The AP reports that the UN says 18,000 children die daily from hunger: It is “a terrible indictment of the world in 2007” that 18,000 children die every day because of hunger and malnutrition, and 850 million people go to bed every night with empty stomachs, the head of the UN food agency said on […]
Monthly Archives: February 2007
Greens Call for Fresh Fruit in all Schools
In a recent press release the Green Party calls for fresh fruit in all primary schools (of New Zealand). The Green Party is calling for the Free Fruit in Schools programme to be extended to all primary schools in New Zealand, and for the Government to make available free, healthy breakfasts in all schools, Green […]
Teens Fast to Fight Hunger
Approximately 500,000 teens across the country intend to participate in the 2007 World Vision 30-Hour Famine. For 30 hours, starting at noon Feb. 23, the participants plan to go without food, consuming only liquids, learn about world hunger and poverty and perform service projects in their communities. The money raised by each participant contributes to […]
AIDS one of the Top Killers of Black People
Larry Ault recently wrote an article describing the especially harsh effect HIV/AIDS has on blacks in the United States: The National Center for Health Statistics 2006 report says HIV/AIDS is one of the top 10 causes of death for African-Americans. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has indicated HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of […]
Water Project Helps Alleviate World’s Poverty
Jennifer Harris recently wrote an article about awWater project helps that alleviate world’s poverty More than 270 Christian organizations in the Micah Network are working together to ensure the United Nations keeps the Millennium Development Goals designed to cut global poverty in half by 2015. First Baptist Church of Columbia is one such group, striving […]
Join The Important Discussion
The old ways don’t work. We need to work together and come up with new ways to effectively eliminate hunger and poverty. To that end, please come join the important discussions at the Hunger and Poverty Forums, where we discuss those topics plus other serious social issues such as education and healthcare. You can register, […]