Lukol Directory: Society: Issues: Poverty: Hunger

RESULTS
Nonprofit, grassroots citizens's lobby working to create the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty, and committed to having individual citizens have a breakthrough in realizing their own personal and political power.
http://www.results.org/

UNICEF: The State of the World's Children 1998
Overviews the scale of malnutrition and causes, lists solutions, gives a scientific role, and provides statistical tables .
http://www.unicef.org/sowc98/

Hunger: Myths and Realities
Contains myths about world hunger and their respective truths.
http://www.rehydrate.org/facts/hunger.htm

Institute for Food and Development Policy - Food First
A peoples' think tank and education-for-action center highlighting the root causes and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty.
http://www.foodfirst.org

The Hunger Site
Make free donations of food to give to feed hungry people while viewing a world hunger map. Food donations are made by the advertisers per visit (1 visit per day). Based in Bloomington, IN
http://www.thehungersite.com/

Fidel Castro Speech
The Cuban president presents appalling statistics on the hunger of children and other issues at the 50th World Health Assembly, May 1998.
http://www.ldb.org/castro.htm

Nomad Net
Views on relief, development and humanitarianism not sanctioned by the establishment.
http://www.netnomad.com

Action Against Hunger - USA
USA part of an international humanitarian network called Action Against Hunger.
http://www.aah-usa.org/

VegFam
The vegan charity, working to prevent famine without cruelty
http://www.veganvillage.co.uk/vegfam/

Congressional Hunger Center
A non-profit anti-hunger leadership training and a bi-partisan organization, serves as a center where the anti-hunger community can discuss creative solutions to end domestic and international hunger, located in Washington, DC.
http://www.hungercenter.org/

Bread for the World
Bread for the World stands in a long biblical and prophetic tradition of those who speak out boldly in defense of people who are poor, hungry and consigned to the margins of society. People of faith and conscience have long engaged in the struggle for a more just world. They have fought for the abolition of slavery, for an end to nuclear proliferation and for the respect of human dignity and freedom.
http://www.bread.org/

FRAC - Consequences of Hunger
Short fact sheet. Hunger impacts on health (physical and mental), literacy, intelligence, child development, education, and infant mortality.
http://www.frac.org/html/hunger_in_the_us/...

HungerBanquet.org
Learn about hunger from the point of view of those who experience it every day. HungerBanquet.org is part of Oxfam's Fast for a World Harvest campaign, which raises awareness and funds to fight poverty world hunger.
http://www.hungerbanquet.org/

Still Hungry
Position paper on world hunger, showing it has little changed in a quarter century, with more children than ever going hungry.
http://www.zmag.org/zmag/articles/jan97bac...

Environmental Literacy Council: Food and Hunger
Articles critical of agribusiness, pesticides, and genetically engineered plants.
http://www.enviroliteracy.org/category.php...

Food Dumping (or Aid) Maintains Poverty
Looks at the effects of food aid to developing countries in non-emergency situations. Additional links, articles and research are provided, including links.
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/P...

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Related Topics:
Society: Issues: Children, Youth and Family
Society: Issues: Economic
Society: Issues: Global: Aid and Development
Society: Philanthropy: Free Donations: Hunger



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