrimination, and weak government and health systems all play a role in
keeping nutritious food out of reach for millions of families around the world.
When children don’t have enough food, their brains and bodies suffer. It
stops them from growing, learning, and working – from reaching their full
potential. Without treatment, severe hunger can take children’s lives.
It doesn’t have to be this way: hunger is predictable, preventable, and
treatable. With the right tools, we can save the lives of malnourished children
and help them get the nutritious food they need to thrive. We can create a
world free from hunger, for everyone, for good – first, we must tackle its root
causes.
WHO DOES HUNGER AFFECT?
An overwhelming majority of the world’s hungry people reside in the
developing world, where extreme poverty and lack of access to nutritious
food often leads to malnutrition. Women and children are particularly
vulnerable.
Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/the-causes-of-hunger/
What is the definition of hunger?
Hunger is defined by the United Nations as the periods when people experience severe food insecurity—
meaning that they go for entire days without eating due to lack of money, access to food, or other resources.
Here are some definitions of key terms:
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Hunger is the distress associated with lack of food. The threshold for food deprivation, or
undernourishment, is fewer than 1,800 calories per day.
Undernutrition goes beyond calories to signify deficiencies in energy, protein, and/or essential
vitamins and minerals.
Malnutrition refers more broadly to both undernutrition and overnutrition.
Food security relates to food availability, access, and utilization. When people have consistent and
adequate access to enough safe and nutritious food to maintain an active and healthy life, they are
considered food secure.
What happens when people go hungry?
Prolonged periods of food insecurity can lead to malnutrition, which occurs when the body lacks sufficient
vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients needed to thrive.
A multilayered issue, malnutrition manifests in many forms, including:
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Wasting, or acute malnutrition: When one is too thin for their height. This can happen suddenly,
caused by a severe hunger crisis, or something that occurs gradually but persistently. It can be
treated, but moderate and severe cases carry an increased risk of death.
Stunting, or chronic malnutrition: When a child is too short for their age. This can occur when
children do not have access to diverse nutrients, drink dirty or contaminated water, or lack proper
healthcare. Stunted growth in children can cause life-long physical and cognitive damage.
Micronutrient deficiencies: When the body lacks a type of vitamin or mineral (e.g., iron, iodine,
folate, vitamin A, and zinc deficiencies) needed for healthy growth and development.
Being overweight: When someone is too heavy for one’s height. A poor diet can cause someone to
be overweight, putting them at greater risk of diet-related, non-communicable diseases later in life.
Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/world-hunger-facts/what-is-hunger/
n Unequal World is a Hungry World
Hunger is fundamentally about power. People with power determine who eats and who goes
hungry, who lives and who dies. When the world is unequal, access to nutritious food is not the
same, and those marginalized within a community – such as women, displaced people and
refugees, and those with disabilities – are more likely to face barriers to essential services, jobs,
income, and resources. This inequality causes hunger, especially chronic hunger, which in turn
deepens inequity.
An Unequal World is a Hungry World
More than enough food is produced to feed everyone on the planet. Yet, after steadily declining
for a decade, world hunger is on the rise.
Hunger: The Gender Gap
The top drivers of hunger – conflict, climate change, and inequity – also hit women hardest. In
many places, women eat least and last, despite the fact that 90% of the time, they are responsible
for preparing and purchasing food for their families. Recent data revealed that 150 million more
women than men were hungry in 2021, with the largest differences found in Latin America,
Asia, and the Caribbean. At the same time, women are our most powerful allies in the fight
against hunger.
The Rising Cost of a Healthy Diet
More than 3 billion people in the world are unable to afford the average cost of an inexpensive
healthy diet. In both wealthy and poor countries, having a low disposable income when nutritious
food is costly can have serious impacts. Eating low quality foods can lead to malnutrition,
micronutrient deficiencies, and other health problems. If rising food costs are not matched by job
opportunities with rising income, more people are at risk of hunger.
Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/the-causes-of-hunger/inequity/
The Climate Crisis is a Hunger Crisis
Drought, floods, fires, heatwaves, and other climate shocks are driving people from their homes,
destroying livelihoods, and pushing communities deeper into hunger. Climate change has a
dramatic impact on the quantity and nutritious quality of food produced around the world. It also
contaminates and threatens water supply.
Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/the-causes-of-hunger/climate-change/
Where There is Conflict, There is Hunger
Hunger is both a cause and consequence of conflict. An estimated 60% of the world’s hungry
people live in countries experiencing active conflict, most of which are caused by disputes over
food, water, or the resources needed to produce them. Conflict disrupts harvests, hampers the
delivery of humanitarian aid, and forces families to flee their homes.
Nyalat and her children fled conflict in South Sudan and found safety –
and Action Against Hunger – in Ethiopia. She is now working to rebuild
her life.
Warning: this video contains a description of violence

Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/the-causes-of-hunger/conflict/
Disasters Hit Poorest Communities the Hardest
Throughout history, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters have devastated communities
around the world, but emergencies have become much more frequent and severe due to climate
change, urbanization, and other factors.
Communities already living in poverty are the most vulnerable to disasters and generally have
the fewest resources to bounce back. For these families, short-term emergencies can quickly
multiply and turn into longer-term crises.
Source
https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/the-hunger-crisis/the-causes-of-hunger/disasteremergencies/
Lesson 2: How to Fight Hunger
A combination of conflict, the climate crisis, and the
ripple effects of COVID-19 have left the world losing progress in the fight
for Zero Hunger. But that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. Some are
relatively simple, short-term solutions. Others are more complex,
requiring lasting change and commitment at the international level. But
it’s a cause worth fighting for. Here are nine world hunger solutions.
1. Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture
Climate change and hunger exist in a vicious cycle. More frequent and longer-lasting periods of
extreme temperatures, flood events, and dry spells leave many families — especially those who
work in agriculture — unable to put food on the table. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) is a
broad term that encompasses a number of practices. But all of these solutions allow farmers to
adapt and become more resilient against an unpredictable climate.
These practices include diversifying crop varieties, conservation agriculture, and low-water sack
gardens. Time and again, we’ve seen families benefit both nutritionally and financially from
these solutions.
Read about how the Irish potato is fighting hunger in Ethiopia:
https://www.concernusa.org/story/fighting-hunger-in-ethiopia-irish-way/
Ali Assen Ali, with two of his daughters, on their farm 12,000 feet up in the highlands of South
Wollo, Ethiopia. Ali has been participating in a Concern-sponsored scheme that encourages
farmers to look at alternative crops. Photo: Kieran McConville
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
2. Respond To The Refugee Crisis
Forced migration is a key cause of hunger, and we are currently in the middle of an
unprecedented global refugee crisis. This is also true for other forms of displacement. Refugees
and IDPs (internally displaced persons are refugees within their own country) are some of the
most vulnerable groups when it comes to hunger. So are their host communities, whose resources
are often very thinly spread.
Much of the work to stop conflict needs to take place on a government and policy level, but one
way NGOs (non-governmental organizations) can help is through programs that facilitate new
ways to generate income. For example, Syrian refugee women and their Lebanese neighbors
have learned to make staples like cheese and yogurt, as well as how to sell them at market for a
profit. For those who wish to return home to Syria, this will also be an essential skill to have
when the country eventually rebuilds its infrastructure.
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
3. Advocate For Gender Equality
Gender equality is another key solution to world hunger, especially in two key areas: agriculture
and maternal and child health.
Women make up approximately half of the agricultural workforce in many developing countries
and data from the Food and Agriculture Organization suggest that giving female farmers equal
access to resources as their male counterparts could increase production on their farms by 2030%. This could in turn reduce the number of hungry people in the world by up to 150 million.
Hunger affects maternal health, making female nutrition essential to ending hunger. According to
the World Food Programme, women are more likely than men to go hungry in nearly two-thirds
of the world’s countries. By prioritizing women’s health and nutrition, we can prevent not only
health complications for them if and when they have children, but also for the children they bear.
This begins with puberty and continues through pregnancy, breastfeeding, and on through
healthy habits that children can maintain for the rest of their lives.
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
4. Reduce Food Waste
Currently, one-third of all food produced is wasted — that’s over 1.3 billion tons. Producing this
wasted food also wastes other natural resources. It requires an amount of water equal to the
annual flow of Russia’s Volga River, and creates 3.3 billion tons of greenhouse gases.
Ending food waste would be a radical shift, but it’s one that you can be a part of by simply
reducing your own food waste. It’s especially important in countries like Canada (which
contribute more to climate change but feel the effects less than more vulnerable countries) to
take these steps towards climate justice.
You can also ask your MP and MLA to commit to policies that reduce waste and better the
whole food system.
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
5. Invest in Disaster Risk Reduction
Investing in disaster risk reduction — especially in vulnerable communities — mitigates
potential losses in the wake of disasters for those who stand to lose the most. Most of the people
at risk for disaster are involved in subsistence agriculture, meaning that they grow what they eat.
For many, their harvests are never enough, and the prospect of losing what they do grow is the
very definition of disaster. Simple techniques to protect and diversify crops can be very effective.
Protecting the homestead and livestock is important too; losing vital shelter and assets can
quickly lead to hunger.
To read more about what disaster risk reduction (DRR) is, read this article:
https://www.concernusa.org/story/what-is-disaster-risk-reduction/
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
6. Support Hygiene and Sanitation
Sometimes, people (especially children) eat enough. But if they live in an area with insufficient
sanitation or poor hygiene practices, they may be susceptible to diarrhea or other waterborne
illnesses that prevent them from absorbing those nutrients. Making sure that drinking and
washing water are uncontaminated can save a life — in more ways than one.
Members of the Mbachundu village Community-based Childcare Development Center in
Malawi provide water for children to wash their hands before eating. Photo: Aoife O’Grady
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
7. Control Infestations and Crop Infections
It’s not just drought and flood that are concerning. Crops may also be decimated by pest or
fungus invasions. When we entered this decade, eastern Africa (including
Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan) faced an unprecedented locust crisis, the effects of
which are still being felt. Some locust swarms were as large as 25 miles in diameter and moved
on to invade central Africa and even parts of West Asia including Yemen, Iraq, and Iran. Over
13 million people were estimated to have gone hungry as a result.
In these extreme cases, aerial spray is the only way to effectively curb swarms. But other
agricultural practices can confront smaller-scale invasions or deadly funguses that can also
destroy crops and raise food prices. Disaster preparedness goes a long way here, too, as cash
transfers, new seeds, and supplies can offset these losses.
Guyo Gonjoba, locust surveillance team in North Horr, inspects plants eaten by locusts. Photo:
Ed Ram/Concern Worldwide
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
8. Enhance Crops With Biofortification
With limited resources (including land, labor, and finances), the poorest farmers tend to focus on
growing a limited number of crops such as maize, rice, pearl millet, beans, and sweet potatoes.
This means that they often lose out on food rich in micronutrients like Vitamin A and iron. This
can lead to significant micronutrient deficiencies that can leave lifelong impacts on young
children.
Biofortified crops can include iron-enriched beans and pearl millet, as well as sweet potatoes
(which are higher in Vitamin A). All of the biofortified crops are the result of conventional
breeding in the countries where they are being promoted. These crops allow families to greatly
increase their intake of those critical micronutrients in the short-term. They can also be saved by
farmers for subsequent replanting without loss of the biofortified traits.
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/
9. Improving Food Storage Systems
What if you have plenty of food, but lack the storage solutions to make it last? This is another
problem that, when solved, can make a big difference in closing the hunger gap. Sometimes this
requires big interventions, like building or rehabilitating grain stores. Other times, this is a
change that can happen at the household level.
On example is sun-drying vegetables, a traditional practice which preserves micronutrients and
prolongs shelf lives. Solar dryers, which operate by (you guessed it) exposure to sunlight are
eco-friendly devices that accelerate this process, while also reducing contamination and
minimizing nutrient loss.
Gelsha Kebele potato storage in the Delanta Programme Area of Ethiopia. Photo: Petterik
Wiggers / Concern Worldwide
Source
https://www.concernusa.org/story/world-hunger-solutions/